MDX Studios | Middlesex University

MDX Studios is a working studio environment on Middlesex University's campus, in a production hub supported by crew, wraparound services, and custom research and development. We are part of Screen London Barnet, accelerating north London’s growth as a destination for creative industries production.

Creative technology programmes at MDX Studios

Our suite of 13 MA creative technology programmes makes the most of MDX Studio’s state-of-the-art screen and media facilities on our north London campus. Students benefit from our unique adjacency to the vibrant screen and media industries in north London’s creative corridor, such as Troubadour Studios, our partner in Screen London Barnet. All our one-year programmes include optional, embedded, credit-bearing work placements where you will learn through on-the-job, real world industry experience as an integral part of your course. We also offer two-year study modes with extended, paid work experience opportunities.

Six-week teaching blocks enable maximum flexibility and optionality, so students can customise their learning to suit their personal goals and maximise integrated work experience opportunities. All the programmes include modules in ‘Creative Practice and AI’, ‘Business Skills for Creative Practice’, and ‘Storytelling and Worldbuilding’, giving you space to collaborate across disciplines and prepare for tech-enabled careers in the creative industries. These are augmented and supported by skills-based modules with specific industry focus in each group of programmes.

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Fly through Middlesex Uni: The Grove building for Arts and Creative courses

Our world-class facilities

Sound stages with full-height cycloramas and lighting grids;
Motion capture suite for performance capture and virtual production;
Post-production labs with edit suites, grading bays, and mixing rooms;
Facilities for XR, AR, and emerging technologies.

Camera in foreground with green screen behind — Motion capture suite

Film and Television students in studio — Filming facilities

Post production studio — Post-production labs

What we offer for industry

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MDX Studios provides comprehensive facilities covering all stages of production, from pre-production through to post-production. Projects benefit from the support of skilled, work-ready crew.

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We offer access to emerging talent through structured student placements. Our students bring specialist skills in camera, sound, editing, and visual effects.

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Additional support is available in areas such as production accounting and marketing. Projects can also benefit from bespoke research and development through academic partnerships.

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MDX Studios and Screen London Barnet are building a future-facing workforce to address the talent pipeline and skills gap for the creative and screen industries.

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Every production brings real opportunities for local businesses, learners and creatives across north London, boosting the local economy.

Visit MDX Studios

We are located at Middlesex University, which has been serving north London as a leader in creative and skills-based education for nearly 150 years.

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Screen London Barnet

The development of MDX Studios is part of Screen London Barnet, a new alliance to boost film production and jobs across the Borough, launched at Brent Cross.

Middlesex University, Barnet Council, Barnet and Southgate College and Troubadour Brent Cross Studios are the founding partners in the new alliance. It is designed to support students from all backgrounds to access screen careers while ensuring that local people in Barnet benefit from the opportunities in the creative industries.

The partnership is underpinned by Barnet Council’s Screen Skills Plan which will establish the Borough as a leading hub in the UK’s growing screen industries including film, television, animation, gaming, immersive technologies, and digital media.

Welcome to MDX Studios