Facilities

The Film & Video Department features a Documentary Center, Screenwriting Center, Lighting Stage, two Directing Stages, and 260-seat theater for special events and screenings.


16mm: Arriflex SR, S, BL, and M, Eclair NPR, CP16
Super 16mm: Aaton XTR, LTR and Aminima, and Arriflex SRII
35mm: Panavision GII, Arriflex 35BL and 35 IIC
DV: PD150s, Sony DV 370, 390, 500
HD: JVC GY-HD250, JVC GY-HD100, Panasonic AG-HVX200, and HPX500

We have a full range of lighting and grip equipment that includes tungsten, Kino, and HMI lights.


Our Post Production facilities include Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Studio suites, several Mac labs, Avid Xpress Pro suites, Symphony Nitris, 35mm KEM, and an advanced graphics lab. Other software includes: Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects. We also have a Machine Room for several formats for digitizing and duplication, a telecine, and Assistant Editor facilities.



Our Post Production Sound Facilities include a fully equipped Foley and ADR stage, 3 Surround Re Recording stages (5.1 compatible), a 15 workstation Pro Tools lab, 4 Edit/ Mix suites (5.1 compatible), an Adv. transfer suite with multiple Time coded machine mediums, an integrated Machine room interconnectable between the entire facility and the 6th floor Picture Post Machine room, a large SFX library server providing SFX and Music to nearly 26 workstations.

MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTER

The School of Media Arts is in development for a Media Production Center (MPC), which would offer state-of-the-art production studios - only one of a few in the Chicago area.

At roughly 40,000 square feet, the Media Production Center will feature two sound stages, a motion-capture studio and animation lab studios to support film, video, television and interactive media programs including digital studios. More than half of the media center's roof will be landscaped with a "green" roof, and part will be a terrace.