STUDIO FACILITIES OVERVIEW
Full Production and Post-Production Capabilities
The Stonestreet Screen Acting Workshop is conducted in a 10,000 square-foot film and television studio, with full production and post-production capabilities, spanned over two floors. We have six studios for conducting classes and productions, two rooms for post-production, and four lounge, rehearsal, and additional production areas. Stonestreet also has multiple editing systems for both picture editing and sound design/mixing, and students have access to professional production and post-production equipment. This allows our students to genuinely apply and experience their craft in each class, as well as through the creation of taped and edited short movies, dramatic series, sitcoms, soap operas, commercials, and public service announcements.
The Editing Process
The Workshop permits students to see multiple takes of their work during class, as well as edited versions of taped class work scenes outside of class. Edited material can show a student one of the unique powers of film and television - the power of the editor's cut. The cut can enhance or detract from an actor's performance. The realization that film grammar and editing techniques affect the audience's perception of actor performance is crucial for actors to grasp, and it is the very reason why many successful actors prefer to have some control in the process of editing rather than leave it entirely in the hands of others.
Classroom Equipment
Each studio classroom is equipped with a camera and playback screen, and some studios contain more equipment specific to the classes being taught. We also own our own professional lighting, sound, and set equipment for use in Stonestreet II, III, and IV, when students begin to work on productions, to create the environment of a real working set.
