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| Students get hands on training using state of the art, professional equipment. This year we have adding 25 new Apple Mac Pro workstations with dual quad core processors, putting us on the cutting edge of computer technology. Every student in the program gets to work on their own editing station equiped with the full Abobe CS4 Master Collection. We now edit on both the Avid and Final Cut Pro platforms. Most of what you see on television and in the movies (80-90% by some estimates) has been edited on a Avid editing system. Final Cut has also made huge inroads in the film and video production industries. We have added five new JVC GY-HM100U high definition cameras for the 2009-2010 school year. Many film schools and independent filmmakers use the Panasonic DVX100A cameras. We have 13 of them. There are never more than 24 students in a class. For video and audio production, from lighting to microphones, software, tripods, steady cams, and camera jibs, no expense is spared providing students with the resources they need to develop their production skills. |
TELEVISION STUDIO:Students produce the Valley News and learn what it takes to create a weekly news magazine program. In the control room students get hands-on experience with our Panasonic MX70 digital video switcher, Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro 16 channel audio mixer, Compix Media LCG 3000D Character Generator, Edirol PR-50 realtime video presenter and more. Using Panasonic DVX100A digital video cameras, Bogen tripods and dollies, Prompter People Broadcast 17 teleprompter system, Camplex Pro X1 multiplexing system, Desisti and Lowel studio lights and a Formatech custom made studio backdrop, students find out what its like to produce and work on a TV show. |
AUDIO STUDIO: Students learn how to record and produce original music compositions as well as soundtracks for video using industry standard Pro Tools digital editing software with the Diamond package of Waves Plugins, Digidesign Digi 002 Pro Tools LE System interface, professional microphones (Rode NTK Studio Condenser Microphone, Shure KSM27 Studio Condenser Microphones, Studio Projects C1 Single Diaphram Condensor Microphone, Shure KSM141 Stereo Pair Condenser Microphones, Shure SM57 Dynnamic Instrument Microphone, Shure SM58 Dynamic Vocal Microphones, MXL 67i Dual Capsule Condenser Mic, Beyerdynamic M160 Ribbon Microphone, AKG D112 Cardioid Instrument Dynamic Microphones, Senheiser e905 and e906 dynamic instrument microphones), Yamaha PSR-1500 digital keyboard, and Dr. Rhythm DR-670 drum machine. Students who can’t play instruments can still make music using Sony Acid Pro 5 Loop Based Music Creation. |
| EDITING STATIONS: Students do post production work on 25 Apple Mac Pro workstations. Each is equipped with Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro for video editing, Adobe After Effects CS4 and Apple Motion for compositing and effects, Adobe Encore CS4 and Apple DVD Studio Pro for DVD authoring, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for graphics creation, Macromedia Dreamweaver CS4 and Flash CS4 for web site design and construction, Autodesk Maya for 3D Animation, and Frame Forge 3D Studio for previsualization and storyboarding. |
CAMERAS: For high definition, we have 5 JVC GY-HM100U cameras. These camera record natively to Quicktime files on SDHC cards for immediate editing. We also have 13 Panasonic DVX100A Mini DV Camcorders. We record these direct to digital using Focus Enhancements Firestore FS-4 Portable DTE Recorders. These camera shoot in 24P (24 progressive frames per second), which mimics the look of film. Check out the Creative Cow User Forum to learn more. We have wide angle and fisheye lens adapters as well and Tiffen DV film look lens adapter kits. |
| LIGHTING AND SOUND: Students use high quality lights and microphones for field production. We have 12 Lowel Tota and 12 Omni Lights6 Lowel Rifa Soft Box Lights, 8 Azden AZ500XT, 51XT, and 100LT Wireless Microphone Systems,
6 Azden SGM-2X Shotgun Mics, and 13 Shure SM58 Microphones. |
CAMERA SUPPORT: Many professionals who visit us are suprized to find that we have 3-Glidecam 4000 Pro steady cams with a full body rig for smooth moving shots. We even have two jib arms: a Glidecam Camcrane 200 and a JonyJib 12. We just added a Mathews Doorway Dolly for smooth moving shots. |
| DVD DUPLICATION AND PRINTING: We can duplicate and print on up to 100 DVDs or CDs at a time using our Primera Bravo Pro Robotic DVD/CD Duplicator and Printer. We also have a Telex Spinwise DVD/CD Duplicator for simpler duplication jobs |
LIVE EVENT PRODUCTION: Students often do multi-camera shoots of sporting events, concerts, talent shows, etc. using our NewTek Tricaster Pro Portable Live Production unit. This unit allows for adding graphics, chromakeys, prerecorded elements, audio mixing, webstreaming and more. |
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