Equipement & infrastructure

Technology Watch

EICAR’s Technical Department is in constant contact with the industry.

Each year, EICAR implements an investment plan for equipment, software and infrastructure and adapts its teaching methods to technical developments in the fields of film, audiovisual, entertainment, sound and music.

Nearly 7000 m2 of infrastructure in Paris, equipped to welcome our students in a professional film production environment.

Filming Studios

8 studios of different sizes
Adapted to shoot in green & black backgrounds
A multi-camera broadcast video control room

Specialised Rooms

Collective sound and image post-production rooms
Sound and image post-production boxes or 5.1 mixing
Stage for live performance and sound system
Speak booths for voice recordings
Dance and rehearsal rooms for actors
Training rooms equipped for projection
A 200-seat Dolby 7.1 cinema

State-of-the-art Equipment

Digital Cinema: RED Weapon Helium 8K, ARRI ALEXA mini, RED Ranger Gemini, Blackmagic URSA 4K, Blackmagic Pocket 4k, Panasonic GH5 and DVX 200 4K…
Lenses: Cinealta PL (20, 25, 35, 50, 85, 135mm), Sigma PL & EF Zoom (18-35, 50-100), Lumix micro 4/3 Zoom (12-35, 50-100); DZO Micro 4/3 Zoom (20-70)

Accessories: video returns (Small HD, Sony, JVC), point returns (Small HD, Blackmagic, Atomos), manual follow focus, HF follow focus (Teradek and Nucleus), HF video link (Teradek bolt and CVW), shoulder kits, mattebox…
Miscellaneous: straight and curved rails, dolly plates, western dolly, grip, wind up, 2x2m frames, reflectors, polly, pointing devices…
Sound: Sennheiser MKH60, 50 and 416 microphones, Shoes CMIT 5U, Audio-Technica BP 4029, AAton Cantar X3 recorders, Sound Devices (688/633/Mixpre 3 and 6), Sennheiser HF with Sanken Cos 11 capsules and Sennheiser ME2+MKE40…
Lighting: tungsten projectors (Fresnels and Open Face), LED (ARRI Skypanel/L5C, DMG Maxiswitch/SL1/Minimix, Exalux/Velvet bicolour led panel), HMI projectors
Post-production / special effects: Avid Media Composer, After Effects, Première, Adobe Creative Cloud, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Max/MSP, Komplete Ultimate (Native Instruments), RX Post Production suite, Altiverb XL, Universal Audio plugins