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Textured Home with limewashed/feature walls | Nr Bicester Village Image in Bicester, Bicester, England
From£80/hr
Textured Home with limewashed/feature walls | Nr Bicester Village

Bicester, England

5.0(4)
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House

Tastefully decorated modern 4-bed detached house nr Bicester Village/Station, minutes from M40 jct9, with lots of restaurants & amenities nearby. Key features include: looks onto woods at the front, Bauwerk limewashed walls (lounge/hall), Gold leaf feature wall (hall), Rebel Walls Mural (kitchen), curved sofa &...
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Stylish Family Home With A Mix Of Contemporary & Traditional Styles | Manchester | Production Image in Manchester, Manchester, England
From£125/hr
Stylish Family Home With A Mix Of Contemporary & Traditional Styles | Manchester | Production

Manchester, England

5.0(6)
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House

Recently renovated 1930s semi detached property in Manchester, 3 miles from the city centre. A family home with a mix of contemporary and traditional features throughout. Two living areas with different styles so it can look like two different locations in one house. Ground floor...
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Birmingham city centre infinity cove photo studio Image in Birmingham, Birmingham, England
From£30/hr
Birmingham city centre infinity cove photo studio

Birmingham, England

4.8(14)
Venue capacity icon20

Photo Studio

A fully equipped commercial photography studio in the heart of Birmingham City Centre. The studio is a 685 sq ft space with 11.4 ft high ceilings, large white infinity cove, backdrop area and large glass windows overlooking Birmingham City Centre which produces great natural light...
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Versatile basement level gallery space located at Sonder, Leeds Image in Leeds, Leeds, England
From£250/hr
Versatile basement level gallery space located at Sonder, Leeds

Leeds, England

Venue capacity icon20

Basement

...perfect for a variety of uses including (but not limited to) >> - Pop up art galleries - Art / real life drawing sessions - Private Television / documentary location shoots - Photography shoots - Book clubs / poetry events etc - Yoga / relaxation / meditation events - Private work events...
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Fantastic Industrial Location With Props Available Image in London, London, England
From£70/hr
Fantastic Industrial Location With Props Available

London, England

4.8(199)
Venue capacity icon20

Photo Studio

Espero Studio. 565 sq ft split level studio/location with high ceilings, brick walls, providing lots of daylight throughout the whole day coming through industrial bay windows and skylights . Studio is equipped with variety of vintage and industrial props. A creative space for creative people offering affordable...
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Largest independent film / photo studio in Merseyside, infinity cove, greenscreen, and more Image in Liverpool, Liverpool, England
From£50/hr
Largest independent film / photo studio in Merseyside, infinity cove, greenscreen, and more

Liverpool, England

5.0(5)
Venue capacity icon40

Photo / Video Studio

The studio is a hand-crafted 2100ft² creative environment, a dream space for photographers & cinematographers alike, just minutes from Liverpool city centre. The studios are available to hire by the day, half-day or hour, at flexible rates to suit your budget. With over 10m width...
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Reviews for documentary shoot locations

