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Reader SurveyColumbia College Hollywood Renovation
Jan 8, 2008 2:41 PM
Columbia College Hollywood (CCH), an accredited educational institution that has offered degrees in film and television production for more than 56 years, has completed a renovation of its entire facility and a rebuild of its studio facilities. The Los Angeles college has installed state-of-the-art digital systems that allow students to work with equipment used at any professional broadcast station. While this upgrade represents a unique opportunity for students at CCH, the school’s early emphasis on hands-on production and its unusual interior design also contribute to a singular learning environment.
CCH worked with broadcast systems integrator TV Magic and digital media consultant Darren Doerschel to create an infrastructure and SDI workflow that would enable a smooth migration to HD. The upgraded digital studio supports courses that focus on live studio production and how to produce, direct, and light sitcoms, dramas, talk shows, and other shows set in this environment. Within the studio’s new workflow, students work with JVC ProHD cameras that can be switched between SD and HD acquisition.
The studio features a Ross Video Synergy switcher package; JVC DR-HD 100-80 portable DTE (Direct To Edit) recorder; 15in., 17in., and 19in. JVC CRT monitors; dual LCD monitors from Marshall; a Focus Enhancements media converter; a Compix Media LCG 5050R single-channel character generator; an Audiocom intercom system; and a Wohler AMP2-AMVU audio monitor. Students can shoot entirely within the studio or connect two or three remote cameras with the switcher and send another camera roaming the building to create a four-camera shoot.
The studio’s updated technology gives students the ability to perform live switching and record on a hard drive in a variety of NLE formats, then take that drive to the edit facility for Apple Final Cut Pro editing or to punch up and further sweeten audio in Digidesign ProTools. Together, all of these elements raise the standard for production at the college while giving professors and their students the freedom to focus more on the creative elements of television, rather than the trade of television.
