Media Production Studios
Digital Media Services enables Faculty and Staff to create visually engaging course materials, enhance department resources, and construct pedagogical lecture content. Comprised of professional and experienced editors and videographers, our team will work closely with you to plan and record videos for individual or course-wide projects. Let us help bring your vision to life!
Production Studio Features & Locations
Select the following button to learn more about our production studios, the capabilities within each of them, and the multitude of services offered across our Lakeshore, Water Tower, and Health Science campuses.
Production Examples
Media Production Services can help take your educational videos to the next level. Select the following button for some examples of what we've created.
Lightboard
The Lightboard allows faculty/staff to write and draw on a transparent board while lecturing or giving a presentation, all without having to turn away from your students. Select the button below for more information about utilizing our Lightboard.
Post-Production Support
Send us your pre-recorded lectures and presentation footage, along with any assets, and we will edit the footage into one video. Select the button below to find out more information about this service.
Self-Guided Media Production
Our Self-Guided Media Production resources are for faculty/staff who want to start a video recording for their class or lecture and for those looking for techniques to enhance a recording already filmed. Select the button to learn more about our self-guided resources.
Testimonials
Quinlan School of Business
Joe Wemhoff
In Spring, 2025, the Quinlan School of Business launched Quinlan 102, Financial Literacy and Well-Being. This major, ground-breaking course was presented asynchronously to 450 students, through over 40 videos which were pre-recorded at Digital Media Services (DMS) state-of-the-art studio on Lakeshore Campus. The videos were of outstanding quality (both image and sound), and the editing was seamless. DMS produced a world-class product, with 70% of the students rating the course as either "Effective" or "Very Effective."
School of Social Work
Julia Pryce
I am writing to share my heartfelt appreciation for Digital Media Services. They have worked with my team to develop video content for training purposes, and have done so in a professional and timely manner. Their skills have facilitated high quality products, which will support our research and improve services for agency partners.
School of Social Work
Maria Vidal de Haymes
I am writing on behalf of the School of Social Work Center for Immigrant and Refugee Accompaniment (CIRA) to express our gratitude to the extraordinary support that we have received from the office of Digital Media Services. In particular we would like to note the exceptional dedication, talent, and vision of Jared Thomas and Kayla Cooney, who have worked very closely with us to advance two important CIRA projects. Digital Media Services and Jared and Kayla are wonderful resources to our center, school, and university.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a student request services from Media Production Services?
Media Production Services is currently only accepting requests from faculty and some staff-focused areas at the university. Any student working collaboratively with a faculty-member would have access to the studio, our services, and be included in as much of the project as advised by the faculty-member.
Will Media Production Services put my videos onto YouTube or any streaming service?
Once your video has been reviewed and approved, we will put the final video or audio into your personal Panopto folder. From there, you will be able to embed, share, and edit all aspects of the video. If you would like to use another streaming service, we can discuss all the available options in a kickoff meeting.
What is the turnaround time for a video?
This answer fluctuates from project to project and your place in our production queue. We encourage pre-production meetings and discussions so our area can schedule the various aspects of filming and post-production. After a kickoff meeting, we will be able to provide a more accurate timetable for sharing the final video.
Do you do filming around campus?
We only offer filming and recording in our production studio locations. This ensures a consistent level of video and sound quality, leveraging all the resources we have in our studios.
For filming and recording throughout the campus, consider these options:
- Use the self-service Equipment Loan Program to film on your own: Borrow equipment from Digital Media Services to film your events on your own. We offer a variety of resources to help make this possible with ease
- Classrooms with Lecture Capture: Use on-campus classrooms with built-in lecture capture cameras and microphones. Use the touch panel near the instructor workstation or location podium and documentation in the classroom for further guides. Media will be recorded to Panopto, the University's video repository.
- Rambler Productions: Submit a request for this School of Communications faculty-led, student-operated service.
- University Marketing & Communications Project Request: Submit a UMC project request for evaluation or recommendation.
- Review a list of External Vendors.
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Digital Media Services enables Faculty and Staff to create visually engaging course materials, enhance department resources, and construct pedagogical lecture content. Comprised of professional and experienced editors and videographers, our team will work closely with you to plan and record videos for individual or course-wide projects. Let us help bring your vision to life!