One of the central concerns of every ATE project is getting the word out to the people who can benefit most. And ATETV is designed to do just that. Its current series is composed of 250 video segments, and each video can be a ready made recruitment tool. In fact, ATETV already has an audience of over 400,000 web viewers, more than 100 cable access stations in 42 states air their videos, and over 300 colleges and organizations have requested or downloaded ATETV’s custom clips on a panoply of ATE related content.
Inside an ATETV Video Shoot
ATETV boasts an impressive production schedule. According to ATETV creator and executive producer Anthony Manupelli, it all starts with their network of educational partners in the ATE community. They work with these field experts to identify interesting projects, faculty, and students that will be suitable for ATETV videos. Through a series of pre-interviews, the producers of ATETV suss out things like what’s being taught and how, who’s involved, and what the impacts of the project might be. If they find that the program is a match, they start working with an institutional contact person to determine everything from the schedule on shooting day to permission to record to a confirmation of insurance certificates.