international rental studios spotlight magazine May 2010
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ALTERNATIVA PRODUCCIONES -
Barcelona studios -
Beijing Photospace -
bigshrimp -
Delight Rental Studios -
Entijuana Studio -
Hinterbergwerk -
Home Studios -
LB Production -
Littlebox -
Outside -
Smashbox Studios -
Street Studios -
the 1896 -
Visual Sound Studio -
Zownir Locations
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Madrid: ALTERNATIVA PRODUCCIONES
Alternativa Producciones is located in downtown Madrid, near Plaza de Castilla and only 15 minutes from the airport.
The studio provides 240 m² of professional workspace complete with cyclorama and all the comfort required for creating top-class productions. The 50 m² ground floor entrance provides excellent access for the devivery of all types of props and equipment.
Alternativa Producciones also carries a large selection of professional lighting equipment from Profoto, Avenger, Manfrotto and Elinchrom. The studio's expert team is on hand to ensure every production is a success.
Visit the website for more information.
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Barcelona: Barcelona studios
Barcelona Studios is considered "Best in class" in terms of quality and service. Built in a former factory building, the four new studios occupy 2500 m² and are designed for both film and photography productions.
A complete range of lighting equipment including Broncolor, Profoto, Elinchrom, Kino-flo and Arri HMI/Tungsten is offered through partners TAFT Lighting, located in the same building.
Studio amenities include free parking, large elevator, production room, bathrooms, cyclorama, make-up rooms, steamers, irons, stereo, ADSL, Wi-Fi and entertainment space. Each studio has electrical power ranging between 40 and 80 KW for cinema lighting, as well as a ceiling height of 5.5 m. There is even one fully soundproofed studio.
The studios enjoy easy access and are located only 15 minutes from the city centre and 20 minutes from the airport.
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Beijing: Beijing Photospace
Beijing Photospace is the Chinese capital's only foreign-run commercial photography studio, offering full production services and a bespoke accommodation package for international clients.
Built around a 5.5m high / 110m² cyclorama, and Beijing’s leading Profoto lighting system, the studio provides medium format, DSLR and video camera solutions plus casting, hair and make-up artists, stylists, location hunting, transport, translation, catering and assistant support. File management, set-build and other pre and post production services are available through a range of local partners.
International clients may also draw on additional support, from airport pick-up to preferential hotel rates, a personalized guide to the city and 24hr translation services via a local mobile phone.
Designed and led by UK photographer Ben McMillan, who has lived and worked in the capital for five years, Beijing Photospace is located near the airport expressway, combining excellent transport connections with a secluded ‘green belt’ location.
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Berlin: bigshrimp rental studio
bigshrimp operates three superb rental studios in the heart of Berlin. Depending on a client's individual requirements, the company can provide a range of different sized facilities at a variety of prices.
bigshrimp customers value the company's personal approach, with a highly skilled and dedicated team on hand for any type of production. The studios are located in the Ritterhöfen, one of the oldest and most beautiful commercial quarters in Berlin, and are easily accessible.
The company also offers a complete range of production services: from assistants to catering, airport pick-up, equipment rental and hotel bookings, bigshrimp offers clients a fully personalised and flexible solution.
Clients include Hugo Boss, Vogue and Wella. Photographers include Ralph Mecke, Karl Lagerfeld and Alexei Hay.
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Berlin: Delight Rental Studios
Only five minutes walk from Alexanderplatz in the centre of Berlin, Delight Rental Studios offers 1000 m² of attractive studio space.
Covering 600 and 400 m² respectively, the two light flooded and minimalist designed studios benefit from a professional in-house team that provides the ideal infrastructure for all types of creative project. Aside from photo productions, the studios are the perfect location for special events and temporary exhibitions.
Delight Rental Services also offers direct access to its equipment rental department.
Visit the main website or check the studio site for more information.
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Barcelona: Entijuana Studio
Entijuana Studio is a multi-purpose 400 m² space that enjoys beautiful natural light. The bright, white studio is full of character and is ideally located in the heart of Barcelona next to Sagrada Familia metro station and with a ground floor car entrance. The studio's technical specifications make it suited for both photography and video sets, providing all the complementary requirements for any type of production, event, showroom or new trends showcase.
Entijuana Studio has its own photography lighting equipment (Profoto, Bowens, Elinchrom, Briese and Broncolor), along with latest generation cameras (Hasselblad H2 with Phase One P65+ digital back and Canon EOS Mk III).
Visit the website for more information.
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Wiesbaden: Hinterbergwerk
Hinterbergwerk is a fully equipped film and photography studio offering complete lighting, grip and digital equipment. It is located only 15 minutes away from Frankfurt airport and is the perfect place to shoot cars, people and sets.
The historic building and its purpose-built studio complex combines design and charm with the finest technical facilities, including flash and tungsten lighting, a 180° floor plan cyclorama, remote controlled floating flat (30 x 23ft), a front of cove black drapery system, 23ft wide green screen and Phase One, Hasselblad, Sinar and Canon camera systems.
Clients include: McCann Erickson, Jung von Matt, Publicis, Audi, Deutsche Bank, Vogue, Volkswagen, ZDF, and others. Visit the website for more information or contact Astrid on +49(0)611 531 509 40.
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New York: Home Studios
Home Studios is a 4000 sq. ft. daylight loft studio that provides the perfect location for film, video and photography. It can also be transformed into a spectacular space for culinary and corporate events.
Conveniently located in the historic Flatiron/Union Square neighbourhoods, on the corner of Broadway and 18th street in Manhattan, the studio features three-phase camlock power, east and south facing windows, a fully functioning designer kitchen, and much more.
Visit the website for more information.
