DePaul Cinespace Studios

About DePaul Cinespace Studios

DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) distinguished itself from all other film programs in the United States when it formed its alliance with Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in 2013, creating DePaul Cinespace Studios. The 32,000 square foot professional production facility is located within Chicago’s booming center for feature film and television production.

At DePaul Cinespace Studios, SCA students learn filmmaking crafts and techniques from highly accomplished faculty and staff on industry-standard equipment mere steps away from high-profile network productions filming on the Cinespace Chicago Film Studios lot. Both SCA students and alumni have found opportunities working on hit television shows including Comedy Central’s South Side; Fox’s Empire; FX’s Fargo; HBO’s Lovecraft Country; NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD; and Showtime’s Shameless and The Chi.

Winter Quarter 2023 Hours
(Monday, January 2nd through Saturday, March 11th)

• Monday through Friday, 8am to 9:30pm
• Saturday, 8am to 8pm

Please note the facility hours vary from the equipment center hours.

DePaul Cinespace Studios Shuttle

Masks must be worn on the shuttle at all times.

CDM provides year-round shuttle service to and from DePaul Cinespace Studios for students, faculty, and staff. The CDM Loop bus stop is located in front of the Barnes & Noble at the DePaul Center (1 E. Jackson Blvd.). The schedule is updated quarterly and can be found below.

Students, staff, and faculty are all invited to ride the shuttle; however, priority seating will be given to those enrolled in classes at DePaul Cinespace Studios or on tours.

Spring Break

Effective March 20 through March 24

Walking, Driving or CTA

Whether walking, driving, or taking public transit, there are plenty of options to easily get to our offsite professional production facility. View pdf map.

There is very limited parking available at DePaul Cinespace Studios. All visitors to must be registered in the Gateworks Security Service to gain entry.

Stages 21A, 21B, 22, 23, & 26 (the loading bay)

Our facility houses over 17,000 square feet of shooting space on four separate stages with numerous standing sets, a green screen cyclorama, scenic shop, props and indoor loading bay.

To request time on one of the stages, please fill out the Project Information form and submit it to the Production Office at production@cdm.depaul.edu.

Equipment

Each stage at the facility has a "stage package" of lighting, grip, and power distribution to handle most productions. In addition to the stage packages, we have an extensive inventory of industry-standard motion picture equipment available to students both on the stage and on location. This includes tungsten, HMI, fluorescent & LED fixtures, hydraulic dollies, advanced rigging, advanced sound, production supplies and equipment carts.

DePaul Cinespace Studios also houses our Advanced Camera Vault, dressing rooms with hair and makeup stations, editing suites, classroom/collaboration areas, studio and location sound equipment, 2 Sprinter Cargo Vans, Scene Shop, and ample storage and work areas to support any project.

The Camera Vault

312.362.6322

The Camera Vault is the checkout facility for all high-end camera and sound equipment in the School of Cinematic Arts. The Camera Vault staff is available to answer your questions about all things regarding cameras and to help with reserving equipment. SCA has an extensive inventory of industry-standard camera equipment. Each advanced camera has a certification exam. Arri, RED, Sony, Canon, Ziess, and Cooke are just some of the names seen on our shelves.

Patron Portal: Online Equipment Reservations