This is required for any class that allows you to borrow equipment from the Department of Film & Television. It lasts a whole year and protects you if you experience lost or stolen equipment, including your own electronics. 

Please follow this guide to purchase CSI. Bring your CSI policy number to class because it will be recorded at the equipment checkout.

All students enrolled in Film & TV Production Courses need two (2) External External Drives, one for editing and one for archiving (“backing up”) their media. Two drives are essential for maintaining best practices in today’s digital workflow. There are some exceptions:

• First Year UGFTV depending on your production class, you may only need one External drive right away. You may wait until your first class to ask your professor. 

• Open Arts and non-film and tv majors can often get by with 1 editing external drive, as long as you have somewhere secure to back up files. One option is to use a buddy system with classmates, i.e. coordinate to back up files on each other’s external drives. Cloud space and Google Drive can also work, but be aware that NYU Google Drive space is limited. Keep that in mind when planning storage. Keep that in mind when planning storage.

Please look through this technical specs page to ensure your External Drives and Computer Specs match what is needed for your prospective classes.