Filmmaking Resources
TFMS resources in media production provide students with access to a variety of video production and post-production technology. Production classes and St. Mary's Projects have access to Canon GL-2 Mini-DV cameras, Smith-Victor lighting kits, and Audio-Technica microphones, along with supporting production equipment. Post-production equipment is located in the following two Montgomery Hall labs as well as in the Media Center, located on the third floor of the Baltimore Hall Library.
Montgomery Hall Pro-Lab and Learning Lab: The Montgomery Hall Pro-Lab includes 10 22" Intel iMacs w/Mac OS 10.5, Adobe CS3 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks), Maya 2008 Complete, Quicktime Pro, and Final Cut Studio (Final Cut, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack, Compressor) with dedicated JVC SR-DVM600 3-in-1 MiniDV, 40GB hard disk drive, and DVD player/recorder combo decks. The adjacent Montgomery Hall Learning Lab is equipped with 20 17" Intel iMacs w/Mac OS 10.5, Adobe CS3 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks), ProTools LE, and several flatbed scanners.
TFMS Editing Room: The digital video lab is a full-featured editing lab that includes two G-5 editing stations w/Mac OS 10.5 and Final Cut Studio (Final Cut, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack, Compressor) as well as dedicated Mini-DV decks and NTSC output monitors.
Media Center, Baltimore Hall Library: The Media Center is equipped with VCRs, DVD/CD players, and audio cassette players for classroom use and duplication of materials, as well as a large screening room for the viewing of films. It also includes a dark room, a graphics studio, an audio/video editing and recording studio, and some study carrels equipped with audio-visual equipment. Media services personnel are available to assist students in locating equipment and in operating it safely.
A recent sample of TFMS student filmmaking projects follows:
Synthestesia, an experimental film and SMP in film and media studies (2007) and A Child's Garden of Irony, an experimental film, by Aaron Brussat (2006)
No Justice, No Peace, a documentary by Megan Rippey (2007)
1 in 4: A Student Discussion of Campus Sexual Assault, a documentary by Daniel Moss and Katherine Sill (2006)
And the roads are really small as well . . ., a documentary film and SMP in film and media studies (2006), Mountain Don't (2006, a short fiction film), and A Day at the Gym (2005, a documentary), by Kristi Lynn Schools
Performing Femininity and Let's Get on the Move: St. Mary's Feminisms, two documentaries by Lauren Strange (2005)
