Digital production rooted in tradition

INSIGHT OUT is hosted by and takes place at HFF Film & Television University “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg. HFF is one of Europe’s leading art academies focusing on film & television production.

Germany’s oldest film school

HFF was founded in 1954 and is the oldest and largest among the five media universities in Germany. Initially modelled on the Soviet All-Union Institute for Cinematography (VGIK), it became the German Democratic Republic’s foremost film and television academy. Following Germany’s reunification, it is now the only art academy in the state of Brandenburg.

State-of-the-art equipment

HFF is the only film school internationally that owns the equipment for an almost complete digital production chain (see list below). In addition, HFF is the first school to have already shot in 3D using high-definition cameras (ARRI D20plus). For INSIGHT OUT participants, HFF opens it doors to let them benefit from the unique facilities at HFF and the experience of its teaching staff in digital filmmaking.

 

Studio-/Shooting - equipment	Post-Production	Screening (Cinema)
Moviecam 35mm camera light & grip equipment, blue screen & green screen, panther dolly and tracks sound stage. Central control room with DD35 Production switcher 4 LDK Studio Cameras on Vinten Pedestals	Thomson Spirit Data cine film scanner (PAL, NTSC, SDTV, 2K film scanning), Pandora MegaDef digital colour grading workstation, Harrison MPC 4D, 96 channels, THX re-recording stage, Solitaire film recorder Cine III, 2x AVID Media Composer 12.X 5x AVID Media Composer Adrenaline 2x Discreet Flame 1x Cyborg 3x Final Cut Pro with BlackMagicDecklink HD and Apple Xserve RAID with a total storage capacity 7 TB Software for mastering DCPs Central Framestore with a capacity 15TB	2K Kinoton DCP-70 Projector 35mm projector & Dolby Sound PA, High end video projection JVC D-ILA HD10K, Panasonic PT-D7600 3x Digital Daily System DVC Cliprecorder 2K XTreme DVI with total storage capacity of 6TB Dolby Showplayer/Showstore for encoded D-Cinema Content

 

 

Training in all aspects of film-making

HFF provides high-end training for 550 students in the following departments:

• Animation
• Media studies
• Acting
• Dramaturgy/Script
• Cinematography
• Production
• Directing
• Media-Specific Acting
• Editing
• Set Design
• Sound

40 professors, 114 lecturers and approx. 90 technical and administrative staff work in HFF’s new building, which the school moved into in 2000. It was specifically tailored to the requirements of a media school and is located immediately adjacent to the famous Babelsberg studio lot.

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David Coyne (IE), Digital Media Masters Student, about INSIGHT OUT and HFF's equipment