Supplementing Academic Courses/Programs with Movies
Broadcast on PVN
The Penn Video Network (PVN) provides University
departments and centers, instructors, and all student groups the
opportunity to broadcast movies and special events programming
that support academic courses and programs free of charge.
Use of films draws student interest in class work and pulls them
into discussion. Showing movies on the Movie Channels provides
students with more than one possible viewing time. In addition,
by taking advantage of this service, centers gain visibility for
their projects.
PVN is the University's cable television and special
video events network. It serves over 8,000 students living in the
University's college houses and fraternity/sorority chapter houses
and is also available in over 60 academic and administrative buildings.
Request Movie Broadcasts--PVN's
movie channels (11 & 22)
broadcast 40 to 50 movies a month, a combination of blockbusters,
foreign and independent films. Films are leased on a monthly basis
and need to be requested six weeks prior to the month in which
they are broadcast. To request that a movie be broadcast in support
of your curriculum or program, contact PVN at video@isc.upenn.edu or
fill out the simple online request form at: www.upenn.edu/video/classes/classes-form.html.*
Enhance your course/event with a Special Events
Channel Broadcast--PVN's Special Events Channel (24) provides special
programming aimed at a college audience. PVN's knowledgeable and
friendly staff will work with you to determine if a movie or video
can be rebroadcast to coincide with a special event. Recent programming
included broadcast of movies for the Greenfield Intercultural Center's
Unity Week as well as consecutive showings of Tell Me a Riddle, a
film depicting an elderly couple dealing with serious illness shown
in support of Dr. Barbara Reigel's (School of Nursing) coursework.
For information on broadcasting on this channel, contact PVN by
e-mailing video@isc.upenn.edu.
* Please note that PVN runs films obtained from two
large distribution companies that provide the appropriate rights
to broadcast on a closed-circuit system. Some films are available
for home rental but not for closed-circuit broadcast, so you may
want to choose a backup movie in the event that your first choice
is not available. PVN staff can also suggest alternate titles if
they aren't able to gain broadcast rights to film you request.
--Reni
Roberts, Project Leader, Networking & Telecommunications