The Production Center uses a scheduling application called Skedda to manage room and space reservations.
Call 562-944-0351 x3618 or email production.center@biola.edu to make a special booking request or ask for more information. We are happy to help.
You can access our scheduler at Biola.Skedda.com or on a mobile app through the App Store (ios) and the Play Store (Android) app.
You can also use the interface provided below to book a variety of spaces at the Production Center, Rood 55 (screening room), and Rood 56 (computer lab).
Frame.io is a cloud-based collaborative editing platform that enables teams to stay connected on media projects.
Frame.io is designed so that a team can upload a variety of media like proxy videos of a project so that the team can collaborate within the Fram.io app. If changes need to be made, Frame.io integrates with editing suites like Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer. For a complete list of integrations visit frame.io/integrations.
Fill out the Frame.io Account Request form to request an account for your team project.
This commercial was shot by alumna Alissa Rooney, Class of 2019.
The Production Center offers Blu-Ray disc burning and printing. We charge $1 per burn and $0.25 per print. Please contact production.center@biola.edu to place your order.
The Production Center pays a royalty fee for the use of a library of around 10,000 sound effects (SFX). You can use the SFX in any production at no charge to you.
We currently offer Sound Ideas and Lucasfilm SFX that are searchable using the Sound Ideas search engine available on the Sound Ideas Web site (http://www.sound-ideas.com). They also have a downloadable version of their search engine for you to download to your computer.
Access Sound Ideas Library through this link: biola0.sharepoint.com/sites/CMA-Shared-Files/
This library is currently available to all CMA students. If you are not a CMA student and need access, you can request access by contacting a Production Center staff member.
Access the Big Fish Loops Library through this link: biola0.sharepoint.com/sites/CMA-Shared-Files/
This library is currently available to all CMA students. If you are not a CMA student and need access, you can request access by contacting a Production Center staff member.
ProSound Effects offers award-winning sound from more than 18,000 music tracks and over 800,000 effects created by Academy Award-winners and elite sound artists.
You can access this sound library by following these instructions on How to Access ProSound Effects.
The Production Center also pays an annual royalty fee for the use of an extensive library of music. You can also use this music in any academic production for which you do not receive compensation at no additional charge to you.
This music library can be accessed by following these instructions on How to Access Warner Chappell Production Music.
The Warner Chappell Music License includes:
The school of Cinema & Media Arts’ faculty and staff have compiled and is actively updating a library of screenplays from feature films and television shows that are prominent in our society. You can access these scripts by following these instructions on How to Access the Script Library.
Computers bring an incredible set of tools to student productions. It is also possible to destroy hours of work in almost an instant. The following are very important guidelines that will contribute to successful computing projects.
Production Center computers provide two storage locations.
Files stored on the local drive or media drive are only accessible on the computer you stored them on.
Production center computers WILL DELETE files in both storage locations automatically after a period of time.
The Production Center provides a variety of software applications on each computer. Some software applications are only available on specific computers. Below is a complete list of available software applicaions:
If you need software installed that is not currently offered at the Production Center, please feel free to reach out to us at production.center@biola.edu. We are happy to help.
Learn more about what each computer location has to offer by visiting Biola.Skedda.com. There you can view the computer type, software, and desktop resoruces available at each location.
The Production Center provides 24/7 access to it's computers that can be scheduled at a future date or booked as a walk-up, pending availability in Skedda.
To access these computers, login using your NetID username & password.
Computers are available in the following locations:
Learn more about what each computer location has to offer by visiting Biola.Skedda.com. There you can view the computer type, software, and desktop resoruces available at each location.
The Production Center maintains a computer network for media production. All CMA/DJAM majors who are officially listed by the registrar and have completed registration on time by the start of the fall semester are assigned accounts in the Production Center computer system. The two most common reasons for students not finding their expected account are as follows:
If you are not a CMA/DJAM major but you are in enrolled in a CMA/DJAM production class, an account can be set up for the semester if you request it. Please contact Production Center staff for details.
The School of CMA and the Production Center are currently heavily Mac-based. (The new computer lab opening Fall 2020 will have some Windows machines.) Because of this, we recommend the Apple MacBook Pro line with:
MacBook Pros aren't easily customizable after purchase, so we'd recommend spending part of your budget on upgrading the CPU, RAM memory, and GPU. External drive storage can be purchased cheaply, so we would recommend getting at least 512GB of SSD storage for the main, internal hard drive.
Some MacBook Pros only have Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, so you will need to purchase adapters like USB-C to USB and USB-C to HDMI to connect other peripherals; however, on newer MacBook Pros, Apple is starting to incorporate a variety of ports back into their products. Make sure to check the types of ports that your compuer purchase will include.
Depending on how much you expect to be using the laptop for “heavy lifting” (like rendering and color-grading), you can choose different specs. We always have the Edit Bays in the Production Center and a computer lab available to take care of the heavier loads, if you'd like to purchase more of a standard laptop.
All of the software that you'll need to complete class assignments is available on the Edit Bays in the Production Center and in the Rood 56 computer lab.
If you'd like to purchase your own copies or subscriptions of the major software, some recommendations are:
External hard drives can be inexpensive, but be aware that you really do get what you pay for. Most spinning, slim, portable hard drives are prone to failure. If you are in the habit of frequently backing up your content, this shouldn't be a problem, though.
For the best performance, choose a hard drive that spins at 7200 RPM (5400 RPM hard drives are less expensive, but are slower). If you can afford it, go with an SSD, which has no moving parts, making it more reliable (with caveats) and much faster. SSD hard drives are more expensive than spinning hard drives for the same capacity but aren't prone to the same mechanical failures as their spinning counterparts. For example, an SSD can take a fall from a tabletop, and still work just fine. A fall like that can be the death knell of a spinning hard drive.
Edit Bays, Audio rooms, the Control Room, the conference room, and the Graphics Lab can be reserved by creating a reservation in Skedda. Reservations can be booked immediately as a walk-in or at a future date and time.
Reservations for Studio A and Studio B can be made using the Studio Reservation form and require approval of the Production Center manager.
Availability for all spaces can be viewed at Biola.Skedda.com.
Ongoing or recurring room reservations require Dean's approval
Once you create an account at the Equipment Room you will be given access to our Webcheckout searchable database of equipment where you will be able to see available gear and request reservations.
If you would like a more conversational experience, please feel free to drop by the Equipment Room during normal operating hours and our friendly staff would be happy to assist you.
Normally, equipment checkouts are for one day only and are due back the following day by 1 PM .
Additional information about extended checkouts can be found on the Equipment Room site.
To check out equipment for more than one day, fill out an Equipment Checkout Extension Request Form which is available in the Forms section.
Learning Projects are not available at the current time with the current COVID-19 restrictions. We hope to be able to offer them again to you soon!
In order to check out a Arri or Red camera, you’ll need to: