Facilities

Our faculty and technical support experts work closely with industry leaders to research and acquire the most current, sophisticated film and video technologies available. You are invited to tour our facilities throughout the academic year.

SCAET PRESENTATION AUDITORIUM

- Christie CP2000M digital cinema projector

- 130 person seating capacity, handicap access

- accommodates data and HD video projection

- 16mm and 35mm film projection

- Dolby surround sound, THX specifications

- 130 laptop connection ports

- podium/touch screen control system

- live streaming capability

PROJECTION BOOTH

- video, audio, data connections to Central Control Room

- signal feed to and from all SCAET building labs and studios
- 16 mm, 35 mm, and HD formats can be run side-by-side, concurrently to display tests

WHITE SCREEN STUDIO PRODUCTION

- 28’ X 32’
- silent air conditioning, climate-control enables extended/continuous, fully lit sync-shoots


GREEN SCREEN PRODUCTION STUDIO

- 28’ X 32’

- virtual reality application

- full lighting grid with Strand lighting, 4K joy drop

DRESSING ROOM

- makeup area/shower facility 

AVID MEDIA COMPOSER NITRIS DX™ EDITING SUITE

The Advanced TV and Film editing suite includes three Avid Media Composer Nitris DX™ editing systems. These are fully integrated with the central equipment room so that they can capture from, and output to, Digital Betacam and HDCAM.

DIGITAL FILMMAKING SUITE

Incorporates software tools for pre-visualization, visual effects, digital production design, DVD authoring, and encoding for web delivery. It is Software utilized includes Combustion, After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Maya, MotionBuilder, and SketchUp Pro.

Connected to the central equipment room so that material can be sourced from, and delivered to, HDCAM, Digital Betacam, and DVCAM.

PROTOOLS HD AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION FACILITIES

Facilities include three audio post-production suites. These are equipped with ProTools HD and a suite of supporting software packages.

The largest suite includes a foley area and is equipped for ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement).


CENTRAL EQUIPMENT ROOM (CER)
The Advanced TV and Film CER connected to all other media related facilities at the Sheridan Trafalgar campus. Formats handled by the facility include HDCAM, Digital Betacam, BetaSP, 3/4'' tape, DVCAM, SVHS, and miniDV. The SCAET Theatre has the ability to project 16mm, 35mm, and High Definition video.


EQUIPMENT


RED ONE Digital Camera
Canon 5D Mark II

AVID Media Composer Nitris DX
Arri 35BL - 4 sync-sound 35mm motion picture camera
Arri 35-III – high speed 35mm camera
Arri 16 SR-2 Super 16 sync–sound camera
Sony HDW-700A HDCAM camera
2 – SONY DVW-709 16X9 Digital Betacam camcorder
Spyder Dolly
6ft jib arm
HMI and Tungsten lights
Digital timecode slate
Digital Nagra sound record

Select film equipment is generously provided through the continuing support of Panavision Canada.

Lighting and grip equipment provided through the continuing support of Post Production Services Canada.