THE JUICE AIRS MONDAY!

Ok, The Juice, formerly know as OTN Mock News airs this Monday Nov. 3rd at 8pm. It is a special pre-election show so tune in. Right now we're just wrapping up our video and shooting on set and in studio sunday. Then a quick turnaround in OTN's edit suite and done. BE SURE TO WATCH.
Sisson

Nothing But The Truth

First things first, when this movie comes out, go see it. It is powerful. Second, Alan Alda is just a real good actor . . . . real good.

Last night there was a special screening of the film “Nothing But The Truth” written and directed by SU alum Rod Lurie and starring Alan Alda here at Newhouse 3. I say starring like he’s the only actor in this movie and that’s not quite true, there are some real fine performances in this film from SU alumna Vera Farmiga along with David Schwimmer, Angela Bassett, Noah Wyle and Matt Dillon.

OTN videotaped the q & a session after the screening and both actor and director discussed, at length, first amendment problems and issues as well as what it means to be a first rate journalist.

This is one of those TV shows that isn’t visually scintillating but the content is outstanding. Rod Lurie and Alan Alda on the same stage talking to students and answering their questions. It’s pretty good stuff, check it out.

Woo Hoo Comedy Hour

Stand-up was back at the Jabberwocky Cafe last Saturday and focused on a topics ranging from the current election to Halloween and the logic behind girls' costume choices. Matt Harris was on hand to host as Justin Trimm, Tyler Gilden, OTN's own Vin Nucatola, and Alex D. Santana gave us a new perspective on the college experience. Be sure to check Vin's pitch for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as the rest of the performers when the show airs in the near future on OTN's Monday Night Comedy.

Zamboni Revolution

The improve comedy troupe Zamboni Revolution preformed last Friday to a packed house at Shine's Panasci Lounge. This is the group's first performance of the year and they are off to a strong start. One of the highlights of the night occurred when the troupe pulled an audience member up on stage to ask her a few questions about her life and then proceeded to use that information in the the following skit. The cast included Dan Grgas, Jessie Jolles, Michael Luiacono, Megan Reddish, Derek Leach, Leah Jubara, Jeremiah W. Thompson, and Alex Adelson. Be sure to check them out on an upcoming airing of OTN comedy on Monday nights.

SUper Sports October 24th Volleyball

Last Friday night the Citrus TV/OTN production of “SUper Sports” produced the University of Cincinnati vs. Syracuse women’s volleyball game from the Women’s Building. The game went the distance, 5 matches and went down to the final point. Unfortunately Syracuse lost the last match 16-14. Bummer.

Our show? Well, we had some new folks in new places so there was a learning curve and I’d say the first couple of matches were a little rough but we hit our stride after that. And so you all know, we don’t do any editing. It’s what we call “live to tape,” just like ESPN. We put our creative souls on the line and let you see us in full view, mistakes and all ☺

This game will be sprinkled into the OTN schedule for the next couple of weeks until we do our next game, the women’s volleyball game on November 14th.

One Week to Air: Mock News

OK. One week away from the premiere of OTN Mock News, which may undergoe a name change still. Anyway, it will be our first episode and air NOV. 3rd prob 8pm, but I'll post again once I'm sure of the time. The set has been built the past few weeks and here are some pics.

BANDERSNATCH!

University Union and Bandersnatch Music Series presented musical artist Jason Reeves last night in Schine Underground with special guest Tyrone Wells. It was a very entertaining show and OTN was there to capture it all. The show wasn't sold out because I'm assuming not many people know who Jason Reeves is or Tyrone Wells is...yet, but they were talented young guys.

In between songs, Tyrone told a story about some guy from Utah who had given him a call and said that one of the songs Tyrone wrote is his song he and his girlfriend's song. Then he asked Tyrone to surprisingly perform when he proposes to his girlfriend on the beach. He agreed to do it and Tyrone appeared on the beach, the girl cried, and the two are engaged now. I thought that was probably the most interesting thing of the night. I would love to have Billy Joel come and appear out of the dark on the beach and start singing "She's Always a Woman to Me" for my girlfriend, but I'm $97,000 short...so, Tyrone is a possible candidate now...

Anyway, in terms of production of Bandersnatch, it was solid show and I hope you'll all enjoy it. If you don't live on campus, be sure to check out our web site for some clips of the show.

-Vin A. Nucatola

'Cuse Coverage 10-14 Update

As promised-here's an update to last night's 'Cuse Coverage shoot. Last night I sat down with the president of Otto's Army, Jameson Fleming to talk about how these fans keep their spirits up even when the team isn't doing well. We talked about the upcoming basketball season and how excited the group is. Fleming told me he expects the team to be one of the best we've seen in years. He also told me how the group formed...but to find out about that, I guess you'll have to watch. Mark Zito also came down to talk to me about his show and how it's changed since last year. The show is now on air three days a week instead of just one, and the location has changed to the OTN office-so if you're walking by late at night, you may just see him. Zito told me a majority of his show is devoted to playing new music-some of it is even by local artists. He said he also likes when students call in for love advice-even though he admits that sometimes he needs it more than they do. I think that's about it for now, check in later to find out whats going on next week.

