Institute of Creativity and Innovation

Film & Video Production Space

This six-metre-high professional soundstage features a full 360-degree green screen and blackout curtain system, providing a professional environment for virtual production, VFX compositing, and multi-scene cinematography.

The ceiling is equipped with a motorized lighting rig that integrates various spotlights and soft light fixtures, enabling precise lighting design and scene illumination control.

An HD projection system and large-screen monitors support real-time on-set preview, virtual scene projection, and playback. Scene presets and dynamic lighting programming are managed via a multi-channel DMX lighting console.

The space also features modular furniture and customizable set configurations suitable for interviews, narrative filmmaking, commercials, and experimental video projects.

The studio offers comprehensive training across the full production pipeline. from lighting design and on-set shooting to post-production compositing.

Sound Editing Room

The Sound Editing Room comprises two acoustically treated recording suites, each featuring a recording booth and control room. The spaces are separated by soundproof glass, ensuring clear visual communication and coordination during sessions.

The recording booth is equipped with a large-diaphragm condenser microphone, an adjustable boom arm, reference headphones, and a music stand to ensure clean and accurate voice and instrument capture.

The control room serves as the production hub, housing a multi-channel nearfield monitoring system, a professional Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), a high-performance mixing console, and multi-channel audio interfaces. A distributed headphone monitoring system supports precise playback, editing, mixing, and mastering.

The studio balances sonic accuracy with aesthetic refinement, supporting teaching, sound design, post-production, and audio engineering research.

Reprographics and Printing Workshop

The Reprographics and Printing Workshop is a comprehensive creative space that integrates digital output, physical fabrication, and creative discussion. It supports a complete workflow from digital design to finished production through distinct zones that foster an efficient and collaborative environment for creators.

• The Printing Zone is equipped with large-format fine art ink printers, LCD laser printers, and professional scanners. It supports CMYK, transparent, and white toner printing to facilitate high-resolution image output and material experimentation.
• The Making Zone provides complete manual bookbinding and paper craft tools, enabling mock-up prototyping and final production.
• The Discussion Zone features multi-purpose worktables and material displays, creating an ideal setting for design critiques and project reviews.

Model-Making Workshop

The Model-Making Workshop is a comprehensive facility designed for material exploration and transforming digital models into physical objects.

Equipped with precision tools, including band saws, table saws, drill presses, sanding machines, it enables accurate cutting, shaping, and finishing of wood, acrylic, and composite materials. The workshop features multi-purpose workbenches, a modular tool storage system, and a full suite of hand tools, all supported by an integrated dust extraction system to maintain a clean and safe workspace.

The workshop facilitates the creation of architectural models, product prototypes, and art installations. By deepening students' understanding of materials, craftsmanship, and three-dimensional expression, it bridges the gap between conceptual design and physical realisation.

Computer Lab

The Computer Lab comprises four Mac-based computer rooms and one high-performance Dell PC lab, equipped to support teaching and production in graphic design, animation, video post-production, and UI/UX design. Each workstation features a high-resolution display, a powerful GPU, and professional peripherals to handle demanding rendering and image processing tasks.

All systems run licensed professional software including Adobe Creative Cloud, Blender and DaVinci Resolve, supporting comprehensive workflows from 2D visual design to 3D composition and post-production. A high-speed local network and centralized data storage system ensure secure and efficient collaboration across labs.

As a key facility for digital creation and media education, the Computer Lab provides a complete digital production environment that fosters integrated student skills in visual communication, image editing, and multimedia creation.

Library

The university library has a collection of 4.7 million paper books, 9.98 million electronic books and 188 databases, equivalent to a collection of about 14.68 million books.

The library reading room is a warm and comfortablelearning environment, with over 8,000 volumes of original professional English books.

At the same time, UCA professional learning materials can be accessed through UCA library portal, myLibrary.

ICI Open Museum

The Open Museum of the Institute of Creativity and Innovation of Xiamen University, located in Zhangzhou Campus, has been completed in November, 2022.

As a research-oriented museum, it is dedicated to the display of works and projects of contemporary art and design, aimedto generate and promote new knowledge and to create across-cultural and interdisciplinary platform of exchange forcreative desian education and academic research.

By organising exhibitions, seminars, lectures, workshops and literature reviews, the Open Museum also commits itself to the integration of multi-disciplines and the inspiration of innovation vitality of the contemporaryera to explore the infinity of the social and the spiritual world.