Broadcast Studio On Its Way
Keith Henry
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: News
Construction is set to begin on Utica College's latest improvement project, The Raymond Simon Convergence Media Center. Starting in May, workers will be transforming a storeroom and a classroom in the basement of the faculty center into a state-of-the-art multimedia studio.
"The contract has been set and work will soon begin on the studio," said John Johnsen, dean of social sciences and management. "We expect the studio to be operational by the fall term."
The media center will include a professional television studio, soundproof recording booths, advance editing capabilities and an interactive classroom. While the studio won't be a broadcast facility that would require an FCC license, it will be able to stream content over cable and Internet conduits for the whole campus. Mark Santa Maria, UC's AV technical specialist said, "We can shoot events around campus and notch out a cable channel and stream our content for the entire campus."
The studio will be powered by an Apple-based Mac server system that boasts the latest generation in processing prowess. The new system will run both Mac- and Windows-based software, providing flexibility to accommodate the burgeoning variety of media computer programs.
"Forget about calling these computers Macs," said Santa Maria. "These computers will run any program." In addition to the powerful server, the studio will also have traditional equipment. "We'll have a standard studio camera and two robotic cameras," Santa Maria said.
The studio set will include an anchor desk, lighting grid and a teleprompter. It will also have a "green screen" virtual studio, which will allow for computer generated backgrounds. "I can put you on the moon if you want," said Santa Maria. This will allow students to be creative in their approach to content production. Soundproof recording booths, an announcer booth and an editing area will also be part of the package.
It's hoped that the new studio will bolster interest in UC's journalism program. "This will be the capstone of the broadcast track within the major," said David Chanatry, journalism professor at UC. "We'll be starting a new class in the fall. We'll be producing newscasts and the class will rotate through the various jobs in the studio. Students will be writers, producers, anchors and camera operators."
"The contract has been set and work will soon begin on the studio," said John Johnsen, dean of social sciences and management. "We expect the studio to be operational by the fall term."
The media center will include a professional television studio, soundproof recording booths, advance editing capabilities and an interactive classroom. While the studio won't be a broadcast facility that would require an FCC license, it will be able to stream content over cable and Internet conduits for the whole campus. Mark Santa Maria, UC's AV technical specialist said, "We can shoot events around campus and notch out a cable channel and stream our content for the entire campus."
The studio will be powered by an Apple-based Mac server system that boasts the latest generation in processing prowess. The new system will run both Mac- and Windows-based software, providing flexibility to accommodate the burgeoning variety of media computer programs.
"Forget about calling these computers Macs," said Santa Maria. "These computers will run any program." In addition to the powerful server, the studio will also have traditional equipment. "We'll have a standard studio camera and two robotic cameras," Santa Maria said.
The studio set will include an anchor desk, lighting grid and a teleprompter. It will also have a "green screen" virtual studio, which will allow for computer generated backgrounds. "I can put you on the moon if you want," said Santa Maria. This will allow students to be creative in their approach to content production. Soundproof recording booths, an announcer booth and an editing area will also be part of the package.
It's hoped that the new studio will bolster interest in UC's journalism program. "This will be the capstone of the broadcast track within the major," said David Chanatry, journalism professor at UC. "We'll be starting a new class in the fall. We'll be producing newscasts and the class will rotate through the various jobs in the studio. Students will be writers, producers, anchors and camera operators."
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