Broadcast & media facilities

TV Studio

MB1078 First floor, Main Building, Penrhyn Road Campus

The TV Studio is a dedicated department facility able to teach television production and broadcast and other filming activities to up to 20 students at a time. The room is divided into two sections: one part being the Gallery - a control room for the live decisions for broadcast to be taken by the production team; and the other part is a Studio - the larger open area where the cameras, lighting, sets, actors/presenters and crew perform, creating both picture and sound for the production team in the gallery.

It is equipped with industry-standard hardware and software:

• 3 x JVC DVX200 camcorders
• Tricaster 8000 vision mixer and mainframe – which allows for pre-recorded VTs to be played during live broadcast
• Behringer X-Touch midi mixer for sound control
• Behringer X-Touch extender
• Black Magic 12G audio monitor
• Tinkerlist Script management software
• 5 touchscreen PCs for Tinkerlist in the gallery
• Hollyland Talk-Back Syscom1000T - 16 Belt Pack
• 4 x Sony ECM Lavalier microphones
• 4 x ARRI 650 PLUS tungsten lamps
• 5 x C-Stands
• 1 NoiseAir acoustic curtain for sound deadening – creating a sound-proof gallery
• 3 x camera pedestals for tracking etc. (recently serviced and refurbished)
• Miscellaneous lighting in the rig (10+ lamps)
• DMX lighting controller
• 2 x Dimmers for the above
• Green screen wall and fabric Cycloramas
• Assorted XLR and other cables for interconnectivity