Media and Production Services Available

Offering Studio Production, Remote Services and Experienced Staff
WEDU is committed to offering the best production facilities and customer service at competitive rates. Located blocks from Downtown Tampa with convenient Interstate access.


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Contact

Pam Webb – Studio and Facility Rentals Production Coordinator
[email protected]

Studios

Hough Family Foundation Studio – 70′ x 50′

  • 20′ to lighting grid with 19′ high seamless cyc wall
  • Seamless cyc size – 70′+50′+12′
  • Black cyc curtain available for 360 degree coverage of studio
  • 4 x 4 lighting grid with Strand Century Multiscene LBX Lighting Board

Studio 2 – 30′ x 40′

  • 20′ to grid with cyc wall with hard edge

Studio 3 – 30′ x 40′

  • 20′ to grid, no hard cyc

Production Control Rooms

  • Digital Control Room with Sony MVS8000 HD switcher and Dekko graphics
  • Analog Control Room with Grass Valley switcher and Pinnacle graphics

Equipment

High Definition

  • 2 Sony HDC-900 Studio cameras
  • 2 Sony HDC-950 Studio, can be configured for studio pedestal, handheld or jib

Standard Definition

  • 3 Sony BVP270 Digital Studio Cameras
  • 1 Sony BVP7A Camera for handheld or jib work

Video tape machines / formats

  • High Defintion – HDW-M2000 HDCam, Panasonic D-5 and JVC BR-HD50 HDV
  • Standard Definition – DVWA500 DigiBeta , BVW75 Beta SP, and JVC BR-HD50 for DVCam and Mini- DV

Additional Equipment

  • 3 VYVX Fiber Links outbound paths and 2 VYVX return paths
  • Access to C-band and Ku-band uplink / downlink
  • CamMate Systems III camera crane with extension up to 29′
  • Dolly with track
  • Teleprompters available for studio cameras
  • Extensive complement of grip equipment and studio lighting

Field Production

High Definition

  • HDCam – Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta HDV – JVC GY-HD110U

Standard Definition

  • BetaSP – Sony BVP7A

Editing Services

Non-Linear systems

  • Final Cut ProHD (HD)
  • VelocityQ-HD (HD)
  • Ouantel eQ (HD)
  • VelocityQ (SD)
  • Scitek/Abekas Stratosphere (SD)
  • Discreet Edit (SD)

Supported Formats

  • HDCam
  • DigiBeta
  • BetaSP
  • HDV
  • DVCam
  • Mini-DV

Personnel / Support

  • All technical, production & support staff
  • Camera Operators, Technical Director, Producer, Director, Audio, Videographer, Make-up, Wardrobe, Catering, Video, Craft Services are available upon request.
  • Support Rooms and storage available
  • Green Room (no charge with Studio Production)
  • Make-Up Rooms (no charge with Studio Rental)

Remote

High-Definition Mobile Production Vehicle

  • (4) JVC GY-HD110U 720p HDV cameras
  • (4) JVC DR-HD100-80 Hard Drive recorders 1 per camera to record ISO shots
  • Edirol V-440HD Switcher
  • Wafian HR-1, Hard Drive Recorder
    • Provides a Line-cut recording of the HD-SDI switcher output
    • Has approximately 36 hours of capacity space in full 1080i HD
    • Recorded Line-cut files can be dragged and dropped onto a portable storage device or laptop via the readily available USB or Firewire connections of the HR-1
    • The HR-1 will record Quicktime or M2T Cineplex formats
  • JVC VTR BR-HD50U tape deck – Provides videotape playback for field roll-ins
  • HME Dx-200 Digital Wireless Intercom with (5) wireless beltpacks – Provides approximately 500 feet of radial coverage
  • Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro audio mixer – Each channel of the stereo pair has an adjustable digital delay for controlling lip sync
  • LG 42″ LCD Central Display
    • Miranda HD alto virtual display system – Allowing for a limitless user designed display configuration
    • All available sources to the switcher can be displayed on the central display. Includes a time clock display for time of day or countdown.
  • All components are routed through patch bays for easy access and reconfiguration and interconnection
  • 10KW Onan diesel generator for full power, a UPS system and all cables
  • Rear Access Panel makes external power connections, audio connections, digital, video, and telephone easily accessible

Trailer with Remote Lighting and Grip Package

  • ARRI Lighting Instruments
  • Chimera Light Soft-boxes
  • Matthews Scrim and Flag Kits
  • C-stands, apple boxes, power cables, sand bags, tool kits, grip supplies and more.

Contact

We are always adding to our equipment and services. For more information, feel free to contact us!
Pam Webb – Studio and Facility Rentals Production Coordinator
[email protected]