The Messiah University Department of Communication, home to leading-edge equipment and facilities that support our growing academic and co-curricular programs, shares campus space in three locations with five primary areas:
The 1,740 square-foot Hostetter production studio divides its space between media (television) and film, and includes studio cameras, news set, studio lights and a corner-placed, endless floor green screen (as well as several portable green screens). An adjacent control room allows students to produce and edit live broadcasts via computer stations and monitors that control the audio, switcher, graphics, teleprompter and color correction.
The Pulse consists of Pulse FM, The Clarion yearbook, and The Swinging Bridge magazine. The Pulse seeks to act as ambassadors for Christ through the promotion of honest journalism, provide timely and accurate news and function as a media lab for students to gain skills in writing, design, radio, communication, and more. It provides student voices and perspectives by integrating and utilizing new technology to unify faculty and students through the output of mutual news and events.
Tucked in the lower level of Murray Library, the Department of Communication's editing lab and suites provide up-to-date technology for editing both film and media productions. The lab features 16 top-tier 27" iMac systems featuring dual-displays and running the latest versions of professional audio/video and graphics software (i.e., Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Avid, DaVinci Resolve, Dragon Frame).
This spacious, light-filled academic building houses most non-production-oriented departmental classes as well as all Department faculty offices (all on second floor). All classrooms are equipped with wireless, projection, and internet technology.
This 134-seat screening and projection facility features state-of-the-art projection equipment including two Kinoton 16/35 millimeter projectors, and review-room quality Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound system. In addition to weekly showings of the Student Activities Board-sponsored "Lost Films," Parmer is also home to the Department's annual student film festival competition, Splice.