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With its 400-square-metre TV studio, a state-of-the-art Virtual Production studio and an extensive range of dedicated editing suites and workstations in Europe’s most modern academic media centre, Mittweida University of Applied Sciences offers ideal conditions for practice- and production-oriented training. With over 2,100 students, the university’s Faculty of Media is the largest of its kind in eastern Germany. It has now entered into a comprehensive partnership with Blackmagic Design, a world-leading manufacturer of video technology. This gives students and teaching staff at the Faculty of Media Sciences access, amongst other things, to the industry-leading ‘DaVinci Resolve Studio’ software for the production of a wide range of audiovisual media.
The focus of the partnership is on the use of DaVinci Resolve in practice-oriented teaching. Following a comprehensive evaluation of various post-production solutions, the Faculty Media Sciences has decided to use DaVinci Resolve as the central platform for training in the areas of editing, graphics/VFX, audio editing, media organisation and colour grading. The software will be used in future in the Bachelor’s degree programmes in Media Management, Media Technology and Global Communication in Business and Culture, as well as in the Master’s degree programme in Media Management and Technology.
A professional workflow whilst studying
“With Blackmagic Design, we are the first state university in Germany to secure an internationally recognised partner in the film and broadcast industry, whose technologies are used not only in education but also in professional production environments worldwide,” explains Prof. Dr Christof Amrhein, Professor of Cross-Media Moving Image Production and Vice-Dean of the Faculty Media Sciences.
This partnership enables us to maintain our standards in teaching the fundamentals of post-production at the highest possible level. Our students thus become familiar with professional workflows at an early stage and can immediately apply what they have learnt in the TV and video productions they undertake as part of their studies.
As part of the partnership, Blackmagic Design is providing the faculty with, amongst other things, 25 free licences for the full version of DaVinci Resolve Studio. In addition, students will have access to exclusive learning materials and masterclasses to support them in their self-study and in developing their practical skills. Another key element is the training of teaching and technical staff to become certified DaVinci Resolve trainers. In this way, the university ensures that students receive qualified and direct support whilst working with the software.
The partners are currently taking the first concrete steps in their collaboration: these include the technical set-up of the software, access to teaching and practical materials, and the first training programmes for students and teaching staff. An initial masterclass has already taken place. Looking ahead, further joint teaching and event formats are planned, as well as greater involvement of Blackmagic Design in university-wide public events.
