Terms & Conditions

  • Use of the equipment and facility (including exterior) must be pre-scheduled 3-4 days in advance.

  • See the Pricing Information for details about DIY, Collaboration, and private use.

  • Individuals must be certified to use the equipment prior to booking. A montly free class is offered.

  • NCM reserves the right to close the facility or areas of the facility for production/event use.

  • NCM retains the right of refusal to take on projects or to book events.

  • NCM staff can be hired to create, consult, teach one-on-one, produce, direct, edit, collaborate on your project.

  • Individuals CAN NOT solicit help from the NCM interns. NCM interns can not solicit for work.

  • Iindividuals can volunteer for a specific position. Applicants go through an interview process to ensure they are a good fit for the position. Volunteers can bank their hours and use them in our volunteer swap program.

  • Those visiting the museum will be asked to make a donation for the museum entry fee.

  • Distribution

    • NCM Distributes to Cable and Beyond. The two have specific requirments.

    • All must be a completed project with titles and credits. Raw footage (unless the project calls for such) is not accepted.

    • PEG content submitted can not contain a “call to action”, PEG content is content going specifically to cable. NCM will distribute local content to cable at no charge. See guidelines below.

    • Beyond cable, NCM distributes to YouTube, Facebook, and more. Content distributed beyond cable are either internal NCM projects, collaboation projects, or a paid service for NCM to host your content. NCM retains the right to refuse content for distribution. NCM does not link to other channels.

  • Compliant Video & Audio for PEG Cable Distribution

    • A program must contain an intro or title and some sort of credits.

    • Videos must be “available” to everyone in the community, and have an educational or entertaining element. These cannot have a commercial feel or “call to action”.

    • Programs must begin with a message advising viewer discretion if they fall into these categories: (a) TV14 includes one or more of the following: intense violence, intense sexual situations, strong coarse language, or intensely suggestive dialogue, (b) TVMA includes graphic violence, explicit sexual activity, or crude indecent language.

    • Programs CAN NOT contain any material that is libelous, slanderous, or defamatory, or that is an unlawful invasion of privacy, violates state, federal or copyright laws. Content involving community health and safety must be vetted for accuracy by local public experts in those fields. Videos political in nature MUST include representation from all parties, or they must have been invited to participate.

    • Programs submitted that contain violence, nudity, language or that is of opinion and a controversy nature MUST contain the proper messaging UPON submission.