Television Studios
The Emerson College Television Studios are located in the Tufte Performance and Production Center.
The teaching facility is composed of:
A classroom incorporated into a standard television control room. Normal video production routines and standard classroom functions take place in the same space. 18 standard academic tablet chairs fit comfortably within the control room. Location of equipment and video systems was configured for ease of teaching and movement of faculty. Lecturing, demonstration, tape viewing and critiques can easily be satisfied as well as utilizing the standard control room video equipment and production systems.
A working, professional 40’ X 28’ sound-treated studio containing standard professional cameras, a computer lighting system and the other customary pieces needed for live video production.
TV Studio, Control Room during Class
The teaching complex has the following production systems and equipment:
- Sony DVS 9000 switching system
- Sony routing network
- 4 - Sony DXC 35W solid-state Television cameras with
- Vinton ProPed pedestals
- Vinton Vision 250 Pan/Tilt heads
- QVC FDP-15-HB teleprompter system
- 2 – Sony DSR – 1800 digital video recorders
- 2 – Sony DSR – 2000 digital video recorders
- Chryon Duet LE character generation system
- Panasonic AK-D455 digital video recorder
GF224/12 Yamaha audio mixer with these accessories
- DigiCart audio storage system
- Sony MDS – E12 mini disc deck
- Sony PCM – R500 audio digital recorder
- Denton DNT- T625 Audio cassette and CD Decks
- Complement of standard microphones and accessories
- 2 Genelec studio audio monitors
- 2 Anchor AN 1000X Audio Monitors
- The control room has a full complement of Sony professional video monitors.
- Professional metering equipment is statically placed without the control room.
- A full complement of standard television lighting instruments and an ETC Express computer lighting system with dimmer capability.
- Acquisition of House Time is by GPS received from the Naval Observatory atomic clock in Denver.
The 40’ X 43’ Di Bona Family Television Studio (below) is comparable in size to network affiliated television stations and production houses. This studio has a 14’ grid, a full complement of television lighting instruments controlled by a computer lighting system with dimmers. It can be used as a sound stage for film productions, an audio recording studio and can hold several standing studio sets simultaneously. The capability of an UltraMatte green chroma key system and a curved hard infinity wall. Seating capacity is comfortable at 65
TV Studio
The Vin and Cara Di Bona control room (25’ X 21’ seen below) was designed by Sony professionals in conjunction with academic and TRF specialists and creates the same environment found at advanced television facilities in the U.S.
The heart of this facility is the new DVS Sony 9000 series switching system capable of complex real time special effects and uses state of the art digital programming. Network level character generation is available, along with still and motion image storage. The facility has a state of the art audio suite with the capability of advanced audio production for television and film recording.
Control Room Di Bona Studio
The Di Bona Family studio and control room includes the following production systems and equipment:
- Sony DVS 9000 series switching system with three banks of mix effect and DME
- Sony routing network
- 4 - Sony DXC 50W solid-state television cameras with
- Vinton ProPed pedestals
- Vinton Vision 250 Pan/Tilt heads
- QVC FDP-15-HB teleprompter system
- 2 – Sony DSR – 1800 digital video recorders
- 2 – Sony DSR – 2000 digital video recorders
- Panasonic DMR-ES15 DVD Recorder Deck
- The control room has a full complement of Sony professional video monitors
- Professional metering equipment is strategically place through out the control room and audio suite
- Chryon Duet character generation system and an Aprisa graphic still and motion storage system
- Sony DMX–R100 digital audio mixer with the following accessories
- DigiCart audio storage system
- Sony MDS – E12 mini disc deck
- Sony PCM – R500 audio digital recorder
- Denton DNT- T625 Audio cassette and CD Decks
- Complement of standard microphones and accessories
- 2 Genelec studio audio monitors
- 2 Anchor AN 1000X Audio Monitors
- Comprehensive video monitoring for the audio engineer
- A full complement of standard television lighting instruments and an ETC dual processor Obsession II computer lighting system
- Chromatte curtain with LiteRing
- Acquisition of House Time is by GPS received from the Naval Observatory atomic clock in Denver
