Facilities Campus Facilities Across campus, classrooms, seminar rooms and lecture
auditoriums of various sizes are equipped with 16mm film projectors,
vcrs, laser disc and DVD players, and video/data projectors
to enable close study of moving images. The Media Theater
is a 400-seat theater/classroom with surround sound capability
used for large lecture courses, as well as a venue for the
annual screening of student works. The theater is equipped
with 35mm film projectors. Many computer labs on campus are
equipped with video, audio, desktop and web publishing software.
The Media Center at McHenry Library houses thousands of videotapes,
laser discs, DVDs, and CD-ROMs that are available for individual
viewing and study. Our collection includes a diverse range
of international feature films, experimental film and video
work, animation, silent films and documentaries. The library
also owns an up-to-date collection of reference material,
books and scholarly journals related to film and television
studies.
Film and Digital Media Facilities The department and operations offices, faculty offices,
production facilities, and classrooms are located in the Communications
Building, a modern facility designed as an optimal educational
environment for all aspects of the Film and Digital Media
program.
Our facilities include a media-equipped 90-seat theater/classroom
with surround sound capability, two media-equipped seminar
rooms, a surround sound editing and screening room, two production
classroom spaces, and a large general production studio equipped
with a large green screen and lighting grid. Our digital media
computer lab is equipped with Apple Power Mac G5 Dual computers
with current state of the art video, sound, and film editing
software. There are also six editing suites and an equipment
checkout lab. The film and video editing suites consist of
non-linear digital editing workstations with mini-dv video
tape recorders. We use the most current version of Final Cut
Pro on Apple Power Mac G5 Dual computers as our primary editing
platform. Two of the editing suites have additional equipment
for advanced color correction.
Format conversion and sound sweetening rooms provide ancillary
support for video and digital media post production. In the
format conversion room, students are able to transfer video
between hi-8, S-VHS, 3/4 SP, DVcam and mini-dv formats. A
LaCie d2 Blu-ray drive is available for students to burn a
backup copy of their project files.
A web-based sound effects library and a web-based equipment
and room reservation system allow maximum flexibility and
convenience for completion of student projects.
The Film and Digital Media Department maintains an extensive
inventory of equipment available for checkout by Film &
Digital Media majors currently enrolled in production classes.
Video projects are filmed with digital video camcorders. Complementary
camera support equipment, such as lighting kits, reflectors,
light meters, lenses, dollies and other camera support and
grip equipment, is also available. Audio gear, including a
wide assortment of microphones, booms, pistol grips, and digital
audio recorders, is also available.
For more information on the department's inventory of equipment: fdmcheckout@ucsc.edu
; (831) 459-4062
Visit Slugfilm, the F&DM
department’s production website, to view photos of our
spaces and for more information on equipment and facilities.
