STUDIOS WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD SOUTH At the Savannah College of Art and Design, we’re known for providing a cutting-edge art and design education. We have been in the business of educating filmmakers, visual storytellers, multimedia artists and creative communicators for more than 35 years, and provide the most comprehensive, relevant range of degrees and coursework in digital media and entertainment arts. The entertainment business is growing and SCAD is growing too, expanding its capabilities through SCAD Film & TV Studios, a global system of facilities and a network of industry icons and rising stars. SCAD Film & TV Studios has everything you need to operate full-scale film and television productions in Savannah and Atlanta, including the latest equipment and experienced local crews. Work with us and you can also take advantage of Georgia entertainment tax credits, one of the most competitive incentive programs in the industry. Let SCAD help you make your next production. SCAD IS THE IDEAL PARTNER FOR ANY PRODUCTION Many film and television companies bring their Film and television faculty have garnered national recognition, winning Academy, Peabody and Emmy awards. They have diverse backgrounds ranging from visual effects to sound design. SCAD presents the Savannah Film Festival, a week-long celebration of cinematic creativity showcasing the work of professionals and students. Founded in 1998, the Savannah Film Festival is the largest university film festival in the nation and attracts 40,000 attendees annually. SCAD Atlanta celebrates the best in epic television at aTVfest, three days of workshops, screenings and networking opportunities that illuminate television in all spheres of production – from network, to cable, to Web. SCAD is home to the only professionally run casting office at a U.S. university. projects to SCAD because our students, faculty and resources provide a competitive advantage. Here’s how: SCAD produces some of the world’s brightest prospects for the film and television market through technical competency derived from our nationally recognized academic programs, facilities, expert faculty and distinguished alumni. SCAD is the only university in the U.S. offering a combined M.A./M.F.A. in cinema studies and film production. SCAD is the first and only university to confer B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. degrees in sound design. With its location in Hong Kong, SCAD is the only U.S. university with a global presence in digital media through film and television, animation, interactive design and game development, motion media design and visual effects. Our sought-after students study under professors who have served in leading roles at Pixar, Sony Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic, Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks, HBO, AMC, CBS, FOX and more. There was an interest in the fact that I didn’t go to a school that was typical of New York or typical of L.A. In my first interview, they really wanted to talk about SCAD. — Greg Brunkalla Director, SCAD Alumnus S AVA N NA H F I L M ST UD I O S SAVANNAH FILM STUDIOS We are pleased to introduce Savannah Film Studios, the newest addition to our nearly 70 SCAD facilities, that are woven into the fabric of one of the largest and most renowned National Historic Landmark districts in the United States. This facility has been designed so that academic and professional activities can take place under one roof. The 22,000-square-foot former meatpacking plant is outfitted with three sound stages, green rooms, lighting grids, postproduction suites, screening rooms and production offices. Savannah Film Studios has all the amenities and infrastructure to handle industry-level productions. Here are a few: Sound recording studio Postproduction facility Meeting and office space Shooting stage Editing suites Screening room Professional-level technology including a Techno-Jib I ND I A N ST R E E T ST UD I O S INDIAN STREET STUDIOS Amid the historic seaport buildings overlooking the Savannah River, you’ll find Hamilton Hall, the university’s original film and sound facility. Minimally ornamented and functionally designed, Hamilton Hall originally provided space for a secondary power station and warehouse. Today, this 49,373-square-foot facility includes classrooms and studio space, a professionally equipped sound recording studio and control room, Foley and automated dialog recording stage, music recording studio, a film screening room with surround-sound mixing, and postproduction suites equipped with Avid Pro Tools and Media Composer. Hamilton Hall’s postproduction facilities and screening rooms expand to the adjacent Adler Hall and together the two are known as Indian Street Studios. While studying at SCAD I worked with an incredible variety of creatives. Sound designers, VFX artists, illustrators, animators, game designers and actors were all a part of the process. Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport and SCAD’s collaborative environment prepared me for what I do today as a producer; build teams that make commericals, music videos and feature films. — Jett Steiger Producer, Sundance Creative Producing Fellow D I GI TA L ME D I A CE N T E R DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER Atlanta has become a hotbed for television production, climbing to the eighth-largest market in the U.S. and the third largest on the East Coast. As home to CNN, Cartoon Network, FOX Sports, Cox Communications, Turner Broadcasting, The Weather Channel and more, Atlanta is a digital media super hub. Perfectly situated in Atlanta’s thriving Midtown neighborhood, the SCAD Digital Media Center is an expansive 60,000-square-foot film and television facility that boasts 12 classrooms, a green screen stage, a 75-seat screening room, a fully-equipped high-definition TV studio, private audio and video editing suites, postproduction labs and a gaming lounge. The SCAD studio is production-ready, allowing students and professionals to conceive, shoot and produce entire programs under one roof. GOING GLOBAL SCAD revitalized the historic North Kowloon Magistracy Building in Kowloon after the Hong Kong Development Bureau entrusted it to the university in 2009. While honoring the structure’s historic and cultural significance, SCAD transformed the facility into the leading site for the study of digital media in Asia. The building is home to a library, computer labs, digital studios, classrooms and lecture halls. In Hong Kong, we offer a state-of-the-art green screen studio, sound design suite, postproduction bays and digital studios equipped to support work in animation, motion media design, visual effects and more. HONG KONG Sa va nn ah Fil m St Ind ud ios ian St ree tS tud Di ios git al Me dia Ce Ho nte ng r Ko ng ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES More than production facilities, SCAD Film & TV Studios provide venues for screenings and festivals. Amenities Pro Tools sound editing Green screen studios The 28,296-square-foot Trustees Theater in Savannah seats 1,100 and is equipped for 4K Digital Cinema Projection, Dolby Digital Surround Sound and 3-D projection. Foley sound stage The historic Lucas Theatre for the Arts in Savannah is equipped with 4K Digital Cinema Projection and seats 1,237. Studio space SCADshow, the 13,000-square-foot theater in Atlanta features three stages with a total of 635 seats and is equipped with 4K Digital Cinema Projection and Dolby Digital Surround Sound. In addition to a main stage with 375 seats and two black box theaters that include 185 and 75 seats, SCADshow has production offices on its second floor, available as rental space for use by professional productions. Automated dialog replacement Avid digital editing suites Surround-sound recording ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ SCAD Film & TV Studios is an investment in our students and in Georgia’s growing film and television industry. — Dr. Gokhan Ozaysin SCAD Chief Academic Officer ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ IT’S A WRAP SCAD Film & TV Studios expands professional opportunities ten-fold, building an even more tangible relationship between the university community and the film and TV industry — a reciprocity sure to sustain your next production. Capitalize on the benefits of working with us. Visit SCAD and check out what we have to offer. To learn more about how SCAD FILM & TV STUDIOS can support your production in Georgia or around the world, contact Christina Routhier at 912.925.5053 or email crouthier@scad.edu. SCAD.EDU
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