Louis Hall

John J. Louis Hall is the home of most of the production, digital production and post-production facilities for the Department of Radio/Television/Film, including ImMix StrataSphere non-linear editing suites, Pro Tools Audio Editing Suites, 16mm Steenbeck film editing rooms, computer based audio mixing/sweetening rooms, a computer arts room, and the equipment library.

Louis Hall also houses The Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio Wing, which includes a large television studio and film sound stage, both with 180 degree cycloramas and full lighting grids. Louis Hall also houses the broadcast news facilities for the Medill School of Journalism.

Louis Hall is the home of production for Radio/Television/Film. The building houses most of the production facilities for the department. The building has equipment for checkout, multiple post-production suites, and two large studios.

Equipment for Checkout

• 15 – DVCPRO cameras
• 4 – Arriflex SR 16mm cameras (3 with video assist)
• 5 – Arriflex 16BL 16mm cameras
• 1 – Arriflex S camera
• 9 - Bolex 16mm cameras
• 5 – Sony Betacam SP camcorders
• 1- Sony Hi8 3 CCD camcorder
• 5 - Nagra 1/4" recorders
• 4 - DAT portable recorders
• Numerous Mole Richardson and Lowell lighting packages, microphones, mixers, audio recorders, and audio support equipment.

Post Production Suites

New HD Avid rooms

• 5 Avid Media Composer SDI non-linear editing suites
• ImMix StrataSphere non-linear editing suite
• 2 Pro Tools Audio Editing Suites
• 3 16mm Steenbeck film editing rooms
• A computer based audio mixing/sweetening room
• A computer arts room featuring 4 high-end Windows 2000 animation workstations running Softimage, a large media server
• 2 high-end MacIntosh workstations
• A multi-format conversion room

Studios

The Barbara and Garry Marshall Studio Wing includes a large television studio and a film sound stage, both with 180 degree cycloramas and full lighting grids. The studio wing also houses a teaching control room and prop storage.