| Facilities: The Brooklyn College Television Center
018 Whitehead Hall (Basement)
Tel: (718) 951-5585
Fax: (718) 951-5558
Staff listing: see faculty and staff
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 opened in 1963 as part of what was at the time, the Department of Speech and Theater. Since 1973, the Center has provided the Department of Television and Radio with production and post-production facilities and technical support. The Television Center provides video production services to the college administration and academic communities. Production facilities are also available for rental by commercial clients.
To help bridge the academic experience with the current industry workplace, the Television Center may employ students, both Graduate and Undergraduate, as part-time College Assistants. This dynamic affords students the opportunity to participate as production assistants and crew in a variety of video productions. An additional benefit to students is learning the aspects of day-to-day operations of a television production facility.
Acquiring real-world hands-on television/video production experience and providing essential additional support to the Television Center, it’s a winning and proven combination.
 are extensive. Many productions originate in one of the finest facilities in the metropolitan area. With a footprint measuring 63ft. x 35ft. and a 14ft. lighting grid height, Studio B is impressive.
The studio is outfitted with a state of the art ETC 72/144 EXPRESS lighting control and dimming system. An array of over 100 Mole-Richardson, ETC, Strand and De Sisti lighting instruments make up the in-house inventory.
Three Ikegami HK-323 cameras (two with TelePrompTer), Vinten pedestals, a Sony DVS 7250 video switcher, Chyron Max character generator, Leitch electronic still store and a Mackie Digital 8 Bus audio console are housed in recently renovated control and production rooms.
In addition, the studio features full black travelers, a 40ft. white cyc and a large green-screen hard cyc for special effects. Master Control is equipped with Betacam SP, DVCPRO, Mini-DV, and DVD and S-VHS/VHS video recording formats.
suite houses 15 Apple Mac Pro with Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor and Matrox MX02 special HD video card allowing students to work in HD NLE environment. The lab also features fully functioning HD decks which includes the Sony SxS card reader, Sony HDV decks, JVC HDV decks and JVC Hi-Resolution monitors to allow students to immerse in the emerging HD technology. The facility also DSR45A decksand and all our computers are running FINAL CUT PRO STUDIO 2. The entire room is also networked to allow students to present their work, there is a centrally-located rack station with HDV, Mini-DV, DVD/CD, VHS playback and record capability, as well as an overhead digital projection.
For special TV Center projects, independent students projects, and commercial client rentals, there is a professional broadcast-quality digital stand-alone NLE suite with Apple Mac Pro, FINAL CUT PRO STUDIO 2, RAID HARD DRIVE and AJA I/O capabilities and real-time effects.
is also equally well-stocked with a full compliment of cameras including; Panasonic DVX100A 24p, Panasonic DVC30, Sony DSR250 and JVC GY500U. We also carry a full line of HD cameras that includes JVC 110U HDV, Sony V1U HDV cameras and our new Sony EX1 cameras.
We also carry an assortment of Mole-Richardson and Lowel lighting kits and we also have an array of various lights that can be mounted on cameras.
Field audio is outfitted with Electro-Voice, Sennheiser, and Audio-Technica microphones. Wired and wireless and accessories.
 also houses a fully outfitted carpentry/paint shop where sets and scenery for studio productions are created. A Props room and a Makeup/Green room complete the Television Center production facilities.
For information regarding studio facility rentals, please contact the Television Center Operations Manager at 718-951-5585.
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