CreaTV San Jose

The staff is very nice and professional. I hope to become a member. Alison is very knowledgeable and helpful.

They should offer more in the classes, also they do not return phone calls, email Its hard to get equipment even after submitting a form a month ahead no one ever gets back to you.

I was there as a guest of a weekly TV show. People were super nice. The facility is clean and spacey.
I had to load and unload a lot of things between my van to the studio, and I have to tell you it’s really inconvenient. But it has nothing to do with this studio because it is the building that had set up this security feature of the front door.
Basically the front door gets locked after 6PM. You can open it only from inside, which is fine by itself, but the door is programmed so you can keep it open for 30 seconds or something. If the door is open for more than the set time, the door gets locked and cannot open again until they call the security and go through the procedure of resetting the door.
People who use the facility are very happy about the facility itself, but they don’t like the way the front door works. But they do have super expensive equipments so I understand it.
I moved my stuff to the right in front of the front door, then put a few items at a time. Put a few items in and close the door. Then scan the motion sensor and open the door from inside and do a few more items. It really takes two persons to just load and unload because the door has to be closed so many times just to avoid the shut down of the system. You can move a lot of stuff alone, but it’ll take forever.
On bringing my stuff in and taking my stuff out, on both times someone helped me.
I wish there’s a solution to this because being have to bring equipments is common to TV productions.
With all my complaints about the complicated front door, I give 5 stars because CreaTV didn’t choose to have the front door situation. It seems it’s a combination of the building management and regulations.

Creatv is a great resource for students or non-​profits trying to broadcast information, PSAs, or commercials in the San Jose area. They have a great range. You can also rent equipment or whole rooms for reasonable prices… You should have a decent amount of money if you want to produce a whole piece from scratch, but you can also sign up to be a volunteer and then you can have more access to resources and equipment. The space is nice and clean, and they’re renovating a bit now.