Avid Media Composer will be offline for maintenance on Friday, May 17th from 12AM to 8AM. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Due to an issue with the floating license server, Avid Media Composer is temporarily unavailable on all lab computers. Thanks for your patience as we work to resolve the issue.

UPDATE: Media Composer is back up and running. If you experience any additional problems, please be sure to report them. 

Some students have reported compatibility issues between Avid Media Composer 2018 and previous versions. We are working to find a solution, but it is recommended that you hold off on upgrading until the issue is resolved. Stay tuned for more updates.

Cinematographer Samy Levy (Lady Bird, Frances Ha) will visit Drexel this Thursday, March 7th from 12:30PM to 3:20PM in the Large Screening Room (UCROSS 028) as part of The Cinematographer’s Art. All students are welcome pending space!

The Cinema & Television Department is proud to present the Drexel Cinematheque, a free weekly film series featuring films handpicked by the Cinema & Television faculty. Screenings are held every Monday night at 7PM in the Crosland Screening Room (UCROSS 030). You can check out the full schedule here.

There will be a free screening of Drinking Buddies with Director Joe Swanberg on Monday, January 14th at 7PM in University Crossings 028. You can watch the trailer here. There will be additional screenings and workshops with Joe Swanberg on Monday, January 14th and Tuesday, January 15th. Stop by University Crossings 057 for more details. 

Come see Cinema & Television student Rachel Prettyman get roasted by her peers! The roast will take place on Thursday, January 10th at 7:15PM in the Large Screening Room (UCROSS 028). Doors open at 6:15PM, and there is a $4 admission fee. All proceeds will go towards Rachel Prettyman’s senior film Spare Me.

Due to licensing issues beyond our control, the Cinema & Television Department (along with the rest of Westphal) is unable to update to Adobe CC 2019 at this time. Since Adobe products are not backwards compatible, it is strongly advised that you hold off on updating your personal computers until this licensing issue is resolved. Thanks for you patience and understanding while we work towards a solution. 

Due to the success of the Timecode Workshop, Tentacle Sync Studio is now available on all DIT computers in the Equipment Room. Tentacle Sync Studio allows you to seamlessly sync video and audio using the Tentacle Sync Timecode Generator system. You can learn more about Tentacle by clicking here.

There will be a Timecode Workshop on Wednesday, November 28th at 3PM in University Crossings 026.  Learn how to seamlessly sync video and audio for your projects. The Workshop will also cover how to use the newly acquired Tentacle Sync Timecode Generator system.