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At Animation Mentor, students, such as Shannan Taylor (whose work is shown at left), are using the school's new cloudbased professional production pipeline, similar to those used by studios. and the School of Entertainment Arts, including animation, interactive design and game development, motion-media design, visual effects, and television production. The 60,000-square-foot facility enables students to work and train in a real-world studio environment, creating experimental, immersive, and interactive pieces using the latest in technology – both practical and digital, says Tina O'Hailey, dean at the SCAD School of Digital Media. In Savannah, students have the Montgomery Hall and Hamilton Hall facilities, home to the interactive design and game development, animation, visual effects, and motion-media departments. At 128,573 square feet, Montgomery Hall, a former carriage factory, is equipped with 800plus computers, both Mac and PC, running Adobe Creative Suite; Maya and Motion Builder; DZED Systems' Dragonframe; Toon Boom's Storyboard Pro, Animate Pro, and Harmony; Pixar's RenderMan; Maxon's Cinema 4D; Epic's Unreal Development Kit; Side Effects' Houdini; The Foundry's Nuke; Massive; and more. To cut down on static from the amount of electronics inside, recycled tires serve as flooring in the facility. Housing film and television in Savannah, Hamilton Hall is a 49,373-square-foot facility combining classrooms, studio space, and soundstages. Among the equipment that students have access to here are: RED's Red One, Sony's F3K, Arri's 416, Super 16, and Panavision's Panaflex G-2 cameras; Zeiss compact lenses; a Steadicam and Panther dolly with super jib; and Genus Hurricane 3D rig for stereoscopic filmmaking. Hong Kong, Savannah, and Atlanta locales have motion-capture stages, greenscreens, and equipment checkout where students have free use of high-end cameras, lighting, and sound equipment. Atlanta's Digital Media Center has a television studio complete with control booth for live events as well as a 75-seat theater. Also of benefit to SCAD's film and television students, this academic year SCAD has partnered with RealD to be the exclusive 3D cinema provider at the university's 15th annual Savannah Film Festival. RealD Focal Press and you. Bound to Create EntEr to Win: Contiq 13HD FRom WACom How to CHeat in Maya 2014 How to CHeat in FlasH CC tHe Visual stoRy Kenny Roy CHRis GeoRGenes 9780240807799 • $34.95 $27.96 9780415826594 • $44.95 $35.96 9780240525914 • $39.96 $31.96 BRuCe BloCK Value: usD $999.00 Visit Focal Press & CRC Press at booth #515 to save 20% on all books. Also enter to win a Cintinq 13HD and learn how you can win $2,500! Education Supplement • July 2013 • 9