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Did you know that we have a state-of-the-art, High Definition (HD) Broadcast virtual "green screen" TV Studio, which is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)? To find out more, we spoke with Tony Phillips (TV Studio Manager), who told us all about this exciting new resource in the Department of Journalism.

Tony drew upon his experience of 32 years as a Video Cameraman/Editor for ITV, to design and implement an upgrade to the existing TV studio. His aim was to create a state-of-the-art HD TV studio that would give our Journalism students a realistic experience of what it is like to work both in front of and behind the camera.

The upgrade was carried out over summer 2014, and was completed in time for the new intake of students in September 2014.

As well as upgrading the studio from standard definition to full HD, the upgrade included installing some of the most modern technology used in the Broadcast industry today, with the same equipment as is being used in large broadcasting organisations such as the BBC, ITV, CH 4, Sky News, BFBS etc.

The centrepiece of this comprehensive upgrade is the NewTek Tricaster 8000, a highly advanced piece of TV studio vision mixing equipment, which is used by many of the larger TV networks in the USA. Using the Tricaster's control interface, students working on TV productions can vision mix TV camera feeds to air, add additional video feeds from digital disk recorders and add virtual studio backdrops & props to the recording. They can even make it appear that there is a monkey or lion in the studio!

One of the most important functions the Tricaster brings to the studio is the ability to work with a "green screen". The physical set of the studio consists of a plain green cyclorama and a green floor. The Tricaster then seamlessly superimposes virtual sets onto this green screen, making it appear as though students are in a spacious presenting studio, a busy newsroom, or even an outdoor location such as in front of a town hall or court of law.

The TV studio also uses a system called the TVU Pack, which can be used by the students to film outside the studio. This is the same system used by the BBC, Sky and Al Jazeera and uses a number of smaller Electronic News Gathering (ENG) video cameras. These ENG cameras can transmit live footage back to the studio via wireless, 4G or 3G, which can be beneficial for on-site reporting and opinion gathering, or "vox pops". For comparison, the same activity would once have required an entire satellite news gathering truck full of broadcasting equipment (which can cost up to £300,000!).

The HD TV Studio facilities are very busy, servicing up to 100 students each week. The students record weekly 30 minute TV news programmes from very early in the academic year, rising to almost daily recordings by the end of the semester. These recordings are saved to video servers and used for teaching and assessment purposes.

The course focuses on the journalistic applications of the equipment, rather than going into depth about the functionality of the equipment itself. This approach is intended to give the students the best possible start for a career in journalism and news reporting by familiarising the students with the feel of a professional Broadcast TV studio and introducing them to technology that they might one day be called upon to use in industry. This helps to give students the edge in employment

opportunities, as representatives from various TV networks often visit the department to recruit students for placements and internships.

For more information about the Department of Journalism's facilities, courses and history, please visit www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/journalism.

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Did you know that we have a state-of-the-art, High Definition (HD) Broadcast virtual "green screen" TV Studio, which is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC)? To find out more, we spoke with Tony Phillips (TV Studio Manager), who told us all about this exciting new resource in the Department of Journalism.

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Visual Arts and Design facilities

3D workshops

In our fully-equipped workshops you can work with wood, metal and plastics and the latest technologies, including a computer-controlled 3D printer.

Among the specialist equipment you will have access to are:

5 Dimensional milling machines

CAM-CAD lathes

Mig, Tig and Arc Welding equipment

Large CNC Router

Computer controlled lathes and saw tables

Laser cutters

Perspex oven

Vacuum-forming machines

Ceramics and glass kilns

Body casting facilities

Traditional potters' wheels.

Communication arts studios

We have dedicated facilities in the Grove building for animation, graphic design and illustration. You can explore traditional hand-drawn 2D animation, digital 2D animation, stop-motion and 3D animation.

