Facilities: The Brooklyn College Television Center

018 Whitehead Hall (Basement)
Tel: (718) 951-5585
Fax: (718) 951-5558

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Brooklyn College Television Center 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.

Television facilities at Brooklyn College 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.

Post-production facilities recently underwent a complete and total renovation. The suite now houses 15 Apple MacPro NLE workstations, Sony HDV decks, DSR45A decks, JVC HDV decks, JVC Hi-Resolution monitors and all running FINAL CUT PRO STUDIO 2. The entire room is networked, there is a centrally located rack station with HDV, Mini-DV, DVD/CD, VHS playback and record capability and 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 MacPro, FINAL CUT PRO STUDIO 2, RAID HARD DRIVE and AJA I/O capabilities and real-time effects.

Our Field production equipment is equally well stocked with a full compliment of cameras including; Panasonic DVX100A 24p, Panasonic DVC30, JVC GY500U, JVC 110U HDV, and Sony DSR250, Sony V1U HDV cameras.
An assortment Mole-Richardson, and Lowel lighting kits, Matthews grip equipment.
Field audio is outfitted with Electro-Voice, Sennheiser, and Audio-Technica microphones. Wired and wireless and accessories.

The Television Center 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.