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Scientology Media Productions
—a five-acre complex on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Originally built in 1912, the studio includes sound stages, creative suites, visual effects production areas, editing, animation, audio recording and mixing, foreign language translation and dubbing—every aspect of film, broadcasting and online production—and all of it unparalleled anywhere.
Scientology Media Productions
—where the Golden Age of Hollywood’s past merges with the most advanced state-of-the-art technology of today to help build a better world for tomorrow. The historic five-acre motion picture and television studio has been transformed into a fully integrated digital media production center.
The reception welcomes all visitors
to Scientology Media Productions—from industry professionals to representatives of community-minded organizations and groups collaborating on humanitarian programming.
GATES TO A GOLDEN AGE
Originally constructed in 1912, the studio birthed and nurtured the fledgling motion picture industry. The Church of Scientology meticulously restored this treasured piece of Hollywood history, including the historic Guard House and entrance, which stand exactly as they did during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
THE STUDIO’S PAST RESTORED
Every iconic detail of this cultural landmark has been faithfully returned to its original glory. Veteran masons and artisans painstakingly re-mortared the studio’s characteristic brickwork, preserved decorative moldings, columns and red brick flooring and returned all original lighting fixtures, steel casement windows and solid brass hardware to pristine condition.
HOLLYWOOD LEGACY
Many of Hollywood’s screen legends worked in films produced on the studio lot: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Audrey Hepburn, Dorothy Lamour, Sophia Loren, Roddy McDowall, Anthony Perkins, Sammy Davis Jr. and Elvis Presley, to name but a few. Among the classic movies produced or filmed here were
Kidnapped,
55 Days in Peking,
El Cid,
Love in the Afternoon,
Friendly Persuasionand
Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
L. RON HUBBARD LEGACY
Because of his wide acclaim as an author, in 1937 L. Ron Hubbard received his invitation to Hollywood from this very studio, from the address on this very door. It was here he launched his legendary screenwriting career.
Mr. Hubbard was originally
enlisted by Columbia Pictures to adapt one of his novels for the big screen. Among the many films he went on to script during his Hollywood years was the highly successful fifteen-episode movie serial,
The Secret of Treasure Island. In this office, beyond the threshold L. Ron Hubbard crossed, now stands an exhibition devoted to his prodigious output during the Golden Age of both popular fiction and motion pictures.
The historic promenade
reflects the intersection of L. Ron Hubbard history and the studio’s history. On its walls are the marquee billboards from films and serials that Mr. Hubbard scripted for Hollywood.
The Broadcast Studios
at Scientology Media Productions are capable of producing multiple television programs at the same time—whether it be live news broadcasts or pre-recorded programs featuring aspects of Scientology technology, or Church-sponsored humanitarian initiatives. This wide range of programming is the anchor content for the Church’s 24/7 television network.
STATE OF THE ART STAGES
The original sound stages have been rebuilt to the highest technical and acoustical standards. The stages are custom designed with full lighting fly systems and computerized controls, allowing for flexible and automated lighting for any type of film and television production. Each stage is further equipped with the latest high-definition technology and even robotically controlled cameras.
The Art Department
designs elements for everything from live events to broadcast documentaries.
SCENERY SHOP
Housed in what was the studio’s first shooting stage, the Scenery Shop is equipped with the latest high-tech machinery for building 3D sets and scenery.
HAIR AND MAKEUP
Directly adjacent to the studios are offices and facilities for every craft and production department necessary for the highest quality broadcast production. This includes a professional hair and makeup department.
DRESSING ROOMS
Among the Historic Corridors of the studio stands a row of five-star dressing rooms.
The Little Theater
is perhaps the “gem” of the lot, with its Roman Tuscan columns, hand-crafted moldings and Art Deco furnishings. Originally constructed as the studio’s screening room, it now serves as the green room for those participating in programs produced here, from talk shows to telethons.
The intricately carved columns
of the Little Theater—hidden behind false walls for decades—have been restored and returned to their original beauty.
