SCMC is housed in an award-winning building in the Viman Nagar Campus of
Symbiosis International University in Pune. Located close to the airport in a
place buzzing with life and activity, it offers undergraduate students the dual
advantage of a tranquil learning environment nestled in an area that has all
amenities and conveniences of a modern city, away from the chaos.
For lectures and AV screenings, these are acoustically sealed, split
air-conditioned mini-auditoriums with wall-to-wall carpeting and
provided with overhead LCD projection systems and Dolby / DTS 7.1
surround sound systems.
These consist of four air-conditioned cubicles as well as a
post-production laboratory equipped with non- linear edit
systems to
provide professional level post-production facilities. There are
four
MacPro machines with FCP and 10 iMac machines with Adobe
Premiere CS5.
Additional software includes Adobe After Effects, Adobe
Photoshop & FCE.
The air-conditioned photography studio combines both manual and
digital
facilities. It has the latest SLR & DSLR cameras with all types
of
professional lenses, tripods & other accessories. The studio is
equipped
with professional studio lights, light meters and other
essential
lighting equipment apart from a motorised backdrop changer. It
also has
an iMac with the latest photo editing software for digital
imagery.
The library
and
has a well-stocked collection of books, covering a broad range
of
technical and non-technical subjects pertaining to mass
media
and communication management. We subscribe to a wide
assortment
of national and international newspapers, magazines and
journals, and
other publications. The students also have access to two online
databases – TVAD Index and United News of India.
Timings:
9 am – 7.45 pm (Monday-Friday)
9 am – 5 pm (Saturday)
The Journalism Newsroom Lab is a dedicated facility for all kinds
of news
production — print, broadcast and digital. We have computers
equipped
with the latest software as well as broadcast news post
production
facilities.
The Digital Marketing Lab is intended to provide students the experience of using industry related software in advertising and public relations and help them to hone their skills in broader areas such as creating content, blogging, designing, media monitoring, branding strategies.
Seminar Halls
These host regular lectures, demonstration classes and examinations
and are provided with overhead LCD projectors and public-address
systems.
Screening Rooms
Shooting Floor
The shooting floor along with a Production Control Room (PCR)
is
acoustically sealed and air- conditioned. It is equipped
with
lighting equipment including Canara overhead moveable
lighting grid
with cool flood lights, spotlights, Kino lights, shadow
casters &
light meters. It has multiple digital cameras (Panasonic
DVX102,
Panasonic AG-AF100 & Canon 5D Mark III with lenses). It also
has a
Teleprompter for news reading, apart from a multi-channel
digital
audio mixer.
Post-Production Suite & Laboratory
Sound Recording Suite
The air-conditioned and acoustically balanced practical-demo
suite
has an industry-standard multi-track sound recording and
reproduction set-up. It is equipped with audio mixing
consoles like
Yamaha MG166cx, Xenyx 802, Yamaha MG82cx & Eurorack UB880.
The suite
also has a pair of powered audio monitors - Yamaha HS80M and
two
pairs of Yamaha MSP3. Nuendo 5 is the preferred audio
software used
to record and reproduce recorded audio files here.
Photography Studio
Computer Laboratory
The air-conditioned computer laboratory has 39 terminals and
an
overhead LCD projector. The laboratory is fully networked
and
provides high-speed broadband connectivity, with power
back-up. A
variety of Publishing, Post Production and Design Technology
software are available. The entire SCMC campus is Wi-Fi
enabled. All
desktops and servers are fully protected with up-to-date
anti-virus
software.
Library
Timings:
9 am – 7.45 pm (Monday-Friday)
9 am – 5 pm (Saturday)
Audio-Visual Library
The audio-visual library has a comprehensive collection of
Indian and
foreign classic films, documentaries, radio and television
programmes in English, Hindi and other Foreign / Regional
languages.
Timings:
9 am – 7.45 pm (Monday-Friday)
9 am – 5 pm (Saturday)
E-resources
All students of SCMC have access to the SIU Library Portal through which they can access an huge collection for e-books, magazine and journals for research and academic purposes.
Timings:
9 am – 7.45 pm (Monday-Friday)
9 am – 5 pm (Saturday)
E-resources
All students of SCMC have access to the SIU Library Portal through which they can access an huge collection for e-books, magazine and journals for research and academic purposes.
Journalism Newsroom & Digital Marketing Lab
The Digital Marketing Lab is intended to provide students the experience of using industry related software in advertising and public relations and help them to hone their skills in broader areas such as creating content, blogging, designing, media monitoring, branding strategies.