Our studios feature:

Over 40 iMac workstations with software including Adobe Creative Suite, TV Paint and Maya

Drawing display Wacom Cintiq tablets

Flatbed and batch scanners

Traditional lightboxes

Nine stop-motion capture booths with iMac computers and Dragonframe software

Multiplane and rostrum rig

Camera arms and tripods

DSLR cameras and lights available for loan.

Fashion and textiles workshops

Our fashion facilities are equipped with everything you'll need to hone your skills as a fashion designer and maker.

You'll be able to use:

Industrial sewing machines

Overlockers

State-of-the-art press and heat press equipment

A range of specialist machines for working with different fabrics and techniques.

Fine art studios

Housed in our Grove building, students and staff have dedicated space within the fine art studios, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in your work.

The studios offer a vibrant artistic community and provide you with a unique studio space in which to make, show and think about ideas.

You'll also have access to all of our other workshops in the Grove building, encompassing everything from 3D design, printmaking, 3D printing, ceramics, photography and much more.

Interiors studios

Our Interior Architecture and Design studios are organised to mirror the environment of a commercial design studio preparing you for your professional career after Middlesex. We have five studios available for both individual and group work.

The studio spaces are designed to enable students to express their own creative vision.

Features include:

Apple iMacs fitted with an array of design software

Storage for models

Our own library of Design and Architecture books.

Materials room

You can explore the Special Collections held in the Materials Room in the basement of the Sheppard Library for your artistic projects. This is a supervised room for research and inspiration, open every day during term-time.

Collections held in the room include:

The Hornsey College of Art Archive and the John Lansdown Archive are also held in the Materials room.

Photography

As a photography student you will work in a broad range of studios and facilities, including four professional studios.

The studios include:

A large-scale infinity cove for portrait, full figure or group photography

Extensive overhead lighting track and colourama systems for flexible professional lighting options and easy change of background colour and effects

State-of-the-art digital editing and printing facility

high-end Apple Mac workstations and scanners

Professional-level photographic printers equipped with the latest software,

Expert technical staff, trained to help you get the most out of your design and photography work.

Digital darkrooms

Analogue black and white and full colour darkrooms

A wide range of high-end enlargers at various formats using traditional high quality wet process methods

A large format colour print processor and a film processing room.

Print rooms

You'll be able to explore the medium of print in a wide range of traditional and modern formats in our print rooms.

Techniques you can use are:

Screenprint

Intaglio

Etching

Engraving

Stone litho

Dye lab

Textile printing.

You'll have access to:

Media facilities

Digital media workshops

Our digital media workshops have high-end work stations for all kinds of digital media, from video editing to 3D graphics and music composition. All the equipment and software you'll use is industry-standard including:

Graphics studio

Video and audio editing studios

Music production studios

Multimedia computer rooms

High quality computer monitors for colour work

Wacom Cintiqs

Music MIDI keyboards

Creative software including Maya, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer.

Newsroom

We house a bespoke newsroom with dedicated studio, green screen and professional software including Avid, NewsCutter and iNews. You can hone your skills using our industry-standard equipment and software, ensuring you're ready for a career in news.

Radio studio

As an arts and creative industries student, you can use our two sound-proofed studios to broadcast live shows. They are equipped to the same standard as independent local radio stations.

Highlights include:

Our two radio studios are both identical in their set up, each holding one presenter and two guests

Both are sound-treated to ensure broadcasts are fully self-contained with no interference from external sounds

Both radio studios are interconnected, enabling up to 5 guests to be interviewed by one presenter simultaneously

Each studio has various light settings and controllable air-conditioning/heating

Streaming is available through Middlesex University's network or over the internet via a Shoutcast server.

Recording studio

Our recording studio houses industry-standard equipment, with a dedicated technician on hand to train and support you. You will be able to use:

TV studio and gallery complex

Specially designed for the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries by Sony, our television studio complex is a self-contained facility and provides an environment identical to most broadcast installations.

