Communications, Drama and Film – Practice Blog
Celebrating the breadth and variety of practical work in the department
The CDF Tech team have worked with Communications academic staff to design and build a newly-configured Multimedia and Gaming space to be used on the Games Studies module this term. The first session was a great success with students exploring the player/game interface on a number of different games on our Sony PS5 setups.
Communications students have started a new podcast. Sip n Spill focuses on themes related to cultural studies, and will feature interviews with members of the Comms team and industry professionals, as well as conversational discussions about pop culture. You can listen to the Podcast on Spotify (thanks to the wonderful Ally Hodge for the jingle). The […]
The CDF tech team have re-equipped Studio TS3 to function as a TV Studio for the new Drama ‘Acting for Screen’ module. There are 4 cameras (3 on wheeled tripods, 1 fixed) which are all routed through a vision mixer / recorder. The whole system has been designed to be easily adaptable as the module […]
Opened in 2021, this digital facility is based in the Green Room of Roborough Studios, and provides an acoustic pod in which up to 4 people can record a podcast or interview in an excellent acoustic environment. The Podcast Studio can be booked on our Chronos booking system, and can be used by anyone following […]