london rental studios

Mar 2006

Snap Productions: full photo production

SNAP Productions London is based on the border of Shoreditch and Islington, and offers a 2000 square foot daylight/blackout studio.

The studio/lifestyle space has attractive windows overlooking Shoreditch park, and an Infinity Cove. It is well suited to fashion, beauty, catalogue and still life shoots, and has space to allow more than one setup at a time. There is also roof-top access.

The studios include on-site catering, private styling and changing area, daylight balanced make-up bench, a large range of coloramas, G4 laptop, airport and cable broadband, Bose stereo, telephone line and lift access. They also have full equipment, digital rental and film stock, available for on-site or off-site shoots.

The studios are 7 minutes walk from Old Street tube station and are easy to get to by road with free parking on a first come first served basis.

SNAP also has an office in New York.

Photolink Creative group: full photo production

Photolink Creative Group has three studios in The Old School House, a 150 year old building which combines new technology with traditional architecture.

These shoot spaces opened this year following a six figure refurbishment, and have a full range of facilities. Fully equipped and networked, the studios have a direct link to a digital suite, and a full support infrastructure.

The studios have already been used by clients such as Manchester United Football Club, Kangol, H&M, Nike and Adidas. 

Studio One is 2000 sq feet, with a 16 foot high ceiling, wrap-around shooting wall, separate kitchen and changing room.  Studio Two is 2200 sq feet, with a 20 foot high beamed ceiling, a 23 foot scoop, and raised stage and kitchen area. Studio Three acts as an overflow, and is appropriate for smaller shoots and fittings.

Spaced Studios: rental studios photo

As a venue, Spaced Studios offers a flexible and refreshingly alternative space for hire for stills, video and film shoots, marketing seminars and PR launches.

Throughout two expansive floors of the building in De Beauvoir, London N1, this is an adaptable space that can be extended or retracted to suit most options and budgets.

Features include:

- large skylights

- South, East and West facing windows

- complete blackout facility

- lifestyle space and furnishings

Calvert Studios Ltd: rental studios photo

Calvert Studios is a huge 40,000 square foot facility for rent to photographers, designers and art directors. It offers everything from set-building studios to car coves with cranes and floating ceilings.

They have a broad client list that includes drinks manufacturers, furniture companies, catalogue companies as well as all the car manufacturers.

They are currently developing a 3D virtual studio for 3D and CAD file manipulation with a view to computer rendering.

Calvert also have 350 acres of studios 8 miles from Malaga airport in Spain with a 30 metre x 20 metre black studio for film and car workand two huge platforms for daylight work.

They also design, manufacture, hire and sell tracking booms in alloy and carbon fibre for photographing moving vehicles, trucks, cars and bikes.

Stone Studios: rental studios photo & film

Located in Yorkshire's beautiful countryside - and with convenient motorway access - Stone Studios claim is to offer a more spacious and relaxed alternative to the traditional inner-city studio space.

The studios are suitable for photographic, film, TV and video productions. Facilities include 4500 square feet of open-plan studio space, comprising three separate studios that are divided by curtains and folding walls, enabling them to be opened up to form one large work space.

There are drive-in doors at both ends with infinity coves and 3-phase electricity. They also have a fully equipped kitchen, garden conservatory, make-up/changing room and secure free car parking. Catering, set builds and equipment hire are also available if needed.

A recent production for Channel 4 said this about Stone Studios: "Their surroundings are an oasis of peace and tranquillity. We felt we were on holiday rather than working".