Production Facility

• Producing
• Creative treatments for proposals and show development
• Studio & field shoots in standard or high definition
• Audio scoring
• Live corporate webcasts via fiber or satellite
• Media tours
• Project and production management
• Scripting
• Graphic design
• Print and web design; web programming
• Set design and fabrication
• Post production

We have experience with the following types of productions:

• Television pilots
• Public service announcements
• Advertisements
• Infomercials
• Corporate communications
• Fundraising videos
• Professional training videos
• Live remotes
• Live webcasts

Our client list includes:

• Corporations
• Non-profit organizations
• Networks
• Broadcast cable programs
• Independent producers
• Production companies
• Advertising & PR firms
• Federal and State government agencies

Studio Services

tpt Production Services offers two soundproof studios with 400 amp power for independent crews. We also offer:

• Complete studio production with full crew and control room.
• Studio with partial or full crew, with or without control room or remote switcher.
• Studio with lights and lighting staff.
• Empty studio with stage manager.
• Construction shop for set creation.
• Live connectivity (Web stream, fiber or satellite).
• Existing set options - Audience risers, alternate looks, cyc, blacks, and green screen solutions.

Studio Information:

• Studio A
• Studio B
• Studio Support
• Other Services

One of the largest, fully equipped, soundproof studios with a lighting grid and attached control room in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

• 52' x 82' 4,264 sq. ft. (wall to wall)
• 20 ft. Powered Lighting Grid
• Fully equipped control room
• (1) 120 ft. Cyclorama, (unbleached cream-colored muslin)
• Black Velour Curtains 360°
• ChromaKey Soft Background 20 ft. sq.
• Innovator Light Board 96 channels
• (12) 6K & (168) 2.4K Dimmers. Strand CD-80 (12) 5K
• Lighting power: 800 amps 3 phase
• Full complement of lighting fixtures both incandescent and florescent
• Studio A is wired for 6 studio or handheld cams
• 36 Mic lines

Separate Company Switch with:

• 208V, 3 phase, 400 Amp/phase Cam loc utility power available
• 208V, 3 phase, 100 Amp/phase wall plug utility power available
• 16 foot by 9 foot wall mounted projector screen with a Christy HD projector and 5.1 surround audio playback

Two alternate looks to the station's public affairs set are available, for a news-oriented program for our clients. Requires minimal set-up and light time.

• 52' x 52' 2,704 sq. ft. (wall to wall)
• 20 ft. Lighting Grid
• Black Velour Curtains 60 ft. wide
• Studio B is wired for 6 studio or handheld cams
• Lighting controlled from studio or control room
• (6) 6K & (96) 2.4K dimmers. Strand CD-80 5K dimmers
• Lighting power: 400 amp 3 phase
• Mole Richardson, CCT, Strand lighting instruments
• 36 Mic lines
• 208V, 3 phase, 100 Amp/phase utility power available

Control A is equipped to support SD 4x3 / 16x9 and HD production.

• Grass Valley Kalypso Duo digital video switcher with 3 mix/effects banks; 45 inputs; 3 channel DVE; Chroma-key
• Calrec Omega audio console with up to 80 live inputs and supports 5.1 surround mixing
• Clearcom Matrix3 Intercom system Wireless and wired IFB systems
• Easy News computer prompting software
• Pinnacle Still File still store
• Chyron HyperX graphics system

General Studio Info:

• Studios accessible by freight elevator, 19'x 12'x 15', 10,000 lbs. capacity.
• Loading dock available
• Studio doors 20 ft. high

Studio Cameras:

• (4) SD: Ikegami HK388 w/17 x 12.5 lenses
• Switchable 4:3 / 16:9 with prompter monitors

Handheld cameras:

• (2) SD/HD: Panasonic HC-931
• (1) SD: Ikegami HL-43 lighting grid mounted

JIB:

• (1) 14' Jimmy jib rig on studio pedestal

Studio Support:

Production Tape

• (3) Sony HDW HDCam Decks
• (1) Panasonic DVCPro HD deck
• (4) Sony DVW-500 Digital Betacam VTR
• (3) Sony BVW-75 (Beta SP VTR)
• (1) Sony DNW SX (1 player - 1 player/recorder)
• (1) Sony DSR-2000 DV/DVCAM player/recorder (plays DCVPro 25)
• (2) Sony DSR-1500 DVCam play/recorder
• (1) Panasonic AJ-D950 DVCPro VTR
• (2) Ampex VPR-3 (1" VTR)--will take 120-min. tape reels
• (Telecom noise reduction on 1" VTRs)
• (1) Sony BVU-800 (3/4" VTR)
• (6) S-VHS record/play decks
• (2) Pioneer dual DVD recorder

Captioning HD / SD / Dual Language encoders Xantus system for real time up/down conversion and aspect ratio converter.

