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Since its inception in 2017, the Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC) has emphasized the need for the appropriate infrastructure, equipment and facilities that are required in order to train the modern media professionals and filmmakers.
It has therefore been its constant endeavour to acquire and use the best equipment and infrastructure as part of its training and instruction process, especially with regard to the radio, television and multimedia courses taught to its Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) students, the technical skill courses taught to the Film & New Media (FNM) and Corporate Communication & Public Affairs (CCPA) students.
We understand the need for a continuously iterative process of establishment, expansion and upgradation of communication technology .
This note lays out the broad contours of JSJC’c current complement of studio spaces, equipment and other technical resources available for practical instruction within its three programmes. It is intended to provide the broad strokes of what is available, rather than as an exhaustive catalogue or inventory of these resources.
A brief outline of JSJC’s available infrastructure and equipment as of Fall 2024 is presented below.
JSJC currently has the following dedicated classrooms & work spaces at its disposal:
| S.N. | Studio Facility | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 32 / S33 | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | Teaching classrooms accommodating upto 50 students each. Equipped with overheads LCD projectors and screens, as well as interactive standalone electronic boards. |
| 2 | S 30 | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | Custom built film teaching classroom with 4K BenQ projector, BluRay playback and theatre-grade audio playback. Acoustically treated, and light- and sound-proof. Accommodates upto 30 students. |
| 3 | Video Preview Room | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | Equipped with a high quality viewing screen and seating for 15, the preview room is intended for joint viewing and discussion of student products. |
| 4 | Equipment store | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | The store contains all issuable equipment units (cameras, audio equipment etc), and is also the nerve centre of the equipment booking and issue process for the school. It is managed by 3 studio managers who also double as equipment support staff. |
JSJC currently has the following studio spaces at its disposal:
| S.N. | Studio Facility | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audio recording studio / Radio studio | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | Acoustically treated audio recording studio with Adobe Audition based DAW & live production facilities. Production hub for JSJC Community Radio station. |
| 2 | Audio dubbing studio | T 3 / 3rd Floor | Acoustically treated and soundproof audio dubbing studio with foley stage. Pro Tools based DAW. Equipped for surround sound mixing for cinema stage and SFX foleying. |
| 3 | Small video studio | T 1 / Central Block / 2nd Floor | Small multi-cam studio equipped with 3 Sony studio cameras on dollies & a light grid with FL studio lights. PCR is based around BMD video chain (BMD single bus mixer, BMD Hyperdeck and AJA Ki Pro recording systems). Primarily for anchoring, interview and news bulletin reading practice. Is equipped with a small green screen and teleprompter facilities |
| 4 | New video & film studio | Old Hangar behind SH 12 Hostel | Large 60’x 40’ shooting floor with epoxy flooring and lighting grid at 28’ height. Integrated make-up rooms, washrooms and lounge areas. PCR on mezzanine overlooking floor area. 15’x15’x10’ green screen area for television work, with DMX controlled lighting controls. 3 x Sony ZX90 studio cameras on StudioAssyst dollys. PCR is fully equipped for modern HDTV production with multiple sources (BMD Hyperdecks, Karthavya 2-In-2-Out playback and ingest system); Samvad TP controller; Ross Carbonite Video Mixing console; Allen & Heath Digital Audio mixer; LiveU field video inputs; telephone hybrids; and WASP GFX designer console. All audio is based on Sennheiser Evolution series wireless systems, with BubbleBee talkback systems. Studio floor can accommodate free standing sets for film work. Also has an interactive screen for in-studio instruction. |
JSJC currently has the following video and audio editing resources at its disposal:
| S.N. | Studio Facility | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video editing studio - I (PC based) | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor | Equipped with 8 PCs running Adobe CC Suite (including Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition) |
| 2 | Video editing studio - II (PC based) | T 1 / Central Block 2nd Floor (Classroom S31) | Equipped with 10 Apple Mac-based system srunning Adobe CC Suite (including Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Audition) and Apple Pro Tools. |
T 1 / Central 6 PC based systems equipped for Adobe Block / 2nd Floor Audition based audio editing
JSJC has a variety of issuable equipment for student and faculty instruction use. The audio and video equipment range from simple basic instruction units to complex professional grade units used for theatrical release grade film productions; and broadcast-ready television news productions.
| S.N. | Studio Facility | Primarily for | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TV video journalism kits | JMS programme | 6 x Sony Alpha A7III camera units with Rode VideoGo and Boya wired lapel mics, and E-image tripods. Lens kits include a 24 – 70 mm Sony Zoom lens, as well as matched block lenses (50 mm and 200 mm) |
| 2 | TV journalism Mobile Journalism (MoJo kits.) | JMS programme | 6 x Apple iPhones & 2 x Apple iPad Pro systems set up for a mobile based production environment |
| 3 | Audio recording kits - A | JMS & JSJC community radio | 8 x TASCAM DR-05 portable recorder units with Audio Technica ATR 6550X field mic and Sennheiser HD 206 headphones. |
| 4 | Audio recording kits - B | FNM programme | 6 x Zoom F6 / 1 x MixPre 10 recorder based location sound recording systems, with Sennheiser Evolution G4 cordless and MKH 416 shotguns mics for boom mounting. |
| 5 | Film shooting kits - A | FNM programme | 8 x Panasonic Lumix S4 cameras with 24 – 70 mm zoom lenses for still photography, documentary work & simple continuity exercises |
| 6 | Film shooting kits - B | FNM programme | 3 x Sony Alpha A7 SIV camera bodies (can be matched with a variety of zoom lenses and Samyang prime lenses for 4K film shooting, as well as still photography) |
| 7 | Film shooting kits - C | FNM programme | 3 x Sony FX6 camera bodies for 4K UHD film shooting, matched with variety of Arri CP.3 block lenses for theatrical release feature grade film production. |
JSJC has a variety of subscriptions to online services for media production, hosting and streaming. Students are exposed to remote production and interviewing services as part of their instruction.
| S.N. | Studio Facility | Primarily for | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JSJC TV on YouTube | All programmes | JSJC currently has a dedicated YouTube channel, on which video productions produced by its studios are hosted for public viewing. [www.youtube.com/JSJCTV] |
| 2 | Radio JSJC on SoundCloud* | JMS & JSJC community radio | JSJC hosts the prodcasts and audio programmes produced by its student- volunteer led Radio JSJC process on SoundCloud [www.soundcloud.com/radio- jsjc] |
| 3 | Zencastr* | JMS & JSJC community radio | JSJC subscribes to Zencastr, an online audio and video production services which can be used to remotely record high quality editable audio content over the internet. [www.zencastr.com] |
| 4 | Streamyard* | JMS | JSJC subscribes to Streamyard, an online multi-camera video production service which that can be used to remotely record multi- camera discussions and interviews, with high production values, overlays and tickers. [www.streamyard.com] |
| 5 | AirtimePro* | JMS & Radio JSJC | JSJC also subscribes to the Airtime Pro streaming service to host and manage its audio streaming services as art of the Radio JSJC process [radiojsjc.airtime.com] |
