Arts Ed Center to house film and video department
Greg Mellott, Film and Video Professor
By Lauren Geurin, News Writing Student
OCCC is set to become a premiere institution for film and video students upon the completion of the new Arts Education Center building this fall, said Film and Video Professor Greg Mellott.
The building will house a new film studio, which will bring OCCC’s Film and Video department into the 21st century, he said
“Students will be able to build complete sets,” Mellott said.
“They will also have professional grade equipment to work with.”
Film and broadcasting students are currently sharing an editing room with other departments, and the new building will provide them their own space, Mellott said.
He said not only will film students have their own editing lab, but the college is also looking into obtaining Avid Nitris, a professional editing software.
“[Avid Nitris] is a top-of-the-line editing and color console,” Mellott said. “But it is not purchased yet.”
Other additions that will upgrade the program are the 10 new Panasonic HVX 200 cameras, which shoot in high definition, and a green screen so students can incorporate Computer Graphics Interface (CGI) into their projects, he said.
There will be a designated film classroom with the latest in projection technology. Students will be able to view DVDs, HD-DVDs and the new Sony Blu-ray discs, he said.
Mellott said the studio also will have a new, up-to-date sound department and network lab. He said this will allow students to save work on any computer and access it from another.
Upon the completion of the new facility, OCCC will have more professional equipment than any four-year institution in Oklahoma, he said.
“[We will] use the new studio to attract in new partnerships with film producers and production companies that might result in jobs for our students,” Mellott said.
