Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building (AJB)

Address:
140 W Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

For more information about accessibility, building artwork, lactation rooms, and restrooms in the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building, visit the University of Iowa Facilities website.

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Becker Communication Studies Building (BCSB)

Address:
25 South Madison Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

For more information about artwork, lactation rooms, and restrooms in the Becker Communication Studies Building, visit the University of Iowa Facilities website. 

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Housed in Adler Journalism Building (AJB) and Becker Communications Studies Building (BCSB), our facilities include three film & tv studios, industry-grade cameras and sound equipment, professional editing suites and much more. 

The following video offers a useful overview of the classroom and studio spaces in which you would be working as a cinematic arts student.

 

Production resources

  • Digital cinema cameras including Black Magic Ursa 4K, Black Magic pocket cameras, Canon C100.
  • DSLR cameras including Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 7D, Canon 60D.
  • Panasonic AF100 HD cameras
  • A large fleet of additional prime and zoom lenses to fit both Panasonic and Canon cameras.
  • A variety of smaller HD video cameras
  • 16mm equipment, including Bolex, Arri S, Arri SR cameras
  • Tripods
  • Sound recorders including Zoom H4N, Marantz PMD 661 and Sound Device 702, Zoom H6, Zoom F4.
  • Microphones ranging from hypercardiod to dynamic to lavalier to wireless
  • Lighting equipment including tungsten, fluorescent and HMI kits
  • Assorted grip equipment including C-stands, flags, silks, nets, apple boxes and various other grip hardware
  • Dolly system with both riding dolly and tripod-mounted dolly, both use track. We have straight and curved track
  • Redrocks handheld shoulder rigs, complete with follow-focus
  • Pocket or “slider” dolly
  • Jib arm
  • Steadicam system
  • Portable greenscreen as well as access to our professional blue screen curtain in Studio A production space
  • Studio A, Studio B, and Studio C production spaces
  • Whisper room located in Studio B (soundproof booth for voice-over recording and/or foley and ADR (automated dialogue replacement)

Post-production facilities

  • Mac computers with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and other creative suite apps.
  • Pro Tools, DaVinci Resolve color
  • 16mm editing tables and splicers
  • Steenbeck flatbed 16mm editor
  • JK Optical printer
  • Oxberry animation stand

We have been able to upgrade our hardware and software on a yearly basis. We have four full-time staff dedicated to maintaining the equipment. 

For more information, please visit the CLAS Production Unit website.