A number of movies, television programs and commercials have been filmed at Cal State, Northridge. Some recent projects are listed below.
| Type of Project | Facilities Used | Filming Date | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tylenol Commercial | Track Complex and Redwood Hall Pool | June 2008 | Supply & Demand |
| Land of the Lost | Redwood Hall Pool | June 2008 | Universal Studios, LLC |
| Subaru Ad | Manzanita Hall Exterior | June 2008 | Brian Konoske Photography |
| Drag Me To Hell | Johnson Auditorium,Juniper Hall Exterior, Manzanita Hall | May 2008 | Curse Productions |
| Men's Health Magazine | Softball Field | April 2008 | Rodale Press |
| Knight Rider | Sierra Quad/Oviatt Library | January 2008 | |
| My Name is Earl | Monterey Hall | October 17, 2007 | 20th Century FOX Television |
| CSI: Las Vegas | Oviatt Library Steps/Sierra Tower | October 4, 2007 | CBS Production |
| Secure Horizons | Oviatt Lawn/Gazebo/University Club Lawn/Pool/Golf Course/Track | August 3 & 6, 2007 | FORM |
| Toyota RAV4 Commercial | Sierra Hall Breezyway | May 20, 2007 | Team Halprin |
| Avril Lavigne Music Video - When You're Gone | Grand Salon & Botanic Garden | May 13, 2007 | Rockhard Films |
| HSI Web Commercial | Sierra Quad | May 6, 2007 | HSI Productions |
| MOVIE:What Just Happened? | Oviatt Library Steps | April 12, 2007 | Sony Pictures |
| Mitsubishi Still Shoot | B3 Parking Structure | March 30, 2007 | Henderson Productions |
| Television Show The Apostles | Oviatt Library, Brown Center & North Field | March 9, 2007 | 20th Century Fox |
| Holiday Inn Advertisement | Matadome | January 2007 | Monty Preston Production Services |
| Natasha Beddingfield Music Video: I Wanna Have Your Babies | Tennis CTS, Aerobic St, Cafe, Studio & Campus Theatres | January 2007 | Radical Media |
| TV Show: The Office | Bayramian Lawn, Noski Auditorium, & Photo Studio | January 2007 | Universal Network TV |
| TV Show: Las Vegas | Oviatt Stairs & Sequoia Hall Bathrooms | January 2007 | NBC Studios |
| Hobart Kitchen Commercial | Sierra Center | January 2007 | Hunter Freeman |
| TV Show: Close To Home | Exterior of Manzanita Hall & Oviatt Steps | January 2007 | Warner Bros. |
| Asian Olympic Commercial | Track | October 2006 | Commercials While-U-Wait |
| Playstation Commercial | Sierra Center | October 2006 | Petrol Advertising/Signature Enterprises |
| Movie: Superbad | North Campus F10 | September 25-29, 2006 | Rockhard Films |
| Old Spice Commercial | Redwood hall Locker Rooms | September 2006 | Smuggler |
| Senior Skip Day crew parking | G4 Parking Lot | August 2006 | Senior Skip Day, LLC |
| Ghost Whisperer | Baseball Field | August 2006 | Touchstone TV |
| Movie: The Great Buck Howard | TV Station, 2 Theatres & Recital Hall | August 2006 | Tom Hanks Prod. |
| Toyota Commercial | Parking Lot D6 | August 2006 | Harvest |
| Van Alder DVD Menu | Redwood Hall, Housing & Bookstore | August 2006 | Split Reel Productions |
| Street Dreams (Skateboarding Movie) | Exterior Sierra Hall | July 2006 | Four Downs Productions |
| Greek Show | MZ, Baseball Field, Health Center | July/August 2006 | CSUN Professor Nate Thomas Produced |
| Georgia Rules (Movie) | Sierra Quad | July 2006 | Georgia Rules, LLC |
| PALM Still Shoot | Sierra Quad, Oviatt Steps, MZ & Sq 109 | May 2006 | Zephyr Photo Products |
