FACILITIES

Red One & Cinematic Equipment

"We're shooting Undercovers on the RED camera -- it could not look better. Gorgeous dynamic range and astoundingly low-light friendly. Before the RED, when the sun was almost set, you'd have to wrap. This camera gave us added shooting time, just when the light was at its most beautiful. If that's not enough, last night while filming (can I use that word?) the final scene, I was able to watch dailies on an iPad. Not from the day before but from the SAME DAY. An incredible picture, available instantly to view, grade, edit, anything. It blew my mind."

JJ Abrams - JJ is shooting Undercovers with the RED ONE M-X. Director/producer of Star Trek, Mission Impossible III, Lost, Alias



We provide our filmmakers with the widest array of tools and technical equipment so they can be self-sufficient creators for the digital age.

Our in-house equipment stores can field up to six simultaneous student productions and our studios are professionally equipped for light, sound and camera. The school has more than 20 cameras across DV, HDV, 8mm and XDCAM formats. They include the stunning new RED-ONE 2k/4k digital cinema camera, Sony EX1 solid-state HD, JVC 251 ProHD, Sony Z1 HDV 1080, Panasonic DVC30 and 8mm film cameras from Bauer and Canon. Panavision provides 16mm and 35mm cameras and we have state-of-the-art prime lenses, wide angle lenses, tripods and viewfinders.

Lighting equipment includes HMI lighting systems, Kinoflo fluorescent lighting, Blondie light kits and RedHead light kits. We use Lowel light rigs and have a full compliment of reflectors, cutters and accessories. Sound specialists use equipment from Sennheiser, Sony, Rode and Marantz.

For editing we offer Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro CS3 and Avid Xpress. For sound we offer Pro Tools, SoundTrack Pro and SoundBooth. For animation and graphics we have the latest from Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator. And for delivery and encoding, systems from Encore, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Adobe Media Encoder and Quicktime Pro.

Red One Camera www.red.com

An exciting new acquisition for International Film School is the RED ONE 2k/4k digital cinema camera. Which you will have the opportunity to use if you study with us.

The RED ONE is a digital cinema camera recording digital information to a recording media at Super 35mm resolution. RED does not record video. Think of the RED ONE as a RAW recording digital SLR that shoots as high as 120 frames-per-second at 2K (up to 30 frames-per-second at 4K). 2K is the resolution such films as Superman and Star Wars were shot at, and most films shot on celluloid are post-produced at, as a digital intermediate.

Viewers that see RED footage for the first time either describe the quality as 65 mm film or "grainless 35". More pragmatically, it is the elimination of the cost of film and processing that make the RED ONE so economically attractive, in addition to its extraordinary quality.

A great benefit is being able to watch dailies immediately, in real time, that make shooting digital such a superior experience. In adding the extraordinarily high quality of 4K capture and at such an affordable price, RED has tipped the scales for the industry.

Directing students shoot on a number of digital formats, and use 35mm cinema lenses.

Cinematographers shoot on both celluloid and high resolution digital formats

CAMERAS:

RED-ONE 2k/4k digital cinema camera (arriving late 2008)
Sony EX1 solid-state HD cameras
JVC 251 ProHD cameras with Gen-Lock and SDI output
JVC 201 ProHD cameras
Sony Z1 HDV 1080 cameras
Panasonic DVC30 cameras
Bauer and Canon 8mm film cameras
Steadicam Flyer
P+S Technic Mini35 lens system with prime lenses
RedRock lens system
17mm-300mm prime lenses
Wide-angle lenses
Miller and Wako tripod systems
Pro Jib Field System
Cambo Artes Jib system
Manfrotto FigRig
HD LCD field monitoring systems
Portable Greenscreen
Wally Dolly
Sekonic L758C light meter
Kish Optics Director’s Viewfinders

LIGHTING:

A great shot begins with great lighting. Our lighting kits for student production and classes cover the range from small and portable for documentary through to complete professional rigs for studio setups and location shoots.

HMI lighting systems
Kinoflo style fluorescent lighting
Blondie light kits
RedHead light kits
Lowel light rigs
Dedo light systems
Reflectors, cutters and a full compliment of lighting accessories

SOUND:

For location and studio recording the school offers a wide variety of sound production options.

Sennheiser and Sony radio microphone kits
Rode NTG1 and NTG2 hyper-cardiod ‘shotgun’ microphones
Marantz digital field recorders
Samson HP4 field recorders
Sound Devices 302 production audio mixers
Shure production audio production mixers
Rycote windshields
Boom poles, shock mounts and al accessories required for field recording
Sennheiser and Takstar professional monitoring headphones