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Equipment and software

Location equipment

• We have RED One and RED Epic 5K digital cinema camera packages
• We also use Panasonic HVX200 DVCPro HD cameras utilizing P2 recording technology at HD resolutions up to 1080p
  
• In keeping with professional practice, camera packages can include a full matte box, follow focus and external monitors to enable true digital cinema-style production when it is required
• Wide-angle lens systems from Schneider Optics, support systems by Vinten, location lighting kits from Ianiro, grip equipment from Arri and Matthews, and flight cases by Pelican ensure that both location and studio shooting are fully supported
• We also feature a variety of location audio production equipment including Fostex and Edirol digital recorders, Rode shotgun microphones with Rycote wind protection, Sennheiser wireless lavalier mics and a full complement of related accessories

Postproduction

• We have two post production labs, one for undergraduates and one for postgraduates. Both are connected to a 65TB XSAN system to provide media streaming and tapeless asset management. Both feature Final Cut Pro Studio, After Effects, Photoshop, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and numerous other industry standard packages. The PG lab also features Nuke and Shake for visual effects, BouJou for matchmoving and Maya for 3D graphic work. The UG lab features 24 workstations capable of streaming two 720p DVCPro HD streams to each workstation concurrently; the PG lab features 18 workstations capable of streaming three 1080p DVCPro HD streams to each workstation concurrently. All machines on the XSAN can be configured as a render farm to enable fast distributed rendering of animations.
• We have a range of picture finishing kit including Smoke, Flame, Lustre and a Nucoda Film Master. 
• We have four dubbing/recording suites, two adjoining a "live" room that can be used as a recording studio.

• We also have a Foley/ADR suite for recording sound effects and replacement dialogue. (ADR is Automated Dialogue Replacement, where the speech recorded on location can be replaced by the actor saying the lines again in the studio; Foleys are live sound effects that have to exactly match the picture, such as footsteps and clothes rustle).