Production Screening Room

Location: Melnitz 2586

The Production Screening Room [2586] (formerly called “Viewing Room 1”) is a very popular smaller theater for Production students. It features a beautiful wall-mounted 65“Panasonic plasma display (the largest plasma screen in the department) and a professional JBL 5.1 surround sound system. A machine rack at the front of the room has a DVD player (5.1 sound), 3-system VCR (stereo sound), Laserdisc player (stereo sound) and a SONY DSR-11 DVCam deck (stereo, and switch-able from PAL to NTSC), all of which are connected to a receiver that runs to the room’s projector and sound system. There is also an Apple G5 PowerPC computer with Final Cut Studio and Powerpoint and an Internet connection. At the base of the machine rack, there are additional VGA, DVI and stereo mini cables attached to a switch-box, should a presenter wish to connect their own personal laptop to the projector. Instructions for using the decks, receiver, projector and laptop switch-box are written on the machine rack and on the remote controls for the relevant devices. The projection booth also features a 16mm film projector. A medium-sized motorized screen can be lowered in front of the 65” Panasonic plasma if a class wishes to project film in the room, but usually this motorized screen is left up. There is a small white-erase board on wheels for professors to do their lectures, and the room has permanent theater-style audience seating for 30. This is a very popular room for production students to screen dailies and recent cuts to their classes and teachers. It is also popular for guest speakers, guest lecturers and daily screenings of movies on DVD.

Directions and Parking

From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of campus at Wyton Dr.
Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E. Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure 3.
From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls.
Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the courtyard of theaters.

Revised: Fri Apr 4, 2008
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