New building for the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts, named for the In-N-Out co-founder, features state-of-the-art stage, theater and game design studio Biola University has been instructing students in film and television for a half century, but this week, the school just south of Los Angeles enters a whole new era. The new facility for the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts opens officially on Thursday, ushering in a 45,000-square-foot building stocked with the latest technology for creating film, television, games and beyond: a spacious soundstage, editing suites, a theater, game design facility and much more. Currently, more than 450 students are in the Cinema & Media Arts program, which at full capacity will serve up to 700 young people learning the ins and outs of the modern entertainment ecosystem, with help from plenty of pros currently working in the business.
More than 500 student productions each year come out of the school. Known as the top Christian film school in the country, the Snyder School’s cutting-edge new building was made possible by a lead donation from Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, owner and president of In-N-Out Burger. The school is named for her grandmother, In-N-Out co-founder Esther L.
My grandmother Esther was committed to helping students pursue their education and build brighter futures. And everyone in my family has shared a deep love for film and its power to tell stories that can change lives.” The new building’s 3,000 sq. ft. soundstage adds to two existing soundstages, and all students can access the facilities 24 hours a day. Facilities also include color grading suites, audio mixing suites, a scoring and Foley stage, a motion capture stage, collaborative editing spaces, scenic storage, and a green room — plus props and memorabilia on display.
Biola has a strong commitment to ensuring students are ready to enter the entertainment workforce, with 100% of the students participating in industry internships. The new building was designed for students to work in the type of environment they will be working in professionally, he explains. Guest speakers and instructors help bring students the latest ideas in media.
This is what I did today before I drove in to teach this class tonight,’” Halleen explains. It’s about adaptability and reliability and collaboration, having a great attitude, volunteerism. We can prioritize excellence in those areas too, while they learn from industry experts saying, ‘This is how you do dialogue editing, and they’re learning from someone from Skywalker Sound,’” says Halleen.
The university emphasizes teaching character alongside hard skills. This program has been focused not only on creating excellence in the craft, being excellent at the skills, but also excellence in the character of our graduates.” With three key majors — writing, game design and interactive media and cinema arts, students can specialize within those majors in areas such as directing, creative producing or cinematography, preparing to create entertainment on all four screens — whether a movie screen, television, computer or mobile device. Alumni of Biola’s program include “Dr.
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