Equipment

Ecole

Sound department

Contact: Blandine Tourneux

A Sound department with several workspaces:

Studio-1 - Auditorium for Film mixing - Dolby and CNC approved

Used for mixing films and videos up tp 5.1 format (SRD - DTS - PCM).
Also used for recording sound effects, voice-off, post-synchronisation and dubbing.

Equipment

  • Euphonix System-5F mixing desk (48 faders / 184 track "full process" 48 kHz - 24 bits / 48 Mix bus / 24 Aux bus...)
  • JBL 5.1 bi-amplified listening device
  • Genelec 1031 stereo listening device
  • Kinoton FP38-EC 16 / S16 / 35 mm film projector
  • Christie HD6K video projector
  • 2 x Mac Pro with Protools HDX-2
  • Numerous plug-ins: Waves Mercury, Altiverb 7, Speakerphone 2, Sonnox, McDSP, iZotope, GRM Tools...
  • Numerous peripheries: M6000 + Lex 480 + H3000B + CAT 430 + DBMax + BSS + Ureï + SPL…

Studio-2 - Music studio and Booth

For the recording and mixing of all types of sound tracks

Equipment

  • Solid State Logic AWS-900 SE desk
  • Genelec 1038 and Dynaudio BM6 format 5.1 listening device
  • Dynaudio stereo listening device
  • Plasma Screen Hitachi 106 cm – Hitachi 42PD5200_E
  • 1 x Mac Pro with Protools HDX-2, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Native Instruments Komplete, Reason
  • Numerous plug-ins : Waves Mercury, Altiverb 7, Speakerphone 2, Sonnox, McDSP, iZotope, GRM Tools...
  • Numerous peripheries: M6000 + Lex 300 + Sony V77 + M-One + Finalizer + DBMax + BSS + Ureï + SPL ...
  • Micro and Headphones: Neumann, Microtech Gefell, AKG, AudioTechnica, Sennheiser, Shure
  • Instruments: keyboards Korg X3, Roland RD-500, Pearl drums (Zildjian cymbals), Ampeg BA115HP and Vox AC-30 amplifiers.

Studio-3 - Video mixing Studio

For sound editing and mixing of video in 5.1 format

Equipment

  • Digidesign D-Command Control
  • Dynaudio Acoustics Air 20 and Air 15 in 5.1 format listening device
  • Genelec 1029 stereo listening
  • Plasma Screen Panasonic TX-P42ST50E
  • 1 x Mac Pro with Protools HDX-2
  • Numerous plug-ins : Waves Diamond, Surround 360°, Altiverb 6, Speakerphone 2, GRM Tools, ...

2 x Sound editing suites

For the sound editing of films and videos.

Equipment

  • Mackie Control Universal
  • Genelec 1031 stereo listening device
  • 1 x Mac Pro with Protools HD-TDM (HD2 Accel), Logic Pro 9, Reason 4, Ableton Live 9, pack Native Instruments Komplete 6.
  • Numerous plug-ins (Waves Diamond, Altiverb 7, Speakerphone 2, iZotope, GRM Tools...).

Sound recording material for Film and Video shoots:

  • Microphone stock: Neumann, Schoeps, DPA, Beyerdynamic, Schoeps ORTF and MS stereo pairs, Double MS, Rode NT4 stereo pair, HF systems AudioLimited micro Sanken and Tram.
  • Mixing devices: SQN-4S, M3i, Sound Devices 302.
  • Recorders: Aaton Cantar-X, Sound Devices 744T, 722, Tascam HD-P2, DAT Fostex PD-4, Nagra IV-S Timecode.
  • Numerous accessories to meet the needs of artists and sound engineers (headphones, boom, windshields, Cinela and Rycote shockmounts...).

Mobile Equipment

Used for installations and demonstration of works.

  • Sound cards: Digidesign 003, Motu 896HD, 828, 24i/o, UltraLite, M-Audio 410, Presonus FireStudio, FirePod.
  • Interfaces and Midi controls: Motu 128 Express, MicroLite, FastLane, MidiSport 4x4, 2x2, Behringer BCF2000, Edirol PCR-M30, Korg MicroKontrol.
  • Stations: Tascam DM24, Mackie 1642, 1202, Allen & Heath GL2.
  • Speakers: D&B Q10, Q-Sub, KS Audio CPA1, CPA B, Yamaha HS80M, MSP5, MSP3, LEM SPX/MA, Bose, Cabasse, Tannoy.
  • Amplifiers: Crown D75, JBL MPX300, Yamaha.
  • CD, DVD, MD players

Photo department

Contact: Aurélie Brouet

Download the Photo department leaflet

Photo Studio

equipped with Bowens flash lighting units: 1500 and 3000 joules generators, lamps with light box accessories, umbrellas, dishes, stands

Traditional and Digital cameras:

Captor Phase one p65+ (60 million pixels) which can be adapted to medium format and view cameras

Reflex cameras (24 x 36)

  • 1 Canon EOS 5d mark II (21 million pixels, full sensor, sensor video HD)
  • 2 Canon EOS 7d (18 million pixels, half sensor, sensor video HD)
  • 1 Canon EOS 60d (18 million pixels, half sensor, sensor video HD)
  • 1 Canon EOS 1n 24x36 traditional
  • A series of Canon lenses (fixed or flexible focals) from 14 mm to 350 mm
  • A series of Zeiss lenses (fixed focals) 18, 25, 35, 50, 85 mm

Medium format cameras (6 x 6)

  • 2 Hasselblad 503 and 500 cm cameras that can be used with traditional film or in digital format
  • a series of Zeiss lenses (fixed focals) 40, 50, 60, 80, 120 mm macro

