Facilities and Equipment

Our Camera Department houses an extensive inventory of professional cameras and accessories that suit the needs of a wide variety of projects. Three camera prep bays allow students the room and equipment to fully test and build out camera packages.

Digital Motion Picture Cameras

• Sony Venice 2
• Arri Alexa Mini
• Sony FX6
• Sony FX3
• Black Magic URSA Broadcast G2 w/ Studio Viewfinder
• Black Magic Studio Camera 4k Pro G2
• Canon C100 MKII

Film Motion Picture Cameras

• Panavision G2 3 perf 35mm
• Arri BL4s Super 35
• Arri SR2 Super 16
• Arri SR2 Standard 16

Cinema Prime Lens Sets

• Zeiss Ultra Primes
• Zeiss Super Speed
• Zeiss CP2
• Elite Super Speeds
• Canon Cinema Primes
• Laowa Nanomorph Anamorphic Primes
• NiSi Athena Primes
• Atlas A&B Set of Orion Anamorphic Primes
• Panavision Primo L Set of 4

Cinema Zoom Lenses

• Cooke 20-100mm
• Angenieux EZ 15-40mm & 30-90mm
• Canon 30-105
• Canon Compact-Servo 18-80mm
• Zeiss 12-120 S16
• Angenieux 25-250 HR

Still/Broadcast Lenses

• Canon EF 24-70
• Canon EF 70-200
• Canon EF 16-35
• Sony GM II 24-70

Specialty Lenses

• Swing Shift lens set
• Fisheye Prime
• 100mm Macro

*All advanced camera packages come complete with swing away matte box, standard follow focus, Tilta Nucleus-M wireless follow focus, Teradek Bolt wireless video kit, 5.6” on-board monitor, Sony 18” 2K production monitor, tripod system, and hi-hat.

Film Stage (COM 125)

• 60’ x 90’
• 5,400 sq. feet
• Floor to Greenbeds – 12’8”
• Greenbeds to Perms – 13’6”
• Total Floor to Perms – 26’2”

TV Stage (COM 124)

• 35’ x 46’
• 1,150 sq. feet
• Floor to Grid – 16’3”
• Green Screen width – 63’
• Green Screen height – 17’
• Green screen slope – 7.6”

COM 003

• Pre-lit standing set

Black Boxes

• Howard Fitzpatrick Pavilion (HFP 108)
• Playa Vista Campus
  • PVC 286
  • PVC 241—Pre-lit standing set

Our lighting and grip department has some of the most up-to-date and technically advanced lighting available in the industry. Below is a small sampling of what's available.

LED Lighting

• Arri Skypanel S30
• Arri Skypanel S60
• Arri Interview Kits
• Aputure 600C Pro
• Aputure p300cs
• ETC FOS/4 Panel 8”
• ETC FOS/4 Panel 16”
• ETC FOS/4 Panel 24”
• ETC FOS/4 Fresnel 7”
• ETC FOS/4 Fresnel 10”
• ETC Source 4 Series 2
• ETC Source 4 Series 3
• Kino Freestyle
• Kino Divas
• Mole Richardson Studio 2K
• Mole Richardson Junior 2K
• Mole Richardson Baby 1K
• Mole Richardson Tweenie

HMI Lighting

• Joker Bug—400W and 800W
• 1.8 HMIs—Sunray
• 1.2 HMIs—Arri and Mole Richardson
• Digimole—200W and 400W

Fresnel / Open-Faced / Fluorescent Lighting

• Mole Richardson—Fresnels 650W - 20K
• Mole Richardson—Open-Face/Par 750W – Maxibrute
• Kino Flo—Diva
• Kino Flo—2Bank, 4Bank
• Kino Flo Image—45, 80 and 85
• ETC Source 4
• Parcan
• Coops
• Space lights—2K and 6K

Grip Support

• JL Fisher TEN Dolly w/ straight and curved track (Stage use only)
• Doorway Dollies
• Western/Desert Dolly
• Matthews 4ft Slider
• Matthews Dutti Dollies
• Dana Dollies
• Skateboard Dollies
• Matthews Centipede Wheels
• More than 70ft of straight and curved track
• Traditional Stands, Hardware, Flags and more

Mixer/Recorders

• Sound Devices 888
• Sound Devices CL-16
• Sound Devices 688
• Sound Devices CL-12
• Sound Devices 633
• Sound Devices MixPre10 -II
• Sound Devices MixPre6-II
• Sound Devices MixPre3 II
• Sound Devices MixPre3

Microphones

• Schoeps CMIT-5U
• Schoeps Mini CMIT
• Sennheiser MKH 50
• Sennheiser MKH 416
• Audio Technica 4073A

RF Kits

• Lectrosonics 2-Channel Wireless System
• Lectrosonics L series
• Wisycom ENG Kits

Timecode

• Ambient Slate Kit
• Tentacle Sync E Kit

Miscellaneous

• Easyrig Boomrig

As one of the first animation labs in the world to have virtual cinematography our Animation Department is comprised of four computer labs, totaling 53 workstations for student use:

