Communication Media Facilities

McEwen Hall, the home of The State University of New York at Fredonia Department of Communication, houses digital film design and production facilities including a large sound stage for single camera productions and four editing suites for advanced students. Field equipment includes professional high definition cameras, lighting kits, sound recording equipment, etc.

Audio/radio production facilities include three multi-track control rooms, one stereo control room, one voice-over booth, and one large studio. Digital recording/editing capabilities are featured, as well as a variety of sound processing equipment.

The department's multimedia Sheldon Lab, consisting of 19 Macintosh workstations, is used for learning about such topics as desktop presentation, electronic photography, web design, multimedia authoring, and digital audio/video editing. Each computer also has the Adobe Creative Suite for digital audio/video editing. Software and hardware is updated every three years.

A multi-camera television studio is located on the first floor of Thompson Hall. I In addition, the control room now houses a video monitoring system consisting of two wide-screen flat panel wall processors and a new Ross Vision series video production switcher. The studio also houses a meeting room and a set storage area.