There is a long tradition of high quality teaching and research about
theatre, film and television at the University of York, but the
Department of Theatre, Film and Television is one of the university’s
newer ventures, part of a major expansion, drawing on significant
investment.
The department moved into a superb £30m building in September 2010. The facilities and equipment in this extensive media complex are
central to our teaching, but also have a significant commercial
dimension and are available for hire by industry professionals:
TFTV building entrance, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
The Black Box, a large space that can be configured as a theatre with tiered seating, a theatre-in-the-round, or as a shooting stage for film and TV production
A Black Box play rehearsal, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Students working the theatre lighting grid, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
A 200 seat state-of-the-art theatre, with a large backstage area, with dressing-rooms and make-up and costume facilities, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Theatre class, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Theatre dressing room
Two rehearsal rooms, one with a sprung floor for dance and movement, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Two hi-definition multi-camera television studios (being kitted out at the moment), ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
One of our local clients, Parashoots, using the green screen facility in the small TV studio
Two fully configured RED Epic 5K digital cinema camera packages, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Two postproductions labs (undergraduate and postgraduate) with Final Cut Pro and X-San; and a picture finishing area with Flame, Smoke and Lustre; and a Nucoda FilmMaster, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Postproduction lab, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
A large suite of audio finishing rooms, including two mixing theatres, a live room and a Foley pit, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
Foley pit (foleys are live sound effects that have to exactly match the picture, such as footsteps and clothes rustle), ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
A digital cinema with full surround sound, ©2010 john houlihan / witness.co.uk
