1070 Humanities Gateway



A state of the art venue for film screenings, film courses, and local festivals, the McCormick Screening Room is a place where faculty, filmmakers and students come together to engage in discussion and analysis of a wide range of topics on film and media studies. Features include:

  • 89 fixed seats
  • 4K laser projector (installed summer 2024.)
  • Podium: 1080p video playback in Bluray/DVD, Mac Mini computer, or laptop HDMI/VGA
  • DCP (Digital Cinema Package) screening capabilities (contact us for details)
  • 4K Blu-Ray player (in projection booth)
  • Sound: Dolby Stereo, Dolby SR Stereo, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound, DTS Digital, DTS Neo Digital, Mono
  • QSC Professional Cinema Series speakers and amplification
  • 35mm, 16mm, Dolby Digital film projection (requires a trained projectionist)

 

Students watch a film in McCormick Screening Room

Reserving McCormick Screening Room

McCormick Screening Room can only be reserved by UC Irvine faculty, staff, and student organizations for screening events only. The room is not a general purpose meeting space. Regular meeting rooms can be booked via the Student Center. Because some weekly film classes are scheduled in the screening room, the room can only be booked in advance after the schedule of classes is posted for the quarter. To book the room, use the request form below.

Plan to pick up a key from the Film & Media Studies checkout booth during their operating hours on the day of or day before the event, or by appointment directly from Nikki Normandia outside of those hours. During the academic year, the checkout booth hours are 10:30am through 3:30pm, Monday through Friday; hours vary during summer and breaks. The checkout booth is in the hallway on the second floor of Humanities Gateway, next to room HG 2021.

Keys should be returned the weekday after your event(s). They can be returned to the checkout booth or the white dropbox next to HG 2012.

There is no fee for academic units or campus organizations to use the screening room. 

 

The Rules 

  1. No food or drink (except water) in the screening room. Keep the room clean. Keyholder is responsible for cleaning up any spills.
  2. Shut down the projector and lock the door when finished with the room.
  3. Do not prop doors open; this will damage the motorized doors.
  4. Do not tape anything to the doors or walls, inside or outside. This damages the paint. 
  5. Do not block exit paths, walkways, ramps, or exit doors.   
  6. If you use the tables or extra chairs in the room, fold tables back up and stack the chairs in the front of the room to the right of the screen.

 

Book Online

 

 

 

If there is an issue with the Calendly form above, email Nikki Normandia (nikkinor@uci.edu) with:

  • The title of the film being screened, and the format you plan to use (laptop with HDMI, Blu-Ray, streaming, DCP, etc.) 
  • Your requested date and time
  • An alternate date and time for your screening

Reserve the Key

You can book the key below after booking your event on Calendly. Please book one key the day of, or day before your screening. The FMS checkout booth is open weekdays from 10:30am to 3:30pm, excluding campus holidays. Keys can be returned up to two days after the event, and can be dropped in the dropbox next to Nikki's door at HG 2012 after hours.

HG 2021 Checkout Booth and Dropbox Location next to HG 2012