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Studio A during a live shoot, seen wide across the white infinity cove with softboxes either side

Hire · SE5 9HW, South London · from £160 · open 7 days

A studio you can drive into.

Most London studios stop at whatever fits through a fire door. Studio A does not — the cove is drive-in, so the vehicle comes to the light instead of the other way round.

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The room for it

Studio A during a live shoot, seen wide across the white infinity cove with softboxes either side
Studio A1,200 sq ft of floor, a white drive-in cove and full blackout curtains. It is the room the whole building is arranged around, and the only one that takes a vehicle.From £160

How it works

  1. 01Tell us the vehicleDimensions and how it arrives decide the call time and how the cove gets dressed.
  2. 02Book the roomStudio A runs in 2 hour, half day and full day blocks. Set-up and pack-down are inside your booked time.
  3. 03Load in at ground levelParking is on site, in the yard in front of the unit.

In the building with every booking

  • Kitchen
  • Dressing and prep room
  • Client lounge
  • High-speed Wi-Fi
  • Parking

Anything not listed — ceiling heights, cove dimensions, power, capacities — is on request rather than guessed at. Ask us and you will get an exact answer.

Worth reading first

What Is an Infinity Cove? A Plain ExplanationA wall and floor joined by a curve instead of a corner. Why that one missing line turns a two-day retouch into a two-hour one, and when you can skip it.Building a Set for a Studio ShootBuild only what the lens sees, brace it, and plan the strike before the build: set builds in a 1,200 sq ft drive-in studio with ground-level load-in.Product Photography: Why the Cove Beats a LightboxA lightbox gives you white on three sides and a seam to retouch out of every frame. An infinity cove removes the seam at the wall — and batches SKUs faster.Studio Hire Costs in London, ExplainedStudio A £620 a day, Studio B £420, podcast room £40 an hour, whole building from £1,500. Scope's published London rates, and what to budget beyond the room.

Straight answers

What does drive-in studio hire london cost at Scope?
Studio A starts at £160. Set-up and pack-down are inside your booked time.
Will my car actually fit?
Studio A's cove is drive-in, so most cars come straight in off the yard at ground level. Tell us the vehicle's dimensions when you enquire and we will confirm the approach and how the cove gets dressed around it.
Can you black the room out for a lit car shoot?
Yes — Studio A has full blackout curtains, so you can kill the ambient and light the vehicle entirely on your own rig.

More in the full FAQ.

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