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. Recently expanded to nearly 60,000-square-feet, this 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.
In addition to six shooting stages, a green screen cyclorama, and high-end equipment checkout, DePaul Cinespace Studios also has a Scene Shop, dressing rooms with hair and makeup stations, editing suites, classroom/collaboration areas, and ample storage and work areas to support any project.
2025 Hours
Monday through Thursday: 8:30am to 9:30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 8:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Please note the facility hours vary from the
equipment center hours.
DePaul Cinespace Studios Shuttle
CDM provides shuttle service between DePaul Cinespace Studios and both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses for students, faculty, and staff. The schedule is updated quarterly and can be found below.
The CDM Loop bus stop is located in front of the Barnes & Noble at the DePaul Center (1 E. Jackson Blvd.). The Lincoln Park bus stop is located in front of the Student Center, on the corner of Belden and Sheffield (please note that, due to being in a high traffic area, the shuttle might be parked in Lot H behind the DePaul Student Center). Please arrive at the stop at least 10 minutes early.
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.
Track any DePaul shuttle using the Reveal Manager app.
Loop Shuttle Schedule
Summer Hours
Effective June 16th through September 5th
Monday through Friday
| Loop Departures | DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures |
|---|
| 8:00am | 9:30am |
| 10:30am | 11:30am |
| 12:30pm | 1:30pm |
| 3:30pm | 5:45pm |
**Stops at Loop and Lincoln Park
DePaul Studios open to the student body 9am to 5pm on Saturdays
Lincoln Park Campus (LPC) Shuttle Schedule
Summer Hours
No shuttle during summer for Lincoln Park campus.
Effective June 9th through June 13th
Monday through Friday
note: Intersession and Finals Week Schedule Differs
| LPC Departures | DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures |
|---|
| 7:45am | |
| 10:15am | 11:00am |
| 1:30pm | 2:30pm |
| | 4:45pm |
| 5:30pm | 8:30pm |
There is
no Lincoln Park Campus Saturday Shuttle
Walking, Driving, or CTA
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 must be registered in the Gateworks Security Service to gain entry. Please see the Cinespace Visitor Lists section for more information and a template to submit visitor names.'
Cinespace Visitor Lists
Are you shooting a project outside of class time at Cinespace? Please use the
Cinespace Visitor Template to submit a list of the entire cast and crew (DePaul and non-DePaul) coming to Cinespace
no later than two business days before your shoot to Val Rosales:
VROSALE5@depaul.edu. Visitor lists are not processed over the weekend. Do not modify the template when submitting to avoid upload issues. All cast and crew must have a picture ID on them as security will be verifying names at the gate.
Stages
Our facility houses over 25,000 square feet of shooting space on six separate stages ( 21A, 21B, 22, 23, 24A, 24B) with numerous standing sets, a green screen cyclorama, scenic shop, props and indoor loading bay (stage 26).
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. After receiving a unique Project ID Number from the office, use Patron Portal to reserve the stage, pending availability. For questions, please contact
cinespacestages@depaul.edu.
Stage Hours
Monday through Thursday: 8:30am to 9:00pm
Friday: 8:30am to 6:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
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.
Please visit our
Equipment Centers page to see current hours for The Shack (where the grip and electric equipment is picked up) and the Advanced Camera Vault, the checkout facility for all high-end camera and sound equipment.
Patron Portal: Online Equipment Reservations