We have:

Two television studios

Three dedicated control rooms (production, sound and vision/lighting galleries)

A VTR area

A central apparatus room

Comprehensive lighting support and control systems

Lighting systems with a mix of conventional tungsten fresnels, fluorescent soft lights and a variety of DMX intelligent lights

Fully-equipped post-production and editing suites.

VFX and Media studio

Our media and VFX studio is home to a wide range of sophisticated technology, enabling you to create rich visual effects.

The studio includes:

A greenscreen cove

20 camera Vicon Bonita motion capture

Comprehensive lighting system

Jib with pan tilt head and dolly and track.

Media store

As an arts and creative industries student, you will have access to our media store, with a range of industry-standard video, audio and photography equipment for loan.

Performing arts facilities

Dance theatre and studios

Our four fully-equipped dance studios are the perfect complement to one of the most respected dance departments in the UK.

You'll use the studios for independent rehearsal, classes in technique and choreography, and public performance in a range of styles. Features include:

The flagship Grove Dance Theatre also includes:

144 seating capacity

Dedicated dressing rooms with lit mirrors.

​Specialist lighting rig

High-end PA system and audio mixer

Stage manager's desk with intercom and cuelight system

Broadcast and intercom systems linked to the TV studio gallery for co-productions.

You'll also have access to a sound editing studio, as well as a first-class costume workshop with a large stock of costumes, cutting tables and sewing machines.

Music studio and facilities

As part of the music community at Middlesex you will become part of a culture of excellence driven by first-class equipment and production facilities.

The 100-person concert room includes three grand pianos, and the music studio control room is jam-packed with professional mixing equipment. You will also have the opportunity to rehearse individually and in groups in sound-treated rehearsal studios with an array of instruments and amplifiers at your disposal.

Theatre arts facilities

As a performing arts student you will be using some of the best theatre facilities in the UK. Our five studios include multi-purpose teaching, performance and rehearsal spaces and the best lighting, sound, PA and projector systems.

Our main theatre can be configured to seat up to 80 people and has flexible staging and scaffolding stock. There are also specialist facilities used for design and construction in scenography, puppetry, props, masks and costume.

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Visual Arts and Design facilities In our fully-equipped workshops you can work with wood, metal and plastics and the latest technologies, including a computer-controlled 3D printer. Among the specialist equipment you will have access to are: 5 Dimensional milling machines CAM-CAD lathes Mig, Tig and Arc Welding equipment Large CNC Router Computer controlled lathes and saw tables Laser cutters Perspex oven Vacuum-forming machines Ceramics and glass kilns Body casting facilities Traditional potters' wheels.

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The centre represents a £4million investment by LSBU to create an industry-ready media facility which will ensure graduates have the best possible experience and employment outcomes in a fast changing digital media landscape.

Due to be completed in late 2015 - the Media Centre will include:

Studio and production spaces - with lighting rigs and green screen - for students studying film, photography, sound design and digital design

An innovative sound recording studio

11 editing suites for post-production work in film, sound, journalism and games

A fully equipped radio studio

Screening Room

A dedicated print room for photography and design

Computers that run all the major software packages found in a professional environment

'Kit room' with extended opening hours for students to borrow equipment

Professor Janet Jones, Dean of the School of Arts and Creative Industries, said: "At LSBU we offer courses at the forefront of creative thinking and multimedia digital practice. Our graduates go onto careers at the leading-edge of the creative industries - from film and media production to television and video games. As the professionals of tomorrow, they expect and deserve the sort of industry-spec technology that will be on offer in the new Media Centre. "

The School of Arts and Creative Industries includes the subject areas of Film Practice, Film Studies, Digital Design, Photography, Games Design, Sound Design, Arts and Festival Management, Drama and Performance, English and Creative Writing, Multimedia Journalism, Drama & Technical Theatre, Digital Film, Digital Photography and New Media.

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LSBU announces new £4million Media Centre

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The centre represents a £4million investment by LSBU to create an industry-ready media facility which will ensure graduates have the best possible experience and employment outcomes in a fast changing digital media landscape.