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GNPS/TV Receives Four Telly Awards
Great Neck Public Schools Television (GNPS/TV) is the proud recipient of three silver awards and one bronze award in the 42nd annual Telly Awards, an international program that honors excellence in video and television across a variety of platforms. All four awards were presented in the Television: General-Student area of competition.
GNPS/TV received two silver awards in the Best Television Event Broadcast category for “South High Cultural Heritage Night” and “South High Opera: Die Fledermaus.” Both of these school events were filmed by a crew of high school students using a variety of video and audio equipment while employing techniques learned in the district’s television production program.
A silver award was also received in the Best Short Film category for “Doubt,” an original film produced by South High student Ashley Wu. Ashley’s film, which was created as a television production class assignment, includes scripted voice-over narration, music, and artistic camera techniques.
GNPS/TV received a bronze award in the Best Educational Video category for “Robotics,” a television segment about the district’s exciting robotics program for students in grades 5–8. High school students edited footage featuring elementary and middle school students as they competed in a regional robotics competition.
Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards are a major industry-standard award recognizing the finest film and video productions, groundbreaking web commercials, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs from around the world. Entries are judged by members of the Telly Award Judging Council, comprised of more than 200 industry-leading experts. Submissions are graded against a high standard of excellence under the criteria of content, quality of message, production and execution, and overall experience.
GNPS/TV programming reflects the offerings of the Great Neck Public Schools and the achievements of its students and staff. Programs are student-produced and can be seen in the incorporated villages of Great Neck on Optimum Channel 75 or Verizon FiOS Channel 32, as well as on-demand through the district website. For information about GNPS/TV and its student-produced programming, contact Robert Zahn, district educational TV and broadcast media director, at rzahn@greatneck.k12.ny.us.