Large format cameras

  • 3 monorail cameras 4 x 5 inch Cambo
  • 1 monorail camera 20 x 25 cm Cambo
  • 1 monorail camera folding 4 x 5 inch Toyo
  • 1 monorail camera folding 20 x 25 cm Toyo
  • A series of Rodenstock lenses (fixed focals) 75, 90, 150, 210, 240, 300, 360, 480 mm
  • Frame, film and Polaroid backs

PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY

  • Laboratory equipped for small and large format prints (up to 1,83 m wide), black and white as well as colour, from digital files as well as negatives.
  • 6 computer stations for retouch and calibration
  • 1 X5 Hasselblad scanner for negatives
  • 1 Nikon ls 4000 and 8000 scanner for negatives
  • 1 Epson 4990 scanner for opaque and negatives
  • 1 Lambda Durst 1,27 m wide (traditional paper)
  • 1 Epson 9800 1,10 m (44 inch) wide tracer (printing paper)
  • 3 De Vere enlargers (4x5 inch et 20x25 cm) print size 50x60 cm
  • 1 Durst horizontal enlarger (4x5 inch et 20x25 cm) print size 1,83 x 5 m
  • 1 colour developer RA4 Hostert 1,83 m wide
  • 1 manual black and white laboratory(films and prints)

Video department

Contact: David Chantreau

Editing/mixing suites:

  • 5 image editing suites using Macpro with HDSDI video monitor capable of going from SD to 2K (2 on Avid media composer/5 on Final Cut pro)
  • 3 compositing/finishing/calibration suites:
  • 1 on Smoke Advanced (Smoke/Flame/Lustre) with Cinétal B4220 monitor (4”)
  • 1 on Smoke Advanced (Smoke/Flame /Lustre) with Cinétal monitor B2220 (20”)
  • 1 on Davinci Resolve/colour with EIZO CG243W monitor and HD video projector
  • 1 screening room
  • 1 workstation for dvd/Blu-ray/mp4 creation
  • 2 DVD duplicator (1x10 DVD + 1x5 DVD)
  • 1 DVD printer
  • 1 5:1 home cinema with plasma screen and Blu-ray player for verification/validation of burned/encoded supports
  • 1 multi-format Nodal
  • HDSDI wiring throughout the infrastructure with switching matrix
  • 3 digital betacam pal recorders/1 hdcam recorder/1 hdcam player/2 dvcam pal recorders/1 beta SP pal recorder/1 Umatic PAL - NTSC recorder/1 HI8 recorder
  • 1 up/down /cross converter for advanced transcoding and format conversion
  • 1 H264 encoder hardware
  • secured SAN 250 To backup based on fibre channel infrastructure linked to all workstations (maximum speed 700mb/s playing and 500 mb/s recording)
  • 1 3D renderfarm (100 threads)
  • Software: Apple Final Cut Studio/Adobe creative suite master collection/Autodesk creative entertainment suite/Nextlimit Realflow

Film department

Contact: Aurélie BROUET

Filming

Shooting

  • 1 Red one 4K camera
  • 1 Panasonic Varicam HD camera
  • 1 Aaton xtera super 16 mm camera
  • 2 Aaton xtr plus super 16 mm cameras
  • 1 Aaton a-minima super 16 mm camera
  • 4 Sony ex1 HD cameras
  • 1 Canon EOS 5D HD video camera
  • 2 Canon EOS 7D HD video cameras
  • 1 Beaulieu 16 mm camera
  • 1 Beaulieu super 8 mm camera
  • Zeiss (35 mm) 18 mm, 25mm, 35 mm, 50mm, 85mm lenses
  • Zeiss (super 16 mm) 9,5mm, 12mm, 16mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm lenses
  • Fuijinon, Cooke, Canon zooms
  • Accessories: follow focus, mattebox, filters...

Tools & Machinery

  • 2 dolly Panther (III et classic)
  • Tracking shot rails
  • 1 u-bangui
  • 1 mini-jib
  • 1 Doorway tracking dolly
  • 3 Ronford-Baker feet
  • 3 Ronford-Baker heads
  • 1 swivel head

Lights

  • HMI Cinepar projectors, Luxarc LTM, K5600, from 125 watts to 4000 watts
  • Tungstène Fresnel et Open face projectors, from 350 watts to 5000 watts
  • kinoflo 120 et 60 cm

Workspaces

  • 1 film studio 110 square metres, with a green screen, mobile grid for light features
  • 2 editing suites for 16/super16 mm and 35 mm
  • 1 film Oxberry 16/super 16 and 35 mm animation stand
  • 1 Debrie video animation stand
  • 1 16 mm, video rush projection room

Diffusion

Contact: Natalia Trebik
  • A lot of material for: movie, sound and video display (video-projector, monitor, plasma)
  • A scenery workshop: workshop for the construction of scenery, decor and exhibitions
  • 2 cinemas (206 et 96 seats), projection facilities for all film, video, optical sound and dual track, Dolby stereo, simultaneous translation.

Pôle Installation

Responsable : Cyprien QUAIRIAT

(article in progress)

Computer

Contact: Mike DIJON

HP workstations for 2D and 3D computer graphics, special effects and animation/ compositing, and the development of interactive installations Broad brand computer network (1 Gigabit Ethernet / fiber 10 Gb), NAS/SAN (+300 To) stockage, render farm computer stock (Mac Pro, PC Stations, etc.) and specialised software (3DS max, Maya, After Effect, Smoke, Flame, Da Vinci etc.)