Facilities

FFB08 | Dolby Atmos Suite

Established in 2023, the Dolby Atmos-compatible 7.1.4 spatial audio studio is the first Dolby Atmos-certified academic sound facility in Ankara. Designed for spatial sound design and mixing across film, television, gaming, and music projects, this advanced studio enables students and faculty to produce work using contemporary audio technologies.

FFB08 | Dolby Vision & Editing Suite

One of the few educational Dolby Atmos and Vision suites in the world, and the only one of its kind in Turkey. The suite functions as both a calibrated reference environment for HDR colour grading and immersive audio mixing, and as a professional editing studio where students complete post-production at broadcast standard. It supports coursework, thesis projects, and external collaborations across film, sound, and immersive media.

FFB07 | Media Archeology Lab

The only facility of its kind in Turkey, the Media Archaeology Lab is a space for cross-disciplinary experimental research and teaching using the tools, software, and platforms of the past, alongside the experimental media technologies of the near future. Drawing on decades of analog and digital equipment accumulated across the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture since its foundation, the lab restores and reactivates seemingly obsolete artifacts as living research material. It joins a small international circle of comparable initiatives, including the Media Archaeology Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Media Archaeological Fundus at Humboldt University in Berlin

FFB08 | BITS I / Video Production Studio

A flexible production and post-production environment that supports the full range of audio and video work produced in the department. The studio is configured for multi-camera shoots and accommodates a variety of formats: from interviews and live music sessions to sound effects recording and TV program production. Equipment includes a lighting grid, foley pit, dedicated video editing stations, and a full audio editing and mixing setup, allowing students to take projects from capture to final delivery within a single facility.

FFB11 | BITS II / Photo-Video Studio

FFB11 is one of COMD's most flexible production spaces. The studio is configured for photo and video shoots, foley recording, and film screenings, making it a single environment where a project can move from capture to sound to viewing without changing rooms. Whether students are lighting a still life, recording footsteps for a short film, or watching dailies together, FFB11 adapts to the task at hand.

FFZ17 & FB114 | Design Studio

Two dedicated studios support the foundation Basic Design coursework that anchors the early years of the program. Each studio accommodates around 25 students at individual workbenches, with built-in display panels for ongoing critique and review of 2D projects and 3D models. FFZ-17 is additionally equipped with a computer workstation and A3/A4 scanners for digitizing analog work, while both studios include dedicated storage for materials and works-in-progress.

FB110 | Writers’ Studio

The Writer’s Studio provides students with an environment to study and practice the creative and collaborative foundations of storytelling for screen media. Through courses in screenwriting, creative producing, and directing actors, students develop original projects while exploring narrative structure, performance, production processes, and the relationship between artistic vision and collaborative practice in contemporary film and media production.

FA122 | Podcast Studio

The Podcast Studio at Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design is a dedicated space for crafting clear, compelling audio stories. Designed for solo creators and collaborative productions, the studio offers a controlled acoustic environment for interviews, narrative podcasts, and experimental audio work.

FFB08 | Broadcast Control Room

FFB08 is the control room behind COMD's live productions. From multi-camera studio shoots to live-streamed events, the space is built for real-time directing, switching, and broadcast workflows.

246 | BROADCAST CONTROL ROOM / REJI

A professional broadcast environment where students in COMD 308 (Multi-Camera Production and Live-Recording) record Bilkent Symphony Orchestra concerts every semester. The control room is equipped with five cameras and a remotely operated PTZ camera, connected through a digital AV mixer, intercom system, and monitoring setup. A crew of around 15 students fills every role of a real broadcast production: Director, Production Manager, Camerapersons, Mixer Operator, DIT with roles rotating throughout the semester. Shots are called and cut live, then refined in post-production. By the end of the term, every student has worked both sides of the intercom.