Facilities available for Screen Production at Murdoch University

TV Studios

Our two state of the art digital studios are capable of film, video and sound production that ranges from basic studio-based programming to sophisticated drama and digital effects.

Students work in teams, taking turns at performing all roles required to create productions - from cameraperson to soundperson, director, switcher, floor manager and more.

The Floor Space

The Floor Space has multiple cameras so that action or performance can be covered ‘live’ with a variety of camera angles. It's also where students practice set construction techniques.tv_studio.gif

Within the Floor Space are multiple tools and equipment, including;

  • Green screen - which can be used to create virtual sets and making things appearing to be somewhere other than in a studio,
  • Black curtain - used to highlight subjects,
  • White Cyclorama - used to create the illusion of infinite space,
  • Autocue - used so that people can look directly at the camera and see their script at the same time.
  • Lighting - an array of different lights produce lighting effects to suit many styles of programmes.

The Control Roomtv_studio_control_room.gif

A wall of monitors within the Control Room displays all different audio and video inputs available, including current output and a preview of the next output.

The Control Room is where switching, titling, animated transitions, multi-layer compositing (video within video), chroma key for virtual sets (images behind the action) and downstream keying (images in front of the action) are controlled in real-time.

It's also where special effects are controlled.

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