Facilities Overview

At IFSS, we aim to deliver the most comprehensive and future focused learning environment possible. The school provides a variety of flexible teaching spaces. 

•· 24 seat Teaching computer lab with LCD projection and audio

•· 24 seat Production computer lab

•· 25 seat seminar room with screening AV facilities

•· 10 seat Student computer lab for general work

•· 70 seat theatre screening space with HD projection and surround sound

•· 30 seat screening/seminar room with HD projection and surround sound

•· 24 seat screening/seminar room with HD projection and surround sound

•· Audio mastering suite with 24 channel Focusrite audio control desk running ProToolsHD

•· Dedicated foley and audio recording room directly linked to Audio Suite

•· High-end Edit Bay for Uncompressed HD online post-production

•· Board/Meeting room

•· Open studio space for camera exercises and set-building

•· Two student lounges with kitchen facilities

 We provide our students access to, and hands-on experience with, the widest possible array of equipment, tools and technical processes to make self-sufficient filmmakers for the digital age.

Our in-house equipment store can field up to eight simultaneous student productions, professionally equipped for lighting, sound and camera including dollys and jibs.

The school has more than 20 cameras covering a diverse range of acquisition formats including DV, HDV, 8mm, XDCAMEX, 2k and 4k digital in both tape and tape-less (solid-state and hard-drive) recording mediums. Extending these shooting options is an array of prime lenses and lens adapter systems for use with various cameras.

The school provides comprehensive in-house post-production resources focused on flexible, efficient and integrated digital workflows and offers more than 50 computer workstations in both classroom and private production environments for student use. 

Technological Philosophy

Our aim is to make creative technology transparent. The tools of cinema should be an invisible conduit to creativity and our filmmakers can be confident that their creative vision is never limited by a lack of technical knowledge.

Our comprehensive hands-on learning style means that every aspect of filmmaking feels familiar. Traditional filmmaking is segmented, hierarchical and linear. The digital future is very different. Cinema is no longer just shoot/cut/screen. Our courses embrace the diversity of new possibilities that digital cinema delivers

Our Facilities

We know the right environment ensures the right results.

That’s why our campus is a purpose-designed facility, built around a large flexible studio space that can be used for shoots, demonstrations, and directing exercises.

THE SMALL SCREENING ROOM (GROUND FLOOR)
The school features a series of production rooms equipped with the latest digital production technology. Seminar and lecture theatres are well-equipped to support student learning. We've got a 50-seat theatre for screenings and lectures, and computers have high-speed internet connections.

Our work rooms are fitted with screenwriting and production management software and we have a number of specially-configured studios designed for demonstrations, lectures and student shoots. There’s even a purpose-built hair and make-up studio.

We ensure students have access to the best technology, and this commitment is constantly evaluated and updated. It takes nothing less to deliver Australia's finest film education.

THE FILM SCHOOL MAC COMPUTER LAB # 1

FILM SCHOOL EDITING SUITE