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Video Production Equipment  

Film & Media Studies production courses utilize Sony digital video cameras.  Our best cameras, the HDV Sony Z5U (2) and Z1U (2), are reserved for 300-level production courses. Independent study students have access to our most advanced camera package, the Sony NEX-FS100. Students must first take TDF 160, Introduction to Video Production, before they are able to use the upper-level equipment.

The department also has an array of professional production ancillary equipment - Manfrotto tripods, Fig Rig handheld devices, Fostex audio recorders, Sony wireless mic systems, Sennheiser shotgun microphones, and Lowel lighting packages (Omnis, Tota-Lights, Pro-Lights).  All that a student needs to create a polished and professional video project is available for check-out in our equipment room.  

Equipment Room

Location:  Roschel 009

Spring Equipment Hours:  

     Mon-Thurs 4:30-8pm

     Friday 4:30-7:30pm

     Saturday 10am-12pm

     Sunday 6-8pm

The video equipment is staffed by students workers who are available for check outs, check ins, and technical assistance.  

Equipment Manager:  Zach Reese (zreese@fandm.edu)

Video Editing Suites

Students in production classes have 24-hour access to the Film & Media editing rooms equipped with Macintosh Pro towers, dual monitors, Final Cut Pro 7 (and Final Cut Suite), Adobe Creative Suite, DV decks, and scanners. A large video editing lab featuring 4 computers can be found in Roschel 009. Students looking for a private space to edit projects will find our single station in Meyran 300 to be particularly helpful.

Screening Spaces

The newly refurbished Lisa Bonchek Adams Auditorium in Kaufman Hall is the best location on campus for watching movies.  It is fully stocked with a top-of-the-line projector, Blu-ray player, and surround sound system.

Also available to the TDF department, the historic Green Room Theatre provides a large space to hold film screenings, and is the home of our annual Wide Eyed Film Festival, held each spring semester. A state-of-the-art HD projector has recently been added to the space.

Anyone interested in reserving this space for film screenings should contact Zach Reese (zreese@fandm.edu).