Learn like a pro
School of Communication students use Point Park University's state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, which includes everything from studios to imaging labs. Learning and practicing on professional equipment during their time at Point Park means our graduates enter the real world already familiar with the same tools used by communications pros.
Video: Student Production Services
Multimedia Classrooms
- Mac and PC multimedia labs
Photography
Students pursuing a B.A. in photojournalism or B.F.A. in photography use the following:
- Black and white darkroom
- Color photography darkroom
- Digital imaging suite with Imacon scanner, Plustek OpticFilm scanner, Epson flatbed scanner, Wacom tablets and iMacs
- Alternative process lab
- Digital inkjet lab and imaging suite with Epson Stylus Pro printers and Epson Perfection flatbed scanners
- Photofinishing room with ample workspace for editing prints, matting and framing
- Comprehensive equipment rental service
- Photography studio
- Exhibition space around the university
Radio Station
Our radio station, home to WPPJ, features:
- All digital equipment
- Digital operation system
- Three rooms for DJs
- Sales, business and management offices
Television Studio
Our 24-by-72-foot professional-grade studio/sound stage features:
- 10-foot-high lighting grid
- Three Sony digital studio cameras (with teleprompters)
- Seamless two-wall hard cyclorama
- Four-seat news desk with a painted backdrop mural of Pittsburgh's skyline
- Video/engineering control room
- Live announcer's booth
- 40-channel audio board
- Routers that will patch any source into any destination
- Grommeted green-screen
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