SCTV Submissions Overview
SCTV welcomes submissions of videos and films in all formats and all genres. There are two basic rules about what SCTV accepts: first, a UCSC student must have had a significant role in the production of the film; second, it must be in good taste and in compliance with applicable decency laws. We have safe harbor hours from 10 PM until 6 AM, during which time we may broadcast certain types of graphic material, but there is a limit. Think of the children living in Family Student Housing!
- Step 1: Make a film with a UCSC student
- Step 2: Render your film in H.264 format on a DVD or CD. The film must be sized to 640x480 with a bitrate limit of 1500.
- Step 3: Fill out an SCTV submission form
- Step 4: Write the Tape Code you receive online onto the disc that you are submitting
- Step 5: Place the tape or disc into a suitable mailing envelope and drop it into a Campus Mail Service mailbox or bring it directly to the Review Box at the Student Media Press Center.
- Step 6: Watch your show on SCTV!
Video Format
For more information on compression and how to do it on i-Movie, check out this page.
Note: Exporting to the H.264 format takes a long time!
Submission Form
Note: It takes time to put things on the air! If you have time sensitive material, please submit it at least a week before you want it on! SCTV can make no guarantees to getting any submission up within any specific time frame.
Locations
Drop your tape/disc off at SCTV's Press Center locker, located immediately East of the ARCenter. Press Center office hours are 10 AM - 4 PM, Monday - Friday. Student publications use the space after hours, and the building may be open at strange and unpredictable times. Best to use office hours.
Or use the white Campus Mail Services boxes, no postage necessary, with this address:
SCTV Submissions
Student Media Press Center
If you need to mail your film to us from an off campus location, use this address:
SCTV Submissions
Student Media Press Center
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Write your tape code on both the tape/disc itself and on the outside of the box!
Make sure to use a sturdy box that won't be crushed at the Campus Mail Services office. Your best bet is to go to the Post Office beneath Baskin Engineering and borrow a high quality USPS Priority Mail box but then stick it to the Man and toss it into the Campus mailbox.
Public Service Announcements and Trade Agreements
SCTV will gladly accept and broadcast public service announcements. Trade agreements with other campus organizations, such as exchanging mutual advertisement space, is also encouraged. Please send us a PSA as a Jpeg to sctv-directors@ucsc.edu identifying it as a PSA. All PSAs are subject to review before being broadcast.