The Workshops' Campus and Facilities
The beautiful coastal village of Rockport is the home of the world-class imaging centers to The Maine Media Workshops and Maine Media College. The film and photography industries generously support the Workshops’ programs with the donation and loan of the latest production equipment. A complete list of our sponsors can be found at the back of this catalog.
The Workshops remains committed to traditional practices in still photography and motion film, while continuing to expand its digital offerings. The facilities are equipped to enable students working in a wide range of processes.
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Union Hall
Rockport’s former town hall, built in 1852, features a theater, gallery, classrooms and photography studio.
Each weeknight during the workshops, students and the local community enjoy the evening lectures series presented by visiting faculty in the theater. Many of the Workshops special events are also held in the theater.
Homestead Campus
The Workshops’ main campus is a complex of buildings just a short walk from Rockport Harbor.
The Homestead
This 1809 farmhouse includes accommodations, classrooms and the kitchen. A newly renovated outdoor dining facility is scheduled to open for the summer season.
The Haas Center
At the heart of the campus, this facility houses the offices for the admissions, administration, and business departments, classrooms and student darkrooms that offer eight private darkrooms, a 16-enlarger gang darkroom, and the b&w Lab. This lab processes film, makes contact sheets and work prints for class review and critique. This service is available to students working with b&w materials in non-darkroom workshops. E-6 processing is also available.
The Film Production Office
This center for the film program has a professional staff that coordinates locations, talent and production needs for students and faculty.
The Post-Production Center
This facility offers Macintosh editing stations with Apple Final Cut Pro as well as Avid Xpress Pro in addition to providing classroom space. A post production manager, staff editors, and interns oversee the center and provide instruction and editing services for various classes.
The Sound Stage
The Sound Stage is a 2,400 square foot studio, complete with 400 amps of power, lights, sets and grip equipment for film, video and photo productions.
The Film and Video Technical Department
This department Contains our camera, lighting and grip equipment, including: 16mm film camera packages from Arriflex, Digital Video camera packages from Canon, Panasonic, and Sony, and 16mm and 35mm film cameras for the advanced camera workshops are provided by Arriflex and Panavision. Tungsten lighting is provided by Arri and Mole-Richardson; hmi lighting is provided by Arri; florescent lighting is provided by Kino-Flo; and small location lighting equipment is provided by Lowel. Matthews and Avenger provides grip equipment; jl Fisher and Chapman Leonard provide dollies and track; and Sachtler, O’Connor, Vinten, and Bogen provide fluid heads and tripods. Tiffen supplies a complete selection of camera filters and sponsors the Steadicam workshops; Rosco sponsors color correcting gels and diffusion; Anton Bauer supplies batteries and chargers; and K-tek and Sennheiser provide the sound equipment.
The New Imaging Center
This building houses the Digital Labs, Digital Service Bureau, student darkrooms and program offices.
The Digital Labs are outfitted with Apple workstations, equipped with the latest software and networked to a variety of state-of-the-art printers. The Digital Service Bureau offers a range of services for students including contact sheets, work prints, and large-format prints. An experienced and knowledgeable staff is available to help students with technical issues. Olympus and Canon supply digital slr cameras for student’s use while attending workshops.
A second student darkroom facility is located in this building. This darkroom is set up with seven private darkrooms, two gang darkrooms, film processing and print finishing areas.
The NIC building also houses our winter dining room, which serves as a large classroom during the summer months.
Campus Residence
The Campus Residence features three classrooms, a conference room, internet café, student accommodations and a coin laundry. The Campus Residence is directly across the street from the Homestead campus. Additional housing is available at various hotels, motels and residences in the Rockport area.