• Apple Mac Classroom / Computer Lab with 14 Mac Studios and 14 Wacom Cintiq Pro 24s
• Windows PC Classroom / Computer Lab with 14 Lenovo P620 Thinkstations, 5 Wacom Cintiq Pro 24s, and 9 Curved 38" Monitors
• Edward A. Landry Animation Classroom / Computer Lab with 16 HP Z6 G4 Workstations and 16 Wacom Cintiq Pro 24s
• Walter and Grace Lantz Animation Lab (for Senior-year students) with 5 Mac Studios, 4 Lenovo P620 Thinkstations, 6 Wacom Cintiq Pro 32s, 5 Apple Studio Displays, and 3 Curved 38" Monitors

Our facilities also include:

• Drawing room with light tables
• Camera room with DSLR downshooter
• Sound editing room with monitor speakers and microphone
• WhisperRoom Voice Booth
• Stop motion room with customized motion control rig
• 400 square foot motion capture stage with virtual camera rig, SteamVR Base Stations, Rokoko Smartsuit Pro II, and Rokoko Smartgloves

Additionally, the department provides students with access to a variety of equipment, including 2 Apple Vision Pros, 4 Meta Quest 3s, 6 Meta Quest 2s, 6 Zoom H4n Pros, and an upcoming ELEGOO Saturn 4 Ultra 3D Printer.

Editing Labs

Our two campuses have ample facilities for helping you turn your footage or rough cuts into smooth, polished final work.

Westchester Campus

• 2 Computer Labs (each with 16 computers with dual-monitors): HFP 200 & COM 204 
• Multi-Purpose Computer Lab (16 Base Model iMacs & a central conference table): COM 205
• 4 editing suites with Mac Studios, Reference Monitors, 4K TVs, and Black Magic 
• Micro-panel Coloring Surfaces available to check out 
• 4 editing suites with Mac Studios, Reference Monitors, 4K TVs, and Tangent Element
• Coloring Surfaces
  • 1 Advanced Color Correction Suite with Mac Pro, Reference Monitor, 4K TV, Christie 
  • Cinema Projector and Tangent Element Coloring Surface

Playa Vista Campus

• 1 Editing Classroom / Computer Lab (12 Mac Minis, 4K Side Monitors & 5.1 surround sound): PVC 262
• 8 editing suites with Mac Minis, Apple Studio displays, dual-screen setup, HP Z31 Dream Display reference monitors, 4K TVs, and BlackMagic Micro Color Control Surfaces
• 1 Advanced Color Correction Suite with Mac Mini, 2 Mac Studio Monitors, Reference 
  Monitor, Advanced HP Z31 Dream Display reference monitor, Christie Cinema Projector and Tangent Element Coloring Surface.

Westchester Campus

Mayer Theater (COM 100)

• Seating Capacity: 123 + 2 ADA spaces, stage available
• Projector: Christie CP4415-RGB (4K, Laser) — 4096 x 2160 resolution
• DCP Server: Dolby IMS3000 — Integrated media server and audio processor supporting high frame rates and up to 4K playback; includes onboard storage and streamlined server/audio control in one unit
• Supported Formats: DCP, 35mm (left reel only), 16mm (left reel only), Region-free Blu-ray/DVD (4K Panasonic), HDMI
• Color Spaces: XYZ, BT2020, P3
• Sound System: QSC 5.1 Surround Sound via Dolby CP650
• Conference System: 8 handheld microphones (Shure ULX-P4 Wireless System with ULXD2 transmitters – automatic frequency selection) Vaddio RoboSHOT 12E PTZ camera for HD lecture capture and streaming; Vaddio AV Bridge for AV-to-USB integration; Extron SMP 351 processor for live streaming and recording

Broccoli Theater (HFP 100)

• Seating Capacity: 83 + 4 ADA spaces + 1 transfer seat
• Projector: Christie CP4420-RGB (4K, Laser) — 4096 x 2160 resolution
• DCP Server: Dolby IMS3000 — Integrated media block offering secure playback, high-speed ingest, internal RAID storage, and support for high frame rate 4K content
• Supported Formats: DCP, Region-free Blu-ray/DVD (4K Panasonic), HDMI
• Color Spaces: XYZ, BT2020, P3
• Sound System: QSC 7.1 Surround Sound via Dolby CP950, QSC Core 110f
• Conference System: 3 handheld and 3 lavalier microphones (Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System); Panasonic AW-UE70 PTZ 4K camera with remote control (AW-RP60) for flexible capture and live event coverage

Playa Vista Theater (PVC 210)

• Seating Capacity: 43
• Projector: Christie CP2215 (2K, Xenon Lamp) — 2048 x 1080 resolution
• DCP Server: Dolby IMS1000 — First-generation integrated media server for DCP playback with built-in storage and basic ingest/playback functionality
• Supported Formats: DCP, Ultra HD Blu-ray/DVD (Sony), HDMI
• Color Spaces: XYZ, Rec709, P3
• Sound System: QSC 5.1 Surround Sound via Dolby CP750
• Conference System: 3 handheld microphones, 3 lavalier microphones (Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless System)