| Commander In Chief - Final Episode | Music Rooms/Campus Theatre & Oviatt Stairs | April 2006 | Touchstone TV Productions |
| HP Commercial | Print Shop, MZ & Oviatt Stairs | April 2006 | Motion Theory, Inc. |
| Host MTV2 Show | Sierra Quad | Time Warner | |
| John Tucker Must Die (Movie) | Manzanita Hall | January 2006 | John US Productions, Inc. (20th Century FOX) |
| Commander In Chief | Brown Center | January 2006 | Touchstone TV Productions |
| Lowe's Commercial | Matadome | January 2006 | Crossroads Films, Inc. |
| German Milk Commercial (Muller Milk) | Sequoia 100 & Soccer Field | January 2006 | STIA (Commercials While-U-Wait) |
| Sharpie Commercial | Redwood Hall & Health Center | December 2005 | Biscuit Filmworks |
| Bar Starz (Movie) | Sierra Quad, MZ, Sierra Center & Redwood Hall | October 2005 | Cornerstone Productions |
| VJ Auditions | Sierra Quad | September 2005 | Time Warner - MTV2VJ |
| Night Stalker | Oviatt Steps, MZ & Sierra Center | September 2005 | Touchstone/Disney |
| Criminal Minds - Firestarter | Santa Suana Hall/Seq/Science Bldgs/Chicano House | July 2005 | Touchstone/Disney |
| Best Buy Commercial | Golf Area and Blue Tennis Courts | July 2005 | La Banda Films |
| MTV Movie for television about Girls Volleyball | Matadome | June 2005 | Rumble Productions |
| National Georgraphy Interview - Christ Star | Planetarium | June 2005 | Creative Differences - Documentary |
| Reebok Commercial | Matadome | June 2005 | MJZ Production Company |
| Nike Commercial | Track, Soccer & Softball Field | May 2005 | Smuggler Productions |
| Film Festival | Amer Cinema | May 2005 | West Valley Film Festival - Vincent Tayborn |
| Basketball Movie | Matadome | February 2005 | Jumpshot Productions, Inc. |
| German Milk Commercial | Soccer Field | January 2005 | STIA Productions |
| Nintendo Commercial | Chicano HS & Oviatt | January 2005 | RSA-USA Production, Inc. |
| Advertisement | Manzanita Hall | January 2005 | Big Splash Productions |
| Jumpshot (Pre-Filming) | Matadome | December 2004 | Dreamworks |
| EXXON Commercial | Sc Lab, Classroom & Noski | December 2004 | Believe Media |
| Joan of Arcadia | Campus Theatre, Play of the Zombies | December 2004 | Touchstone TV Productions |
| Poster for Islands - Ewen McGreger | In front of Manzanita Hall | November 2004 | Dreamworks |
| H&R Block Commercial | Halls & Noski | November 2004 | Washinton Square Productions |
| Sky High (Movie) | Oviatt Lawn, Stairs & Front | October 2004 | Max Stronghold, Inc. |
| Southern California Bell | O. Grove, BG, Offices, MU Hall | September 2004 | GOFILMS |
| Crew Parking | Lot B1 | Avery Pix, Inc. | |
| ALLTEL Cell Phones | Noski Hall | July 2004 | Smuggler Inc. |
| Olympic Commercial | Track | July 2004 | Moving Parts Inc. |
| Greek Games | Track & Pool | May 2004 | National Lampoon |
| Mazda Car Advertisement | Exterior of Manzanita and University Club | March 2004 | Robert Stevens Photography |
| Advertising Toyota Truck | Manzanita Hall | Haefner Adv. - John Crall | |
| Chuck Norris Weight Equipment | Track | September 2003 | Team One Productions |
| Trade Show Commercial | Manzanita Hall | July 2003 | Boeing Commercial |
| She Spies Television Show | Bayramian Lawn/Art Gallery & Housing Roof | July 2003 | She Spies Productions |
| Medical Commercial | Fine Arts/Rms 504 | Arpil 2003 | Bristol Meyer |
| Buffy (Final Episode) | Cleary Court Breezeway | April 2003 | 20th Century FOX |