ScopeMedia StudiosBook

Hire · SE5 9HW, South London · from £40 · open 7 days

Controlled light, clean sound.

The two things that sink a video day are light you cannot control and sound you cannot use. Book a room built to remove both.

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

The rooms for it

Studio A during a live shoot, seen wide across the white infinity cove with softboxes either side
Studio AScale, set builds and full blackout — brand films, commercial work and anything that needs the sun fired from the crew list.From £160
Studio B dressed with a pink sofa on the white cyclorama under a fresnel light
Studio BRoom-within-a-room sound treatment for interviews and dialogue, with a dedicated edit and playback area on site.From £120
The podcast room: four microphone booms around bouclé seating, under an arc lamp
Podcast RoomCamera-ready multi-episode talk by the hour, for the formats that do not need a cove.From £40

How it works

  1. 01Send the formatA brand film, an interview series and a content day want different rooms — tell us which and we will point at the right one.
  2. 02Book the blockTwo hours to a full day, set-up and pack-down inside it — or the whole building for a closed set.
  3. 03Review on siteStudio B has an edit and playback area; the workshop has ten iMacs when the edit needs seats.

Worth reading first

How to Film an Interview in a Studio: Sound First, Then Everything ElseHow to film an interview in a studio: sound first, then soft light that holds all day, a second camera on the right side of the line and a schedule that fits.Shooting a Short Film or Commercial in a StudioShooting a short film or commercial in a studio: what blackout, a sound-treated room and set-build floor fix that location cannot, and how to schedule the day.How to Light a Green Screen in a Studio: Getting a Clean KeyHow to light a green screen in a studio for a clean key: one even value on the screen, distance to kill spill, a room that blacks out and a key checked on set.How to Plan a Content Day: Seven Deliverables, One BookingPlan a content day around lighting setups, not content types: seven deliverables from one studio booking, and a sample running order for an eight-hour day.Studio Lighting Basics: The Room Is Part of the RigStudio lighting basics start with the room: a white cove lifts shadows, a blacked-out room is free negative fill. Then hard and soft light, falloff and colour.

Straight answers

What does video production studio hire london cost at Scope?
Studio A starts at £160. Studio B starts at £120. Podcast Room starts at £40. Set-up and pack-down are inside your booked time.
Can we review and cut on site?
Yes. Studio B has a dedicated edit and playback area, and the workshop room has ten iMac workstations when the edit needs more seats.
Can dialogue be recorded cleanly?
Studio B is built as a room within a room, so interviews, dialogue and voiceover come back usable as recorded.

More in the full FAQ.

In the building with every booking

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

In every room but one, lights are charged separately from the room rate, so please enquire about our lights and we will quote for what your shoot needs. The exception is the DJ room, where the professional film lighting is rigged in the room and included in the rate.

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.

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