Workshop to teach TV production
Kelly Schomaker
Issue date: 6/9/04 Section: News
He's been cast in commercials for Anheuser-Busch, dog food and Hardee's. Now, Riley Maynard is set to teach a television production workshop for high school students June 14 through 25 at SIUE.
The workshop meets from noon to 3 p.m. daily and features opportunities for students to get hands-on experience in the television studio and with its equipment.
"The students will do commercials, news stories, newscasts and we'll also take a field trip to a St. Louis TV Station," Maynard said.
Before his 23-year career at SIUE, Maynard taught at other universities including the Universiy of Latvia. While at SIUE, Maynard was a Fulbright scholar..
"I can relate to students," Maynard said. "I'm used to adapting to all circumstances."
Maynard said that he always wanted to teach and does ads on the side.
"I was in this one print ad for Target where they told me to dress business casual, and I wanted them to make me younger and skinnier," Maynard said.
Maynard added that the photo of him walking into the Target store in the ad was blurred out.
"They took 75 photos of me and it was cold outside, and I didn't have a coat on," Maynard said.
On the side, Maynard portrays "Elvis" in the murder mystery dinner theater at the Lemp Mansion Inn and Restaurant in St. Louis.
"There's a bit much of work these days," Maynard said.
Maynard lives in Collinsville with his wife, Barbara, son, Nathan, and daughter, Meredith.
For more information about the television production workshop, call 650-2245. The registration fee is $75.
The workshop meets from noon to 3 p.m. daily and features opportunities for students to get hands-on experience in the television studio and with its equipment.
"The students will do commercials, news stories, newscasts and we'll also take a field trip to a St. Louis TV Station," Maynard said.
Before his 23-year career at SIUE, Maynard taught at other universities including the Universiy of Latvia. While at SIUE, Maynard was a Fulbright scholar..
"I can relate to students," Maynard said. "I'm used to adapting to all circumstances."
Maynard said that he always wanted to teach and does ads on the side.
"I was in this one print ad for Target where they told me to dress business casual, and I wanted them to make me younger and skinnier," Maynard said.
Maynard added that the photo of him walking into the Target store in the ad was blurred out.
"They took 75 photos of me and it was cold outside, and I didn't have a coat on," Maynard said.
On the side, Maynard portrays "Elvis" in the murder mystery dinner theater at the Lemp Mansion Inn and Restaurant in St. Louis.
"There's a bit much of work these days," Maynard said.
Maynard lives in Collinsville with his wife, Barbara, son, Nathan, and daughter, Meredith.
For more information about the television production workshop, call 650-2245. The registration fee is $75.
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