Media production
Media production services are available for projects and events on campus. We provide free consultations and a variety of recording, editing and production services for video and audio projects. We often work on event recordings, podcasts, promotional videos and social media shorts, among other things.
Details
- For
- Employees & students
Chargeback must be approved by a budget administrator - Cost
- $75 per hour for producers and editors (FAST transfer only)
Free consultation & estimate - Hours
- 8am–5pm Monday–Friday
We only take payment for services by internal budget (FAST) transfer so work must be initiated or sponsored by a budget administrator. If you're not sure how to start a request, ask your supervisor, department admin, faculty sponsor or PI.
Consultations
Our production team offers free consultations for all media projects, regardless of your budget. We can:
- help problem solve and give advice on available options
- provide free estimate for our work
- work with you to reduce your costs and keep your project in budget
- refer you to trusted contractors for off-campus events
Even if you're working on a student project without a budget or FAST account, we can give you advice and recommend free resources and facilities that are available to you.
Production services
Turnaround time varies depending on your project. Simpler projects may take a few days and complex ones can take several weeks of work.
Your project can include any combination of the following options:
As part of our AV event support, we can record any live event on campus. We can set up and operate one or more professional video cameras and mics to get the highest possible quality recording of your event.
We can also help you record and broadcast online and hybrid events, such as webinars.
We'll provide you with the footage we recorded at the event. We can also edit the footage to make it ready to publish to a video platform like YouTube, where you can share it with a wider audience. You can find out more about video editing/post-production below.
For example, we record and produce videos for every Lansdowne Lecture and we record and livestream convocation ceremonies.
Event support services require 2–3 weeks of advanced notice. See AV event support for details.
We have a small studio where we can record sound and video like lectures, interviews and scripted content. It has professional sound, video and lighting equipment, and backdrops.
Studio recording is ideal when you want a low-distraction environment where you can record multiple takes from multiple camera angles. It's a great option for promotional and press-ready media.
We can record on location at other indoor and outdoor places on campus. Some popular venues are the quad, Finnerty Gardens and the ceremonial hall in the First Peoples House.
We can edit video and sound projects using recordings we've made for you, recordings that you provide, supplementary ("b roll") footage and licensed stock footage. We can work on any budget and we'll happily work with you to make sure you're getting the most impact for what you spend.
When we edit sound-only recordings (for example, for audio podcasts) we can:
- trim and edit it to time
- reduce or remove distracting background noise
- mix multiple voices and sound sources together at appropriate volumes
- even out inconsistent volume within a recording
- cut out dead air, breath and mouth sounds
For video production, we can do all of the above as well as:
- add bumpers, title cards, lower-third graphics and transitions
- colour correct (or grade) footage
- arrange side-by-side, picture-in-picture and multi-camera views
- side-by-side views are often used for interviews and presentations
- picture-in-picture views are often used for ASL interpreters
- create or edit closed captions and transcripts
- help you publish the video on a suitable platform
Get help now
Contact IT support to:
- Get a free consultation or estimate
- Request media production services