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Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University
VA Scope: Acoustical Consultation and Audio-Visual Design
Dodge College of Film & Media Arts, Chapman University
Location: Orange, CA
Design Team: Bastien and Associates
Completion: 2006
Cost: $41 million

One of the most advanced film school facilities in the country, the 76,000-square-foot Marion Knott Studios features multiple sound stages, including one that is 5,000 square-feet in size and three-stories tall, broadcast studios for television and journalism, facilities for Dolby Digital surround sound mixing, and a motion capture stage.

The production facilities are vast with 36 digital editing suites; voice recording and ADR/foley studios; and production design and set construction facilities. The 500-seat Folino Family theater accommodates both digital cinema and 35mm projection. Future additions include its own back-lot, as well as student housing above retail which in turn will be used as a backdrop for filming.

Venekalsen Associates provided acoustical design services for the entire College.