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Paris: LB Production
Located on the Left Bank in the heart of Paris, LB Production operates the largest cyclo studio in Paris. With car access to its 250 m2, 5m+ height studio, facilities also include a mezzanine comprising make-up cabin and bathroom, along with a smaller cyclo studio measuring 75 m2, also with a height of 5m+ and mezzanine.
All together the studio offers 460 m2 of fully furnished facilities with the latest digital capture solutions and post production services, including Phase One P40+/P65+ and Hasselblad H3D50, along with the latest generation of electronic flashes from Broncolor Scoro and Profoto Pro 8.
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Brussels: Littlebox
Located in Brussels, LittleBox is active in the audiovisual contents production; using the classical tools associated with the volume and numerical animation techniques, which aims to serve the originality of the idea.
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Rome: Outside
Outside Studio Rome combines a modern digital studio with a cool location to offer a creative space for photography, film and event hosting.
With the airport and downtown only 20 minutes away, Outside offers 600 m² of covered work space with four studio stages. Each studio is fully equipped with high-speed wireless internet access, air-conditioning and sound systems.
Full in-house equipment and digital rental facilities are also provided, along with full production and casting services. Equipment includes Apple, Hasselblad, Phase One, Canon, Profoto, Manfrotto, De Sisti, Gitzo, Mamiya and Epson.
Studio assistants are trained in all aspects of production, lighting and camera work and are on hand at every stage of a production.
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Hollywood: Smashbox Studios
As LA's first studio campus, Smashbox is the leader in production rentals with locations in West Hollywood, Culver City & Griffith Park. Smashbox offers a variety of stages, amenities, grip & lighting, as well as full production & location rentals to supplement any photo shoot, film production, and/or event.
Facilities range from 1,300 to 40,000 SF. Each of its 13 stages offers unique features like: 1, 2 or 3-walled cycs, natural light, production offices, green rooms, a fully-stocked espresso bar, private make-up & wardrobe facilities, and VIP talent areas (including The Dark Room bar, the newest & sultriest addition to Smashbox).
Smashbox Digital hosts tiered internet access to ensure the most technologically adept shoot for every stage as well as offering cutting-edge camera system rentals, superior capture & retouching.
Additionally, Smashbox's fleet of environmentally friendly motor-homes, trailers, and production trucks can meet all location production needs. For more information, please call. - Back to top
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London: Street Studios
Street Space is a stunning location studio situated in London N1. The structure is made up of a ground floor and mezzanine daylight studio with double height space which comes equipped with an excellent working kitchen including an island unit, oak floors, terrace and secure off-street parking.
Also available:
- Street Studios: four large daylight or blackout studios, on site set building and off-street parking in London E8.
- Street Digital: competitive digital capture packages with the Phase One system, experienced operators and either the P25+ or P45.
- Street Lighting: full stock of lighting kit for hire.
- Full catering services
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New York: the 1896
Newly opened in Brooklyn, NYC, the 1896 shooting location and film/photo stage offers a unique turn-of-the-century complex of warehouses and outdoor venues, as well as the scope and conveniences to execute any imaginable set.
The 1896 features eight unique locations under three roofs and 8,000 square feet of building space. The two main brick warehouses feature 6,000 square feet of sky-lit space, 30-foot steel A-framed ceilings, as well as wide-ranging and revolving century-old textured walls throughout.
Joining the main stages, a 2,000 square foot brick-lined courtyard and drive features an overlooking balcony, four fire escapes and two massive roofs complete with water towers, smokestack and a beautiful view of Manhattan.
Other locations such as a richly textured freight elevator, several stairwells, hallways, a modern loft apartment and numerous artist studios are filtered throughout the property.
The 1896 has a growing 300+ piece prop collection as well as its own line of architecturally themed props, Primate Props, coming out in 2010. A newly built corner Cyc adds to an already abundant variety of textured walls. Modern shooting amenities abound, with full hair and make-up rooms and a green room for clients. All stages are fully powered and heated. - Back to top
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Barcelona: Visual Sound Studio
Visual Sound Studio is an ideal rental location for casting, photo and video productions. Centrally located in the Gracia neighbourhood of Barcelona, it provides a high-quality rental space for professionals and welcomes producers, agencies, photographers, casting directors and musicians alike.
A fully equipped studio is available in which to develop projects with flexibility and complete technical assistance, all within a great working environment. It provides an ideal location for shoots, castings or workshops, with 15 KW lighting power, 4m floor-to-ceiling height and a double wall cyclorama.
The full service professional photo production studio offers fashion and advertising photography, event and concert reportage, corporate reporting, portraiture, pre-press services and photo retouching. Its highly experienced staff, including photographers, make-up artists, stylists and models, are on hand for every production.
Clients include Harley Davidson, Hotel Majestic, Skeyndor, Barcelona Activa, Model Mangement and Prysmian. Visual Sound Studio has worked with agencies and production companies such as Ogilvy, Bebop studio, On Idea producciones, Mister Garlic, Utopic and Contrapunto, and photographers such as Sergio Villalva, Francesc Vilallonga, Adrià Pelegrin, Lorenzo Herrera, Vicens Giménez and Picchio.
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London: Zownir Locations / Studio 9
Studio 9, situated in South West London, is an excellent studio and location combined. With over 2400 sq. ft. lit by double height south facing windows, the studio enjoys easy access for props and equipment delivery as well as free parking inside a secure gated development.
Studio 9 offers a variety of shooting angles and incorporates a panelled wall, exposed brick fireplaces and a mezzanine level complete with bedroom, bathroom and boudoir. The studio has polyboards, colorama and a steamer on site, plus all the usual office facilities. The Zownir team will do their utmost to ensure each shoot runs smoothly.
Recent clients include Sony, Marks and Spencer, Elle Deco Magazine and Fila.
Contact Maggie Zownir on +44(0)20 7738 2002 or visit the website for more details.
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