Filming in public spaces
Studios
The numerous studios enable the UK to host a large number of films at any one time. The various studio complexes offer a range of stage sizes and excellent support services to meet the needs of any production. The studios are conveniently located in and around major cities, with good transport links. Specialist water tanks and underwater stages are also available.
The UK's major studios include:
Details of these studios are provided below. For further information, contact the
British Film Commission.
For information on other studios around the UK, contact the
UK screen agencies.
Contacts for studios can also be found in UK production directories:
Pinewood Studios (part of the Pinewood Studios Group)
Location: Situated between the M40 and the M4 motorways, just outside London, with easy access to Heathrow Airport (six miles) and the M25.
Facilities:
- 18 stages
- 2 Digital TV studios
- Unique, permanently filled, underwater filming stage
- Exterior water tank
- 5 mixing theatres including preview theatre
- ADR & Foley suites
- Media transfer centre, video conferencing facilities
- Studio connectivity and on site data centre
- 60 acres of backlots and filming locations
- Heatherden Hall and formal gardens
- Meeting rooms and conference facilities
- Production accommodation, support services, supplies and studio store
- Over 150 specialist, independently managed companies on the lot
Contact:
Pinewood Studios Ltd,
Pinewood Road,
Iver Heath,
Bucks, SL0 0NH.
T: +44 (0)1753 651700
F: +44 (0)1753 656219
E:
sales@pinewoodgroup.com
W:
http://www.pinewoodgroup.com
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Shepperton Studios (part of the Pinewood Studios Group)
Location: 13 miles to the south west of London, near Heathrow Airport (five miles) and the M25 motorway.
Facilities:
- 16 Stages
- 4 mixing theatres and preview theatre
- 4 dedicated foreign version dubbing theatres
- ADR & Foley Suites
- 30 acres of backlots and filming locations
- Littleton House and formal gardens
- Production accommodation, support services, supplies and studio store
- Video conferencing facilities
- Meeting rooms and conference facilities
- Over 60 specialist, independently managed companies on the lot
Contact:
Shepperton Studios Ltd,
Studios Road,
Shepperton,
Middlesex, TW17 0QD.
T: +44 (0)1932 562611
F: +44 (0)1932 568989
E:
sales@pinewoodgroup.com
W:
http://www.pinewoodgroup.com
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Elstree Film Studios
Location: Just 20 minutes from the heart of London, Elstree Studios is superbly located close to the motorway network and international and local airports. It is conveniently located close to a high street environment which offers easy access to modern hotels, restaurants, shops and a train station. There is on site car parking for approximately 500 vehicles and additional car parking nearby.
Facilities:
- Six high quality sound stages
- Two 9ft deep internal tanks
- One silent stage
- Construction workshops
- Prop stores
- Production offices
- Dressing rooms
- Rehearsal rooms
- Preview theatre
- Over 25 support companies on site
- On site catering and bar facilities
- 24 hour security and CCTV
Contact:
Shenley Road,
Borehamwood,
Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG.
T: +44 (0)20 8953 1600
F: +44 (0)20 8905 1135
E:
info@elstreefilmstudios.co.uk
W:
http://www.elstreefilmstudios.co.uk/
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Ealing Studios
Location: West London, on the North Circular A406 road between the M40 and M4 motorways. London Underground stations nearby: Ealing Broadway or South Ealing (on the Central, District and Piccadilly lines). Overland train from Ealing Broadway to Paddington (6 mins).
Facilities:
- Four stages ranging from 970 to 11,600 sq ft.
- Facilities include workshops, offices, props stores, meeting rooms.
Contact:
Ealing Green,
Ealing,
London, W5 5EP.
T: +44 (0)20 8567 6655
E:
info@ealingstudios.com
W:
http://www.ealingstudios.com/
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3 Mills Studios
Location: Bromley-by-Bow, east London. London's largest Studio. Close to the City of London, Canary Wharf and the Docklands developments. Seven miles from Soho. Set on a 20-acre historical and picturesque island site.
Facilities:
- 14 stages totalling 108,000sq ft
- 10 rehearsal rooms, 200 production offices, prison exterior & cell set, locations & exteriors, prop stores, workshops, make up and dressing rooms and more
- 24 hour security, ample parking, excellent transport links, media village.
Contact: Three Mill Lane,
London, E3 3DU.
T: +44 (0)20 7363 3336
F: +44 (0)20 8215 3499
E:
bookings@3mills.com
W:
http://www.threemills.com/
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Longcross Studios
Location: Situated approximately 25 miles from central London just off the M3 motorway.
Facilities:
- Five stages ranging from 8,000 to 42,000 sq. ft.
- Other facilities include 120 offices, workshops and costume storerooms.
Contact:
Bob Terry
Longcross Studios
Chobham Lane,
Chertsey
Surrey,
KT16 0EE
UK
T: +44 (0) 1344 635 631
E:
building108@btconnect.com
W:
http://www.longcrossstudios.com/
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Leavesden Studios
Warner Bros.’ Leavesden Studios will be operational in 2012, significantly increasing the UK’s current stage capacity.
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Twickenham Film Studios
Location: Situated south west of central London, ten miles from Soho and nine miles from Heathrow Airport.
Stages:
- Three sound stages ranging from 2,000 to 7,500 sq ft.
- Indoor tank, post production centre, re-recording and dubbing, ADR and foley, cutting rooms, ISDN and video.
- Post production centre with 40 cutting rooms, re-recording and dubbing, ADR and foley, Studio FTP Server access
- Other facilities include star apartments, prop rooms, workshops, offices, parking.
Contact:
The Barons,
St Margaret’s,
Twickenham,
Middlesex, TW1 2AW.
T: +44 (0)20 8607 8888
F: +44 (0)20 8607 8766
E:
enquiries@twickenhamstudios.com
W:
http://www.twickenhamstudios.com/
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The Paint Hall
The Paint Hall, in the historically renowned Titanic Quarter of Belfast, where the component parts of ships were once painted, is a massive build-space – a fully functioning film studio complete with lights and rigging.
Location: Set on an eight acre site five minutes drive from central Belfast.
Facilities:
- The building contains four 16,000 sq ft cells, each with a working height of 90 ft.
- The cells are set out in a square and connected by an internal road and streets.
Contact: Andrew Reid,
Head of Production,
Northern Ireland Screen,
21 Alfred Street,
Belfast,
Northern Ireland,
BT2 8ED.
T: +44 28 9023 2444
DL: +44 28 9026 8570
E:
andrew@northernirelandscreen.co.uk
W:
http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/
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Dragon Studios
Location: Dragon Studios is just off the M4 motorway and is 28 miles west of the capital of Wales, Cardiff.
Facilities:
- Four silent stages ranging in size from 10,130 sq ft to 20,481 sq ft (acoustic RW rating 25dB approx)
- Each stage has a two-storey office block attached
- Five acre surfaced back lot and adjacent to 800 acre + site with woods, lakes fields and contours which has been used for building a castle set in recent past
Contact:
David Ferris,
Edwards Symmons LLP,
Harford House,
Frogmore Street,
Bristol BS1 5LZ
T: +44 117 934 2771
F: +44 117 927 2006
E:
david.ferris@edwardsymmons.com
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