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A new mini doc shares a behind-the-scenes look at a Media Production student’s capstone project
Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the making of an original, student-created music video.
CCM Media Production student Gabriel Peters’ senior year capstone project was to create a music video for his original song “DEATH/LIVE.” This mini doc takes views inside his creative process.
- Composer & XR Designer| Gabriel Peters
- Drums | Nick Shelton
- Director of Photography | Blake Freetchle
- Producer | Aiden Harbaum
- Camera | Santiago Medellin, Ian Parish
- Assistant Director | Brookelyn Perkins
- Gabriel Peters, BFA Media Production ‘26, Minor in Animation
- Blake Freechtle, BFA Media Production ‘26
CCM Media Production Division
Virtual Production Studio class
Joseph Maiocco, Instructor
XR Studio Student Crew
Carmen Everson, Aiden Harbaum, Noah Maine, Santiago Medellin, Dana Miller. Joel Mobley, Ian Parrish, Brookelyn Perkins, Gabriel Peters, Will Rider, Wyatt Rose, Alaina Scholl, Tino Sosa, Griffin Tierney, Daion Walker
Produced by CCM Recording Productions:
- Producer/Editor | Aiden Harbaum, Abigail Stamps
- Camera | Abigail Stamps
- Location Sound Mixer | Jacob Benington, Melissa Godoy
- Special Thanks to Kevin Burke, Head of Media Production Division
Peters is the composer and XR designer, as well as one of the musicians in the music video. He graduated with a BFA in Media Production in Spring 2026. From interviews at Peters’ home studio to capturing the action inside CCM’s XR Studio, the mini documentary gives viewers an inside look at the planning and creation of Peters’ “DEATH/LIVE” music video.
CCM’s XR Studio allows students, faculty and staff at the college to blend traditional physical performances with an immersive virtual environment created by the studio’s 16×10 foot LED wall. The studio is equipped with a positional camera tracking system that works with 3D creation tools like Unreal Engine to render digital scenery in real time, ultimately allowing students to create the kinds of cinematic worlds that once seemed impossible. This is the same state-of-the-art virtual production technology used by films like Disney’s remake of “The Lion King” and the Star Wars series “The Mandalorian.”
CCM Media Production students get hands on learning experiences working on video projects like Peters’ music video in the XR Studio. Throughout the 2025-26 school year, the space was used for student video projects, special promotional projects with the UC Athletics team, promotional projects for CCM performances and more. Learn more about CCM’s XR Studio.
Education in Action
CCM Media Production projects often go on to receive professional and student Emmy nominations, and are accepted into film festivals around the country. This year, students, faculty and alumni received 17 nominations in the 2026 Ohio Valley Emmy Awards!
Enjoy short films created by CCM’s emerging Media pros! Sample a collection of our award-winning student-created narrative and documentary films, which also feature on-screen performances by CCM students and faculty members.
About CCM Media Production
CCM’s Media Production Division emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning that is student-centered, professionally relevant and focused on creative content development.
CCM Media Production is student centered with small class sizes and an innovative, flexible curriculum that reflects the dynamics of industry demands and student needs. CCM’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Media Production features five curricular tracks, allowing students to specialize in:
- Audio
- Broadcast News
- Film and Television
- Multimedia
- Sports Media
Students in CCM’s Media Production Division acquire the hands-on skills and digital portfolio necessary to transition successfully into the professional world. In addition to classwork, students are connected with professional internships that are integrated into the curriculum. The division’s award-winning, full-time faculty has extensive professional media backgrounds that allow them to emphasize current professional media production tools and techniques while providing students with connections to the industry.
CCM also offers an Academic Minor in Media Production, which prepares students in the integrated media arts of film and digital cinema, television and broadcast media news, audio production, and new media design.
Featured image at the top: An inside look at the making of a music video in CCM’s XR Studio.
