Laboratorium Audio Visual didirikan untuk menunjang mata kuliah praktikum Produksi Video, Produksi Berita Konvergen, Produksi Media Kehumasan, Produksi Media Kreatif,  Produksi Fiksi, dan Produksi Dokumenter.

Mahasiswa dan dosen melakukan beragam pembelajaran antara lain praktek menjadi presenter, penyiaran, reporter, kreator konten, dan camera person, sebagai pengalaman awal di dunia kerja profesional. Selain itu, laboratorium ini diperuntukkan bagi pengembangan keterampilan produksi film dan program televisi mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi UII. Mahasiswa dan dosen berproses mengasah kemampuan berkreasi untuk memproduksi gagasan karya kreatif berbasis media seperti perfilman, penerbitan periklanan, desain grafis, musik dan lain sebagainya.

Operasional harian Laboratorium Audiovosual yang sebelumnya dikenal luas sebagai Laboratorium Televisi & Film Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi UII dikelola oleh Tim Laboran dan Klub Sinematografi Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi UII (Kompor.kom).

Kompor.kom yaitu Komunitas Pilem Orang Komunikasi yang merupakan suatu wadah mahasiswa untuk mengembangkan skill mahasiswa dalam bidang perfilman (di balik layar). Proses tersebut antara lain, pembuatan naskah, setting tempat/ studio, pengambilan gambar/syuting, editing gambar.

Audio Visual Laboratory was established to support Video Production practicum courses, Convergent News Production, Public Relations Media Production, Creative Media Production, Fiction Production, and Documentary Production. Students and lecturers conduct various learning activities including the practice of news presenting, broadcasting, reporters, content creators, and camera person, as an initial experience in the world of professional work. In addition, this laboratory is intended for developing of film production skills and television programs for students of Communication Department. Students and lecturers are in the process of sharpen their creative abilities to produce creative ideas based on media such as cinema, advertising publishing, graphic design, music and so on. The operational of Audio Visual Laboratory, that also known as the Television & Film Laboratory of Communication Department, is managed by Managing team of Laboratory and the Student Cinematography Club (also known as Kompor.kom). Kompor. com, namely the Communication People Film Community which is a place for students to develop their skills in the field of film. The process includes making scripts, studio settings, shooting / filming, image editing.