CREATIVE SUITES—CREATIVE TEAMS
The studio’s Historic Corridors also contain offices and editing suites so creative teams can work together to develop scripts and produce projects of every description—including documentaries covering our humanitarian programs, an inside look at Scientology as a global movement and presentations on the life and legacy of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard.
The Media Center
includes facilities for music soundtracks and audio post-production. All three Music Scoring Rooms are equipped with the custom designed Clearsound audio systems to ensure the highest quality of sound.
The Master Mix Room
was built from the ground up under the careful guidance of a world-renowned acoustician. It is one of five surround sound mix rooms—each constructed to push the boundaries of audio excellence.
MEDIA CREATION HEADQUARTERS
In the studio’s central administration facility, the Church shapes its messages for broadcast and prepares them for distribution across television, radio, podcasts and all other media channels.
EVERY MEDIA PLATFORM
The central point for the planning and execution of international media campaigns—public service announcements, television ads, magazines, brochures, Internet sites—and every other conceivable type of content. This is also where all informational films and videos are produced for the audiovisual Public Information Center displays located in every Ideal Church of Scientology.
The Board Room
is the setting for presentations and working meetings with documentary television, advertising and media professionals, as well as like-minded groups and organizations.
THE AUDITORIUM
The Auditorium is equipped to handle video and audio presentations of the highest standards—a perfect venue to premiere our productions for officials, industry professionals and the press.
Published in 17 languages
(and growing), the Church’s International Magazine Department produces more than a dozen monthly publications for Scientology Churches, Missions and groups. The department is powered by an advanced, computerized, automated media system—the latest technology to disseminate Scientology
spiritualtechnology.
The Internet Department
, like all media departments on the lot, is networked into our proprietary translations database—the most advanced system of its kind in the world. This allows for instant multi-lingual uploads to the entire constellation of Scientology Internet sites and social media platforms.
Freedom magazine, the “Voice of the Church of Scientology,” is published from our global media center. Providing investigative journalism in the public interest since 1968, Freedom
seeks solutions to society’s problems and uplifts human aspirations. Freedom now extends beyond print media to radio, television and online.
Stories and video footage
of Scientology Churches, Missions and groups—along with Church-supported social betterment centers and humanitarian programs—it all comes together here. Coordinated production of news updates and international Scientology events brings our global accomplishments to Scientologists the world over.
GLOBAL MEDIA CLEARING HOUSE
At the core of the digital media center is Central Ingest. This is where video footage from every city and town around the world is downloaded across ultra-high bandwidth and directly on satellite. All of it is indexed, catalogued and readied for broadcast.
The Broadcast Building
houses the most sophisticated high-performance media system in the world. Designed from the ground up, it is comprised of hundreds of advanced media processors all integrated into one “supercomputer.” It is networked to every other computer on the lot through more than 27 miles of fiber optic cable.
SCIENTOLOGY RADIO
The Scientology Radio Studio is built to transmit their message across a medium that reaches 95 percent of the world’s population. The studio brings a full broadcast lineup to the airwaves: News programs and radio talk shows of every description featuring Scientologists, like-minded organizations and interfaith groups. And all in addition to selections from beginning Dianetics and Scientology audiobooks as well as excerpts from selected L. Ron Hubbard lectures.
EDITING
Video and audio elements are assembled in broadcast editing suites to create television ads, PSAs, regular series and documentaries about every aspect of Scientology—from our Ideal Orgs and all they provide their communities, to the one-of-a-kind facilities built to forward the global movement. The Broadcast Building contains ten such editing suites.
VISUAL EFFECTS
The combined speed and computing power of twenty visual effects stations provide the capability to produce computer generated images at a rate sufficient to meet the production demands of the global center.
TELEVISION BROADCAST
The broadcast studio for talk shows and news programs on what Scientologists are doing to help build a better world—from bringing spiritual and material relief in disaster zones, to advocating for human rights throughout the world, as well as fighting illiteracy and drug abuse.
The adjoining green room
is for guests appearing on programs produced in the broadcast studio.
MASTER CONTROL
Master Control is the broadcast hub for Scientology Media Productions. This is the final emanation point for the transmission of all programming for the new Scientology Television Channel.
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