Advanced Media Production

We have very special stop motion animation studios! Please look after them and return all equipment borrowed and leave the room as you have found it. Very clean and tidy!

NOTE: Pre planning is very important for your shoot, storyboard & all your making things need to be ready to go.Don’t waste your booking time trying to buy tape or plasticine. BE PREPARED! Bring your hard drive as well!!

Animation students only can borrow the swipe access/key and kits for stop motion, I have to provide a special list to the borrowing desk. If you are not in the animation workshop this session but were last session, and you intend to make a stop motion animation you will need to email me a.rothwell@unsw.edu.au so I can put you on the “LIST”.

There are two stop motion studios, both have table top and rostrum(shot from above) equipment

Booking for stop motion will not be possible until week 5.
Level 1 Webster, inside the swipe access door( the little corridor near Lab 136)

Collection opening hours: Monday 10am – 10.30am, Wednesday 10am – 10.30am, Friday 10am – 10.30am.

The loan period is two days (48 hrs) or a weekend (72 hrs), once a week.

The booking sheet is outside reception on Level 3 webster (stop motion 306 is blocked out) this is for my classes, so we can over write that as needed in week 5.

http://trc.arts.unsw.edu.au/resources/portableequipment/webster/videoextras.shtml
Borrowing Guidelines for Sound & Video Equipment

Access to production equipment is restricted to students and staff within the School of EMPA who are undertaking production courses. For portable equipment which is available to all FASS staff and post-graduate students check out our recording and presentation equipment.

Read these guidelines carefully and in full before booking any production equipment. If there is something you are unsure about or if you have any questions please speak to your Production Tutor or the AV Support Officer.
Booking Production Equipment / Kits

Students may only borrow equipment for work that is an assessable part of their course.Equipment/kits must be booked in advanced by writing your name in the Booking Sheet. The Booking Sheets are on the counter outside the School of English, Media and Performing Arts foyer (Lvl. 3). You (and group) may only borrow equipment for one Loan Period per week. If you are working in a group, book in one person’s name only. You can only borrow equipment you have been trained and approved to use.

Borrowing of the 3CCD cameras is restricted to 3rd year, Honours, MA, Video Exercise and 2nd year session 2 Students, in the appropriate course.

If you no longer require the equipment, cancel a booking by crossing out your name on the Booking Sheet. Collect equipment from the Equipment Store - room 134 (1Q5). The Equipment Store is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between 9.30am - 10.30am. After 10.25am on loan days equipment, which has not been collected, will be made to other students. Students must make a police report and inform the School Administrator immediately, if any equipment is stolen.

The Loan Period

The loan period is two days (48 hrs) or a weekend (72 hrs), once a week. This means you can borrow from:

Monday 10am until Wednesday 9.30am, Wednesday 10am until Friday 9.30am, Friday 10am until Monday 9.30am. There are a small number of kits, which can be borrowed for up to one week (see booking sheet). For one week hires, you may not borrow more than once per week or have consecutive bookings.
Collecting Equipment

Collection opening hours: Monday 10am – 10.30am, Wednesday 10am – 10.30am, Friday 10am – 10.30am. When you collect equipment/kit from Equipment Room 134 you will be asked: What equipment/kit you have booked & to check that the items listed on the Contents Card are in the Kit. To provide your full name, a contact number and your UNSW student ID card and to “sign out” the equipment. When you “sign out” the equipment/kit on the Borrowing Sheet, you are agreeing to 1) accept financial responsible for that equipment/kit, 2) return the equipment/kit at the specified date, time and place and 3) abide by the Production Equipment - Borrowing Guidelines.
Returning Production Equipment

Return opening hours: Monday 9.30am – 10.00am, Wednesday 9.30am – 10.00am, Friday 9.30am – 10.00am

Before you return equipment; recharge all camera batteries, pack and tidy the kit, check nothing is missing. Return borrowed equipment/kit to Equipment Room 134, at the date and time you have agreed. Do not return equipment to any other rooms or offices. Ensure that the equipment is checked and “signed in” as complete and undamaged by the AV support Officer.
Late or Lost Equipment

Students who return equipment late may lose up to 10% of their marks for that assignment and may be suspended from borrowing any equipment until they have met with their lecturer. Equipment is ‘late’ if it is returned after 10am on the return date. Students who return equipment/kits ‘incomplete’’ may receive a verbal warning and will be required to return the missing item(s) that day. Students who have received a verbal warning and again return equipment/kit ‘incomplete’ may be suspended from borrowing any equipment until they have met with their lecturer and may lose up to 10% of their marks for that assignment.

Equipment/kit not returned within five working days of the return date will be considered ‘lost’. Students may be liable for the total replacement cost of ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’ equipment/kit. Students who fail to replace, or reimburse UNSW for, ‘lost’ or ‘stolen’ equipment may have their course results withheld.