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 - Friday from 4pm-10pm and Saturday - Sunday from 1-6pm when classes are in session.
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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 tools one at a time, or all at once, so you can keep your design prototypes 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. Tap on any of the training levels below to learn more about the tools and access required to use them.
Media Studio Open Lab Hours:
Media Studio Equipment
Cameras
Sony HXR-NX5R Video Camera
Sony ZV-E10 Mirrorless Camera
Camera Accessories
GODOX TT350S Flash for Sony Cameras
RODE Shoe Mount Shotgun Mic for Digital Cameras
Phone Creator Accessories
DJI Osmo SE Mobile Phone Gimble
Angler Ring Light and Tripod
Audio Devices
- RODEcaster Pro Podcasting Deck
- In-room sound system
- RODE GO Wireless II Lavalier kit
- Neewer Wireless Lav Kit
- Audio Technica ATH-M40x
- SHURE Monitoring Headphones
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)