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Careers > Realtime Captioner > Realtime Boot Camp
Realtime Writing & Broadcast Captioning
Seminars
VITAC Corporation, in partnership with Stark State College
of Technology, presents Realtime Writing “Boot Camps”
on a regular basis. The three-day course, led by experienced
captioners and industry leaders Amy Bowlen and Kathy DiLorenzo,
includes:
- 8 Hours of Realtime Writing Instruction for Broadcast
Captioning
- 16 Hours of Intensive, Concentrated Instruction in
Broadcast Captioning Technology
- Research, Preparation & Style Guidelines for Broadcast
Captioning
Specific subjects include:
- Realtime Writing for the Broadcasting Environment
- Dictionary Development
- Dictionary Management
- Broadcast Technology
- Caption Format
- Speaker IDs
- Descriptors
- Forcing & Blanking
- Sending Credits
- Captioning Music
- Research & Preparation,
- Evaluation of Performance
- Equipment Needs
.... and much more!
Recommended Course Materials may be purchased from the NCRA
and Stenograph:
• “Realtime Captioning, The VITAC Way”
text: http://ncraonline.org/Products/P-165.htm
• “Caption Accelerator” CD (also presented
in class): http://www.stenographu.com/body2cpaccel.html
Class size is limited to 18, so register soon for upcoming
courses. Total cost for the seminar is $450, and CEU credits
are available. For details and to electronically register,
visit: http://www.starkstate.edu/ACADEMICS/business/inforepttech.htm
Contact Information:
Julie Hardgrove, Associate Professor of IRT Program
jhardgrove@starkstate.edu
(330-966-5453, Ext. 4358)
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