Film Facilities
The facilities in Manzanita Hall offer CTVA students the opportunity to produce films in a professional environment.
16mm cameras (Arriflex, Eclair, Cinema Products, and Bolex), grip equipment, and portable lighting, are housed and maintained by the engineering staff and are available for checkout to film students. Each semester selected senior film production students will have the opportunity to use a new state-of-the-art Arricam 35mm camera through a new relationship with Arri, Inc. (Arriflex Corporation).
The Film Stage includes a complete lighting package with dimmers. A J.L. Fisher 10 Dolly with accessories is kept on the stage for use in student projects. The 40' x 56' production area is fully sound proofed and encircled with two movable cycloramas in blue and black. The adjoining scene shop is available for construction and storage of sets and props.
A two-wall green-screen hard cyc cove is available for special effects production in an adjoining Insert Stage.
Post-production editing is done using either Avid or Final Cut Pro non-linear editing stations. These are available for student use in both bullpen and private suite environments. Senior film production students edit in the new Hollywood Foreign Press Association Senior Film Editing Suite which houses an Avid Media Composer Adrenaline System.Grants are available through the department for completion money to conform negatives to the decision list and to create release prints.
Recently completed is the Paul Hunter Film Titling/Visual Effects Suite, featuring state-of-the-art digital animation and titling creation utilizing 3-D Max, Combustion, and After Effects software programs.
The Film Sound Mixing Facility features an ADR/Foley Stage complex and a multi-track digital sound mixing room with Pro Tools technology and rear screen projection.
Each year, the best works produced by CTVA film students are showcased at a special screening at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Industry representatives are invited to evaluate the work.