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Lab Equipment and Procedures
The Equipment
Students taking media courses in the School of Communication who require the check out of audio and video equipment will be issued bar codes. (Faculty members pass out bar code applications for eligible students the first week of class.) All equipment in the Joyner East 215 A/V Lab is bar coded. Bar codes are only issued to students the first month of any given semester. If you lose your bar code, you can have a replacement bar code issued for a small fee. Those replacement bar codes can be issued throughout the semester. While you are enrolled in media courses you will have access to thousands of dollars worth of television equipment. When you sign your bar code application, you take responsibility for the safe return of any equipment checked out by you. Never hand off equipment to another student in the school to be returned “for you.” This is an invitation to a disaster. You checked out the equipment, make sure you check it back in. The gear is to be used for Broadcast projects only. Personal use is strictly forbidden.
Responsibilities: Lab personnel and Lab Assistants are responsible for checking out and checking back in the audio and video equipment.
Lab Assistants also monitor lab activities in other labs in the school.
Lab Assistants are NOT responsible for teaching you how to use software or hardware.
Your faculty members are responsible for teaching you the proper care and operational procedures of the video/audio equipment as well as how to use video and audio editing software.
If the equipment isn't working or malfunctioning, let us know so it can be repaired.
Your job is to exercise care, common sense and good judgment when using lab equipment. Respect the delicacy and expense of the gear we provide for you. If you don't, you could be held financially responsible for repair or replacement!
The Equipment Checkout Lab
Video production equipment is obtained from the Checkout Lab in Joyner East 215, on the second floor of the School of Communication.
Lab Manager’s phone: 328-0424.
Lab Hours: Lab hours change due to the availability of Lab Assistants. Normal operating hours run from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
You must bring the equipment in 15 minutes before the lab closes so the Lab Assistant has time to check it and put it away.
Do NOT return equipment at hours when no Lab Assistant is available. Tom McQuaid or Phil Johnson may be willing to help if a Lab Assistant is unavailable.
The gear is to be used for classroom projects only. However, you are welcome to check out the gear to practice shooting, but try to do this near the beginning and not the end of the semester.
Time Limits: Video equipment may be checked out in the morning and returned before 4 p.m. the next day. Extra time may be requested in writing, ask the Lab Assistant for a Weekend or Two Day Checkout form. The form requires a faculty member’s signature.
Please return the various cameras, tripods, microphones and associated video production equipment as quickly as possible. Remember, others have their projects to work on as well. Failure to return past due equipment will result in revocation of check out privileges.
Do not leave gear unattended. If no one is available to accept the return your equipment, ask a Broadcast Faculty member to open the Joyner East 215 Lab so you can put the gear in the room and lock it up.
Equipment: Avoiding & Reporting Problems
When you check out the equipment, inspect everything before you leave the building. Make sure all equipment is in working order. When you return the gear, the Lab Assistant will check to make sure everything is accounted for and in good condition before they check it back in.
And if you do happen to actually break something, please let us know. Under the checkout system, it's easy to find out who had the gear when something was broken. Be honest! When it comes to something like light bulbs, they occasionally blow out. Just let us know and we’ll replace the bulbs. We understand, bulbs blow out! You will not be held responsible for routine bulb failure! The lab operates best if you check your video IMMEDIATELY after you return from shooting. If you spot a problem you need to tell the Lab Assistant. But if there is a problem, we can take the defective equipment out of circulation, and prevent another student from having the same experience. So just pop your tape in a machine in the Joyner East 105 Lab and give it a quick check.
Equipment: The Edit Bays
There are seven video edit bays able to be reserved through the Lab Assistant in the Joyner East 105 Lab. Make sure to “sign in” on the sign in sheet for every visit to the lab. You may reserve 3-hour editing shifts through the Lab Assistant. The reservation sheets are posted on the right hand side of the edit bay doors. These bays are only available during lab hours. You can't work consecutive shifts, you must leave three hours between editing shifts.
All edit bays have Macintosh computers with Final Cut Studio software and Sony DSR-11 decks or equivalent machines for capturing/mastering video.
Click here for Frequently asked questions and answers about equipment checkout. |
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