Lucy A.
Sound & Vision Stage in the Heart of West Sussex
We used the studio to film interviewees for a tv documentary series - 3 camera set up. Dan was incredibly helpful and accommodating making the fast turnaround workable for us - the crew were delighted with the sound proofing too. A great find for us and a lovely space to work in...
Grant B.
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Loft with Factory Windows. Check our instagram page for more photos and videos at @thepianofactoryloft
an incredible host with clear communication and so helpful on the day. Space was exactly as described and worked great for our sit-down documentary interview...
Ken C.
Historic Dupont Library
Great venue to film interviews. Booked the space for a documentary based outside of DC and Jimmy made the remote prep a breeze. Very responsive and helpful. The library looks great on and off camera...
Lisa D.
Beautiful Mediterranean Style Home and Garden
Sara was a fantastic host and her house was perfect for filming our interviews for a documentary. It was quiet, spacious, easy to load in and out of, and looked beautiful. Sara was quick with answers and able to accommodate us on short notice. I highly recommend this beautiful location...
Stephen G.
Dream View Russian Hill Gem (incredible SF views of Coit Tower, Bay Bridge and Downtown)
The video shoot we did here for a documentary was great overall and the view was beautiful. The host, Ziad R., was extremely responsive. I highly recommend this location for something similar...
Michele H.
Executive training space and conference room in the greater St. Louis area.
AMAZING space! I'm IN TV/film & rented the space to shoot a presentation for a documentary. It was perfect, reasonably priced and esthetically STUNNING inside. The space is a creative's dream and the staff is super friendly. I would definitely book here again & would consider membership if I lived...
Andrew H.
Downtown Culver City Dance Studio with Skylight
was a superb, helpful, responsive, accommodating host! The photos were just as the space looked. We spent the day filming two interviews for a documentary. The space couldn't have been more perfect, it has good energy...
Mary J.
Traditional Mansion in Northwest, Upper Georgetown
Great location for our documentary interview. Communication with Paul was excellent. Would recommend
Julia M.
Bright White Creative Studio with Industrial Vibe
loved everything about this space and the experience with Abby! She was very responsive and accommodating. We shot three different interviews here for a documentary project and the space had everything we needed with a large variety of props, visual diversity for different shots, and very clean/large bathrooms and...
Greg M.
Sunroom For Photoshoots & Productions in Historic Guilford
Super nice experience filming a documentary style interview, host was pleasant and attentive. The space is like a secret oasis of bliss. Overall an enjoyable experience...
Belinda M.
Midtown Production / Photo / Video Studio
Location was good and as-pictured. Host was responsive to our requests ahead of time. We were filming for a documentary - there was a bit of bleed-in sound every once in a while from the freight elevator but nothing massive...
Sheryl M.
Loft with Natural Light, Brick Wall, & Kitchen
Sarah's studio offered a beautiful backdrop for documentary filming, and her assistant, Kate, was readily available for assist and troubleshoot. The only hitch was unanticipated construction on site. However, Sarah was extremely understanding and did her best to rectify the situation...
Michelene (Elle) M.
Perfect 1 Bedroom Apartment Set
Amazing, intimate space, just what I needed for my documentary interview! Blaq L. was very nice, welcoming, prompt and accommodating. will book again in the near future...
Lucas S.
The Old Warehouse
made the smoke alarm go off and he was so so cool about it and understanding. The space was perfect for our mini MMA documentary, we wanted something gritty and rustic and this place was awesome. 10/10 would rent again...
Rob T.
Beautiful Denver Square
Beautiful Denver Square was the perfect setting for our 'documentary style' interview. There s no lack of charm in this warm house, and Brooke the owner was so accommodating. It's also in a great little neighborhood for b-roll, lunches, etc. The front porch and yard was also great...
Rob T.
Private, Mid-Century Oasis with Pool
and pleasing to the eye. The interior and exterior of Troy's house lent us many great 'loooks' for video and photography for our documentary style video. The back deck combined with the pool and multi-levels was perfect for either an opening or closing drone shot which we took...
Sara V.
Professionally Designed House with Swimming Pool
Miriam's property was gorgeous and perfect for our pharma documentary shoot! They were great to collaborate with and we would definitely book again...
Robert W.
Tranquil & Spacious Tribeca Loft
Fantastic filming space for our 3 documentary interviews. The space was versatile enough that we were able to have 3 distinct looks in a single location. The host Milly was extremely helpful and loading equipment into the lobby and elevator was quick. Also grateful for how quiet and insulated the...
Robert W.
Huge Flexible Soho Loft in the Best Location
Excellent filming space for our documentary interview. Reka, the host, was incredibly responsive and helpful in organizing the freight elevator for our equipment and managing some construction sound from a crew across the street. Great space, very versatile, and the furniture is on wheels, so the living room was easy...
Kenya W.
Hollywood Industrial Studio
The BEST location any of your entertainment needs. I rented the space to complete my documentary and the space was amazing in person. I would recommend this location to all my television and film friends. Thanks John for helping us book...