FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
High Tech Classrooms
Our primary classrooms are equipped with film, video and LCD
projection as well as complete surround sound, DLP and HD projection,
mini-DV capabilities, and computer equipment.
Production Studios
The Film School includes two studios. Studio A is focused on television production and is equipped with television production cameras with prompters, full video switching, professional news set, chroma-key wall, a Chyron character generator, DVC Pro-System with DV and DV compatibilities, 24 channel audio mixing, Ross professional switcher, complete stand lighting system with professional lights and assorted draperies.
Studio B is a general purpose sound stage that includes full stand lighting systems and instruments and standard 5k overhead lighting. The room is used for class demos and student production shoots.
Editing Labs
Two large post-production labs are equipped with the standard non-linear editing platforms: Avid and Final Cut Pro. The 48 computer stations also hold various other programs, such as Pro-Tools, and Final Draft, that might be needed by students to complete their projects. The lab’s open hours are posted and a tech is available on site.
Equipment Check-out
The Film School’s equipment check-out facilities include three tiers of camera in both 16mm film and mini DV formats and from consumer level to professional level, complete lighting and grip equipments packages, various lenses, tripods, dollies, meters, sync sound recorders, reflectors, filters, a sounds effects library, in short, everything needed to shoot film, digital, and video.
Conference and Production Room
When students need to conduct pre- or production meetings, or student groups need to hold meetings, a conference room is available.
Radio Station
SCC has operated a cable-casting and internet radio station for the past eight years, managed by the Film School @ SCC. Students in the program whose focus of study is radio have the opportunity to participate in all phases of radio station work, including on-air, promotions, production and management. The station currently is coordinating with KHFX Radio in Fountain Hills to carry our student broadcasters work over-the-air to an even larger audience base.
Phone number: 480-423-6366
Equipment made available to students includes:
- DV cameras
- S-VHS cameras
- Canon Scoopic 16mm film cameras
- Arriflex S and BL series 16mm film cameras
- various prime and zoom lenses
- color correction and effects filters
- heavy duty tripods
- lighting systems
- light meters
- microphones
- sync sound recorders
- sound effects library
- reflectors
- grip equipment
- Super8mm transfer to video service
Remote Facilities
A remote system consisting of three JVC three-chip cameras is used across campus to record "live" events such as sports and concerts.
