Siebel Center for Design

The Media Studio

No matter what content you create, this place was made for you

The Media Studio is a content creation and production space that includes an 18' by 18' stage area under a lighting grid, acoustic treatment, curtains and a green screen, flexible equipment and furniture, and a custom-built control desk that acts as recording booth and editing suite.  The Labs and Media Studio are open Tuesday - Sunday from 4pm-10pm when classes are in session.

Features of the Media Studio

Let your imagination run wild - you can create just about any media with the space and equipment available. It is a large space that will accommodate individuals or teams, and has equipment on hand to help you capture your content.

  • Video recording
  • Photography
  • Lecture capture
  • Podcasting

Get Started with Training

We offer online orientations and training to make is easy to get started, and provide in-person training on the specific equipment you are interested in using. Learn new equipment one piece at a time, or all at once, so you can keep your content creation moving forward.

Our equipment is categorized into levels based on training and experience required for safe use. Our online Lab training will introduce you to all of these tools so you are familiar with what they can do, and our Lab Attendants will get you set up to work on them. Get started by completing the Media Studio training, then you can work with our team to schedule your recording sessions. 

Online Orientation on Canvas

Equipment and Resources

Cam Link 4K

Make: Elgato
Location: Check Out

ATEM Mini Pro

Make: Blackmagic Design
Location: Check Out

Wireless LAV Kit

Make: RODE
Location: Media Room

Electret Condenser Microphone ECM - 44B

Make: Sony
Location: Check Out

H6/BLK Handy Recorder

Make: Zoom
Location: Check Out/Media Room

Professional Monitor Headphones ATH-M40x

Make: Audio Technica
Location: Check Out

Nova P300C (RGB)

Make: Aperture
Location: Media Room

Combo Steel Stand with Sliding Leg 6.5'

Make: Impact
Location: Media Room

Dracast Light Kit

Make: Dracast
Location: Media Room

Manfrotto 055 Tripod

Make: Manfrotto
Location: Media Room

Fresnel 2X Light Lens w/ Case

Make: Aputure
Location: Media Room

Barn Door

Make: Aperture
Location: Media Room

Amaran 200x Light

Make: Aperture
Location: Media Room

OMNI LAMP

Make: Lowel
Location: Media Room

Sony NXCAM HXR-NX5R Camera

Make: Sony
Location: Media Room

RSC 2 

Make: DJI
Location: Check Out

Productions from the Media Studio

The Smart Healthy Communities Initiative, Rokwire, and the Illinois App


Rokwire is an open source platform for creating mobile apps. The Smart, Healthy Communities Initiative leads this project at the University of Illinois. They are creating a digital ecosystem that will enable the smart, healthy communities of tomorrow. The design and research team’s home base is within the cooperative Sunrise Studio workspace in SCD, they use meeting spaces regularly, and the StratLab (Rokwire’s Smart Campus Strategy Lab) is a partnership between the Illinois Smart Healthy Communities Initiative and SCD. It’s this type of collaborative, problem-solving, interdepartmental initiative that SCD was built for. Here is one video recently recorded in SCD you might see on the Illinois app or media.

“Our design team is fortunate to call Siebel Center for Design our home base. Recently we have been utilizing the space more fully by narrating quick Illinois app how-to videos in SCD's media studio control room." 

- Vanessa Burgett, Smart, Healthy Communities Initiative (Rokwire)