'Cuse Coverage 10-13

Let me just start off by saying that I apologize for not blogging before now-but a lot of exciting things have been going on with 'Cuse Coverage so far. For those of you who don't know, 'Cuse Coverage is a weekly show for the web that focuses on student groups and events on campus. Each week we interview a student or faculty member about an event or group on campus. We also speak to students about different issues, from politics and the economy to their thoughts on the football team and campus events. You can also count on finding a historical fact about SU each week, as well as events going on around campus on the weekend. So far, we've interviewed students from Cab Troupe, Syracuse Animal Rights Organization and even a former Otto mascot-to name a few. We've found out what students think about the presidential election, the state of the economy and the SU football team. Our own Vin Nucatola has movie reviews for us each week, including "The Express." He even brought us to the orange carpet for that movie premiere. This week, I plan on interviewing a member of Otto's Army about how this group keeps itself and the Dome excited during games. We've been trying some new things out lately to keep the show changing. Last week, I sat down and spoke with Vin about "The Express," instead of just having him review the movie. We also recently added a "Clip of the Week," to highlight some of the other programing we have on OTN. It's now Monday evening and we are taping tomorrow night-so an update from tomorrow's show will follow.

IFF October

Wattup Indie Flickers Mike Eassa here,

Sorry about this month's episode airing so late in the month. I also edit torie's show, help produce her stuff, and I just had a lot going on so I was a little late.

Anywho,
This month I chose the movie "Let the Church Say Amen". It's basically a documentary that takes place over two years in an impoverished neighborhood right outside Washington DC. It follows four people whose pasts consisted of unfortunate events and/or occurances that led them to the church to try to change their lives around. It's definitely an eye opener for people. Personally, it makes me feel grateful for everything I have and learned growing up. Definitely worth checking out.

I was also lucky enough to visit our nation's capital this past weekend. I didn't go searching for the town in this documentary or anything, but I did notice neighborhoods that were clearly subordinate to the wealthier neighborhoods near the National Mall. (for those of you who don't know, the national mall is the park where all of the monuments, statues, smithsonian museums etc are located in DC). DC is a dangerous town, and I was able to see first hand where these people got their start and where they came from.

So, enjoy this month's feature. Producing it was entertaining. Finally OTN has a teleprompter, which made production 1000 times easier for both me and the hosts.

I hope you like the film. Until next month... Thanks all folks.

Penguins Without Pants

The sketch comedy troupe dedicated last night's show at the Jabberwocky Cafe to the late great actor Paul Newman. Penguins Without Pants began the night by paying tribute to him in a sketch fittingly titled "Newman's Own" as Noelle Fuoco revealed a new flavor of salad dressing. It was followed closely by the armor clad "Two Knights", eerie "Ventriloquist", and magical "Potter". One highlight of the night was a special appearance by a Mark Zito-like character auditioning in "Voiceover". Also be sure to check out one of my favorite skits called "No Disrespect" when it appears on OTN.
The troupe has gained a few members since it first performance. Ian Chin and Davis Haines gave us a look into places only few would dare to go in "Narissa", Meghan Grube tried to get a date in "Awkward Girl", and we were taught a new lesson by Dan Vallejo in "Cosby".
The show will air sometime in the near future so be sure to tune in to OTN's comedy night on Monday or check out popular sketches on our site. - Ginny Cruciano

SUper Sports

Andy Robinson, GM of OTN and Executive Producer for SUper Sports here . . .

Last night the students of Citrus TV produced the UConn/SU women’s volleyball game from Manley Filed House for the first “SUper Sports” production of the fall semester. David Resnick produced and Gordon Brookes directed with Andrew Africk and Jon Erwin offering up the play-by-play and color commentary. Wes Puvis provided the wizardry for the technically flawless show. Oh, and by the way, the SU women won three games to one.

During the morning we lost power at Manley so for much of set-up, Wes and I were working in semi-darkness. Plus we discovered that we were short a couple of long video cables so that the announcers could see the program monitor. So in the afternoon Wes went to class and then headed back to Citrus where he quickly made up a couple of cables and hustled out to Manley. Thanks for that Wes. I was able to cut a meeting short and head back out there to finish the set-up. By 4 o’clock we were technically set . . . or at least we that’s what we thought. That stupid program cable to the announcers booth wasn’t working right. Why do they need to see it anyway? So at 6:30 (game started at 7) we discovered that what we thought was program was actually just the output of the replay machine. Last week I had a freelance engineer do some tweaking to the equipment and both Wes and I were putting the gear through “game conditions” for the first time and we discovered that a cable wasn’t in the right spigot. Wes deftly figured that out and fixed the problem.

So we “did the game.” It’ll air this week on OTN. And even though I’m a little biased, I think the crew did a great job. There are few things more difficult to d than live televised sports; brain surgery comes to mind as something tougher. But seriously, to tell a story, live and on the fly, is tough stuff. But man it’s fun.

I hope you watch.

Homecoming Dance Sowcase 2008

WOW! Probably the best show so far this semester thus far in terms of content. DanceWorks was able to gather all the dance teams on campus including the DanceTeam, Orange Pulse, TAP, Creations, and The Mandarins and put together an awesome showcase. At one point I forgot I was working the camera because the show was so entertaining but because some of the dances, well they- um, were steamy for safe terminology. The number done by the Dance Team in the opening was very jaw dropping. They came out dressed very provocatively with Lollipops in hand dancing to "Candyman Can" and Lil' Wayne's Lollipop. Another performance that stood out was Orange Pulse's Thriller which was done very well.
Overall, I'm real glad the show went well on our behalf and we were able to capture all the action for YOU to watch. With the help of our editor Rachael, I also tried to make the show for TV more than the performances with a couple of interviews with DanceWorks members along with a fun little intro at the beginning.
Be sure to check our schedule to see the air dates for this must see show!

NEW SHOWS!

Hey everyone, Sisson here. I want to let you know I have some new shows in preproduction stages. One show called OTN Mock News, is set to air sometime in November. We're building a set this month, and have recently held auditions. The show is likely to be Daily Show-esque except it will stick to a stricter broadcast news format. Also we have The Not-So-Late Show with Rob Sturges, a very funny guy and personal friend of mine. It will be largely skit based but the concept for the show is still being developed. Keep checking in to OTN though, and I will be keeping you posted.