DePaul Cinespace Studios
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- Equipment Centers
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- Production Office
About
About DePaul Cinespace Studios
DePaul Cinespace Studios is the School of Cinematic Arts’ nearly 60,000-square-foot professional production facility, located in Chicago’s booming center for feature film and television production.
Our space includes six shooting stages complete with professional-grade sets, lighting and design; a Virtual Production Stage/LED Volume Wall; green screen cyclorama; and high-end equipment checkout. There’s also 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.
DePaul distinguished itself from all other film programs in the United States when it formed its alliance with Cinespace Studios Chicago in 2013. 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 lot. Both SCA students and alumni have found opportunities working on hit television shows including Fox’s Empire; FX’s Fargo; Hulu’s The Bear; NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD; and Showtime’s Shameless and The Chi.
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2525 W. 15th St., Chicago IL 60608
cinespace@cdm.depaul.edu
312.362.6868Fall Hours
Monday through Thursday: 8:30am to 9:30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 8:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Please note the facility hours vary from the equipment center hours.
Getting Here
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.
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Loop Shuttle Schedule
Fall Hours
Effective September 6th
Monday through Thursday
Loop Departures DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures 8:00am 9:30am 10:30am 12:00pm 12:45pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:45pm 5:30pm 9:40pm Friday
Loop Departures DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures 8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:30am 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:30pm 4:15pm 5:15pm 6:45pm 8:45pm** **Stops at Loop and Lincoln Park
Saturday
Loop Departures DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures 8:00am 10:00am 9:00am 12:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm 1:30pm 5:45pm DePaul Studios open to the student body 9am to 5pm on Saturdays
Lincoln Park Campus (LPC) Shuttle Schedule
Fall Hours
Effective September 6tb
Monday through Thursday
note: Intersession and Finals Week Schedule Differs
LPC Departures DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures 7:45am 12:30pm 12:00pm 5:15pm 4:35pm 9:40pm Friday
LPC Departures DePaul Cinespace Studios Departures 8:15am 10:30am 11:30am 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:30pm 4:15pm 6:45pm 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 & Equipment
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.
- Policies and Forms
- Student Production Handbook
- SCA Production Training: required before stage and gear reservations are permitted
- SCA Production release form
- Filmmaking Paperwork
- University policy on student filming for academic purposes on campus
- Cinespace Visitor Template
- Production Resources
- DePaul Cinespace Studios
- Equipment Centers
- Production Office
- Post-Production and Animation
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