The stage is only the start
The stage is only the start
The stage is only the start.
Studio One: 10,000+ sq ft, 23' ceilings, drive-in elephant door, and full cyclorama. Beyond the stage: West and South Wing production space, fabrication, post-production, and crew support — all within one 96,000 sq ft production campus.
Explore our stages
•THE CAMPUS
THE STAGE IS ONLY THE START.
Studio ONE: 10,000 sq ft, 23' ceilings, drive-in elephant door and full cyclorama.
Beyond the stage: West and South Wing production space, fabrication, post-production and crew support, all within one 96,000-square-foot production campus. Optional on-site crew catering from our fully equipped commercial kitchen keeps lunch on campus and
the production day moving.
STUDIO ONE
WEST / SOUTH WING
FABRICATION
POST PRODUCTION
CREW SUPPORT
• PRODUCTION SERVICES
96,000 SQ FT.
ONE PRODUCTION CAMPUS.
who make things.
• BUILT BY FILMMAKERS
NOT OUTSIDE THE CENTER.
RIGHT IN IT.
Operated by a production team from Los Angeles and Germany, Schoolyard Studios was created in Northeast Ohio by choice. Within reach: the scale and architecture of a major American city, industrial landscapes, small towns, farmland, forests, open roads and Americana.
One production base. Remarkably different worlds.
For production, that changes the center of THE MAP.
• STANDING SETS
BUILT. DRESSED. READY.
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studio 1 access
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Studio 1 soundstage
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Courtroom Set
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boiler rooms
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Gym & Locker Room Sets
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Hospital rooms
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hospital hallways
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Science Labs
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hallways
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locker rooms
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boiler room set
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Switch board rooms
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emergency rooms
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Hospital Set
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Classroom Sets
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Office Sets
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Police Station Sets
• PRODUCTION SERVICES
THREE WAYS TO WORK WITH US.
BRING YOUR PRODUCTION. RENT THE SPACE.
Your crew. Your production. Our studio.
BRING THE FOOTAGE. FINISH HERE.
From edit to final master.
BRING THE PRODUCT. WE BUILD THE CAMPAIGN.
One brief. One pipeline. Broadcast ready.
• RATE CARD
PRODUCTION RATES.
UP FRONT.
SHOOT DAY
$3,500/day
ACCESS WINDOW
$2,625/day
ADVANCE BOOKING
5% / 10%
• OHIO PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.
30 % BACK into your production.
Film. Television. Commercials. Documentary. Digital media.
More production value. same screen.
MOTION PICTURE
TAX CREDIT
• WHAT QUALIFIES
SPEND IT IN OHIO. PUT IT ON SCREEN.
Eligible expenditures can include qualifying cast and crew wages and goods and services purchased and consumed in Ohio for production, post-production, advertising and promotion.
Eligible production types include feature films, television and streaming series, miniseries, documentaries, commercials, music videos, digital media and other qualifying entertainment productions.
More production value. same screen.
• SHOOT NORTHEAST OHIO
MAKE THE INCENTIVE WORK ON THE GROUND.
The tax credit is only part of the equation.
Schoolyard Studios combines a 96,000-square-foot production campus with stages, practical locations, fabrication, post-production, crew support and access to the radically different production worlds of Northeast Ohio.
keep in mind.
Tax incentive availability, eligibility and award amounts are determined by the State of Ohio and may change. Schoolyard Studios does not provide tax or legal advice. Productions should confirm current requirements with the Ohio Department of Development and their professional advisors.
• NEWS FROM SYS
PROJECTS.
making moves.
SCHOOLYARD STUDIOS MASTER CLASSES
Schoolyard Studios launches a new professional Master Class series built around working filmmakers and real industry experience. Producing. Special Effects. Acting. Production Design. Writing. VFX. And more.
SCHOOLYARD STUDIOS
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
MOTION PICTURE
SUMMIT 2027
Following the inaugural Motion Picture Summit in 2026, Schoolyard Studios opens the room again in April 2027, bringing filmmakers, producers and industry leaders together for another conversation about where motion pictures go next.
FROM THE 2026 SUMMIT
SCHOOLYARD OPEN AIR FILM FESTIVAL
A new open-air film gathering is coming to Schoolyard Studios in Summer 2027. Screenings, filmmaker workshops, conversations, performances and community-made films come together across the studio and its surrounding grounds.
CINEMA PEOPLE MUSIC PERFORMANCE COMMUNITY
