Media, Journalism and English Facilities

Studio A

At over 2000sq ft and three stories high, Studio A’s TV floor is the largest of any university studio in the UK. Studio A could easily accommodate shows like ‘Deal or no Deal’, ‘Blue Peter’, ‘The One Show’, ‘Watchdog’ and ‘Newsnight’ to name but a few.

Studio A gallery

Studio A’s Gallery Suite is where production, lighting, camera control, graphics and Autocue are controlled. Sony Broadcast have supported us in the development of the Media Centre, meaning we have broadcast-standard Sony monitors and three of their new full-HD digital vision mixing desks– some of the first examples in the UK.

Studio B

Studio B is one of Europe’s largest fixed green screen studios, with growing provision for in-camera virtual production, incorporating real-time rendering for use in film, computer games and animation using Unreal Engine. We are the only university in the world to have the BOLT JR+ which our Film and Media students can utilize, allowing high-speed precision on larger scale productions. The studios, editing facilities, client green room and a range of other technologies can be commercially hired to realise most production demands and providing opportunities for students to gain real-world, industry experience.

Studio C

Studio C is 1900sq ft, and has a separate production and sound gallery on the same floor. Like all the studios, it is built as a box within a box (to enhance the acoustics for sound recording) and the lighting has been designed so that staff and students will not have to work at height to change the lighting design, this is done through the use of lights and bars which are moved across the grid by poles.

Hires and Loans

Hires and Loans boasts a large range of high end cameras for filming and photographing, that you are able to book out for creating projects. The room is staffed by our friendly technicians, who are always on hand to help with any technical queries.

Radio studios

Our Parkside building boasts six radio studios, fully equipped with everything needed to go live on air and record podcasts. All of our studios have been acoustically designed to provide ideal recording environments for both live and pre-recorded audio production and are fully soundproofed.

A comfortable reception lounge just outside the studios provides an ideal space for meeting and briefing guests and talent.

The Hive

Our Curzon building boasts an innovative lecture theatre called The Hive that features group activity seating, integrated technology and excellent sight lines.

Curzon library and study spaces

Curzon Library is our biggest library, with two floors of books, journals and AV resources supporting the faculties of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Arts, Design and Media (including the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire), and Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment.

DaVinci Suite

Parkside has four fully professional standard edit suites, based on the industry-standard Avid editing system, which is used in almost all films and the majority of UK television. Though all of the suites can edit, two of the suites are specialised for Audio Finishing and Colour Grading.

Journalism room

P010 is the home of our Journalism and Sports Journalism courses.