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Studio 275

  • Studio 275 is a high-end audio and video recording facility. Due to its advanced equipment and technical flexibility a trained technician is required to use the space. See booking options below.

    In addition to the control room we have a large main studio and small booth for isolating instruments/vocals

    Audio amenities include a 32 channel PreSonus StudioLive Mixing console and digital ecosystem that seamlessly interfaces with Studio One Professional software (DAW),  along with a variety of  high end microphones as well as an assortment of 500 series preamps to enhance your audio signal chain for music recording.

    Video amenities include a Tri-Caster video switcher and three camera video studio complete with blue/green screen, studio lighting and live editing capabilities.

    Studio 275 is located in the “Production Zone” area of the CET, level 2 of  Sawyer Library.

     

    Scheduling preference is given to curricular projects… Are you a faculty member with a special project that may utilize Studio 275? Please reach out to your Academic Technology Consultant to discuss your project and special scheduling options.

    All Bookings are in 2 hour blocks

    24 hour Advanced reservation is required for using STUDIO 275.

    In order to serve the college campus community please limit your bookings to one, 2 hour session per week.

    Click here to reserve a 2 hour Audio or Video recording session with Patrick

    Click here to reserve a 2 hour Audio or Video Session with a Student Technician

  • What is it?

    Lightboard is a piece of transparent glass illuminated with LED lights. Instructors facing the camera while also writing on the board are recorded at the same time. We started this project to experiment new ways of lecture recording. More examples of Lightboard at Williams are on Youtube. More about Lightboard at Educause.

    Preparing for Your Lightboard Recording Session

    Script & Dialogue:

    All filmed projects should start with a script. The script writing process helps you hone your ideas and focus on the primary message of your piece. Here are tips and techniques to help you with your scriptwriting.

    Due to lighting limitations for lightboard filming (to prevent reflections on the lightboard glass) a teleprompter can not be used. Practice reading your script.  Remove/change any words or phrases that trip you up. Then try ad-libbing the script.  Since you will be writing/interacting with the lightboard itself it is awkward to work from notes or index cards, so you really should concentrate on memorizing your overall outline and then talking through it without notes. You should also be timing each practice to know if you are going overtime.

    Other Visuals:

    Consider creating intro and exit images/slides in Powerpoint or Google Slides.  The intro slide should contain the title of the piece, & WHO is presenting the piece, at minimum. The exit slide should contain references/biblio for any of the content that requires it (copyrighted images or ideas) and any other acknowledgments/information for further research.

    You can include images on the intro & exit slides as well.  We can also cut to an image in the middle of a lightboard session if it is required.  The image needs to be placed on a slide as well (to maintain aspect ratio)

    Consider that it takes real time to draw complex diagrams and that it might be more efficient and allow you to present deeper ideas/knowledge by pre-drawing some elements on the board before you start. You can then introduce your concepts, explain the pre-drawing and then add to it as part of your presentation.

    Clothing:

    The background is a black curtain. Wearing black or other dark clothing will make you disappear somewhat. In contrast, wearing light colors will interfere with the visuals. It is suggested that you wear solid colors of medium hues.

    You will need to wear a lav mic that attaches to your clothing, mid-chest. A center-button shirt makes it easy to attach the mic and hide the wires.

    Hair should be styled away from the face and hats or other headgear should not be worn.