San Antonio College Radio-TV-Film Professor John Onderdonk and his student Nathan Vorce will appear in “Fresh Cut: New Masters of Media,” airing on KLRN-TV July 18 at 10 p.m., July 20 at
12 a.m., and July 23 at 3 a.m. The program, hosted by KMOL-TV’s Randy Beamer, will feature interviews with San Antonio student producers and their teachers and screenings of their short video works.

The video “Five-Fingered Tunes,” a five-minute “story without words” to be aired on the program, was originally produced by Vorce and Adrian Gonzales for Onderdonk’s Field Production class at San Antonio College.

Students in the class “have to devise a story that they can tell visually, without relying on dialogue to inform the audience of what’s happening,” explained Onderdonk, who added, “They’re allowed to use natural sound, music and sound effects, but no dialogue that will further the story.”

Other students and teachers featured in “Fresh Cut” are from the Design and Technology Academy, East Central High School, North East School of the Arts, Reagan High School, Say Sí (a community-based arts program at Blue Star Arts Complex), and Youth Opportunity Program (a collaboration of Alamo Workforce Development, Alamo Community College District, San Antonio ISD, and Edgewood ISD).

“It is gratifying to be able to showcase some of the outstanding work being done by students and teachers in our community,” said CAM Messina, Fresh Cut producer and KLRN Director of Adult Learning Services. He added, “They are mastering a communication medium as fluid as the future itself.”

For more information about the San Antonio College Radio-TV-Film program or the Field Production class, contact Onderdonk at 733-2794.