Facilities & Resources

Film students have access to a wide range of specialized facilities and resources:

Screening

  • Price Family Cinema: 500 seats, Christie Digital cinema projector, 19-speaker Dolby Digital surround sound
  • Nat Taylor Cinema: 90 seats, 35mm film and digital projection
  • Nick Mirkopoulos Screening Room: 80 seats, film and LCD projection
  • ACW 102: 120 seats, Christie Digital cinema projector, surround sound
  • three 30-seat screening rooms with film and LCD projection

Studios

  • 2,000 sq. ft. soundstage
  • 1,130 sq. ft. studio with lighting grid
  • 1,000 sq. ft studio with lighting grid and green screen
  • 1,000 sq. ft. multi-track Foley recording and Pro Tools HD mixing studio

Editing & Post Production

  • 50 Final Cut Pro editing suites
  • 10 Pro Tools audio editing suites
  • Two HD conform suites with HDCAM, DVCPRO HD, HDV, DVCAM decks

Production Equipment

  • Two Red One digital cinema cameras
  • Panasonic DVC Pro HD, Sony HDV, DVCAM video cameras
  • Super 8, 16mm and Super 16mm film cameras
  • TASCAM DAT & HD audio recorders
  • Doorway Dollies with track
  • Arriflex lighting & grip gear
  • Digital audio location recorders, wireless microphones
  • Maintenance shop

The Sound and Moving Image Library housed in York University's Scott Library houses a collection of more than 15,000 films, videos and DVDs, including a wide range of feature films and documentaries.