Audio Control Room

• Calrec Omega digital audio console with up to 80 live inputs and supports 5.1 surround mixing
• Up to 196 line and microphone inputs-outputs
• Digital processing available on all channels (Gates/Compression/EQ)
• 5.1 surround audio monitoring
• Large Microphone compliment for vocal and instrument record
• Wireless lavaliers and wireless in-ear IFB monitoring
• Protools 10 Digital Audio Workstation
• 48 multitrack record paths through MADI to Protools interface
• (1) 360 systems instant replay
• (2) TCElectronics M3000 Digital Reverb units

Support Rooms and Services

Scene shop

• Fully equipped scene shop with paint frame and prop-spray booth
• Comfortable green room with video monitoring from either studio
• Men's & women's dressing rooms with showers
• Separate catering space with full kitchen
• Full range of reception, security and hospitality services available

Green room

Dressing room

Live Connectivity

• Satellite Media Tours in studios with gantner phone system in control room
• Satellite Media Tours/Live webcasts from larger studio with news set for 2 or more and video roll-ins
• Global and domestic corporate webcasts for virtual live meetings with rich media
• 72 inch plasma monitor for customized backgrounds
• VYVX® Fiber Network connection throughout the U.S. and internationally
• Web stream encoders, Flash or Windows Media

Remote / Field Production

Capabilities:

• Field Video Crew with Videographer & Audio Tech; (Standard Def or Hi Def)
• Switched Live Remote Multi-Camera Productions (SD or HD)
• Live events in public venues in Twin Cities and surrounding areas (SD or HD)
• Remote events including mobile audio / video truck (SD or HD)
• Speakers, public meetings, seminars, and educational discussions

Available services include:

• Producing
• Directing
• Staging
• Lighting
• Audio
• Grip

(3) Complete field production units include:

• (3) 4 passenger minivan plus gear
• (3) PMW-EX3 HD-SDI
• (2) Sony PDW700 XDCAM / Tripod / 8" monitor
• (1) Sony PDWF800 XDCAM / Tripod / 8" monitor
• (1) Base interview lighting kit
• (Arri & HMI light kits available)
• (2) Camera mounted wireless audio receivers
• (2) Wireless transmitters with lavaliere microphones
• (3) Field audio packages with field mixer, shotgun mic and boom pole plus two Lectrosonic diversity wireless mic systems.

Camera, lens & tripod units:

• (1) AJ-HDC27FP Varicam HD 720p w/HD monitor
• (2) XH A1 Cannon HDV camera
• (2) HVR-Z1U Sony HDV camera
• (2) HVR-Z1U Sony HDV camera
• (1) HL-V79W Ikegami DVCpro 50/25

3 Camera switched SD production package

• (1) Freightliner Sprinter Van
• (3) Sony DXC-D50WS Cameras
• (1) SD switcher & monitors
• (1) mixer with 6 wired lavalieres and snakes
• (1) DVCam hard drive recording / DVCam decks for iso recording available.

Post Production

Capabilities:

• Editing - Online and Offline (SD and HD)
• Audio (Editing, Design, Mixing and Scoring)
• Graphic Design (Motion and After FX)
• Print and Web Design; Web Programming
• Format Conversion
• SD & HD Captioning

Video Facilities:

(3) Uncompressed HD/SD edit suites featuring

• The latest Apple Final Cut Pro editing software running on 8 core Intel Mac Pro Towers / Aja Kona 3 video cards / Apple X-Raids.
• A producer workstation with PC and large screen plasma for edit viewing.
• Choice of video tape formats including HD, HDV and SD.

(2) Compressed SD edit suites featuring

• The latest Apple Final Cut Pro editing software running on 8 core Intel Mac Pro Towers / Fire wire I/O / Fire wire drives.
• A producer work station with PC and LCD's for edit viewing. DVCam decks are standard.

Each edit suite can produce 'one off' approval DVD's or fully authored multi-menu DVD for your replication needs.

Audio Facilities:

(2) Audio sweetening rooms featuring

• Protools HD Accel 2 Digital Audio Workstation / TDM plugins Blue Sky 2.1 and 5.1 monitoring with video playback on a large plasma monitor.
• Yamaha O2R digital console with Digital connections to Tascam Digital 8-track deck w/TC.

Dolby E encoding available

Sound effect library available.

Announce Booth for Voice-Over featuring

(1) Control Booth equipped with:

• Mackie Vlz12 mixer
• Protools DAW
• Telephone interface
• 2 Channel Comp/Gate Drawmer DL 24
• Technics SL-PG6300 CD player
• Yamaha K-220 cassette deck