California State University Northridge is the ideal college campus for shooting your movie, television program, commercial, or still photos.
Film friendly and in the zone, the campus features a wide variety of unique modern industrial and time-honored buildings, one of the last real orange groves in the San Fernando Valley, a botanic garden with green house, multiple park-like spaces, swimming pools, and standard University facilities.
Our office will assist you with arrangements for your filming, including obtaining the necessary approvals, processing filming permits and agreements, and hiring campus police and liaison staff.
With our competitive prices, film friendly policies, and our tailored support services, your shoot will turn out to be an all around positive experience.
The following pictures are an overview of the wide variety of landscapes, buildings, and architectural features, which provide an excellent background for movies, television, commercials and photographs.
USE OF MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ON SAME DAY. Facility fees will be assessed for use of each Major Location. (Smaller locations, such as a classrooms, or an outside lawn area, may be bundled as one Major Location.) In the case of multiple camera crews working in different locations, a police officer and a liaison will be assigned to each location and billed accordingly.
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CSUN at a Glance |
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University Buildings |
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Classrooms, Labs & Auditoriums |
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Open Spaces & Gardens |
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Restaurants |
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Athletics, Recreation and Kinesiology Facilities |
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Specialty Locations |
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Parking Structures |