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Scope Media Studios · Block A, Chartwell Business Park, 61-65 Paulet Rd, London SE5 9HW · hello@scopemediastudios.co.uk · scopemediastudios.co.uk

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Controlled light, clean sound.

The two things that sink a video day are light you cannot control and sound you cannot use. Studio B is built to remove both: a sound-treated room within a room that blacks out, with a cyc that takes colour. Studio A adds scale — a 1,200 sq ft blackout room with a white drive-in cove, though not sound treated — and the camera-ready podcast room takes the seated formats, so a videographer books the room the job needs, not the biggest one going.

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

Choosing a videography studio by what the camera sees

Start from the background. Seamless white, a car or a set in frame, or room for a slider and a second camera: that is Studio A, 1,200 sq ft with a white drive-in infinity cove and full blackout curtains. A coloured background, or a background that changes between set-ups: that is Studio B, whose cyclorama is colour-washable. A seated conversation that needs to look and sound finished: the podcast room.

Then check the sound. If anyone speaks to camera, the take wants Studio B or the podcast room, because Studio A is not sound treated.

A video day, block by block

A two-hour block suits a single set-up — one interview, one product loop, one piece to camera — at £120 in Studio B or £160 in Studio A. A half day suits two or three looks; a full day suits a brand film, a multi-camera interview series or anything with a build. Set-up and pack-down are inside every block, so count them.

Rooms can be stacked in one day without moving location: an interview in Studio B, B-roll on the cove in Studio A, a podcast episode in the podcast room.

What a room booking does and does not include

The room comes with private access, high-speed Wi-Fi, the kitchen, the dressing and prep room, the client lounge and parking in the yard. Lights are charged separately — please enquire about our lights — and there is no published in-house kit list.

If the job needs more than a room, the team can source and manage crew, camera, lighting, grip and sound kit, and post-production, and quote for it by email. None of that is priced on the site or assumed in a room booking.

The rooms for it

Studio A during a live shoot, seen wide across the white infinity cove with softboxes either side
Studio AThe big video studio: 1,200 sq ft, a white drive-in infinity cove and full blackout curtains — brand films, commercials, music videos and anything that needs a camera move, a car or a set in frame. It is not sound treated, so plan dialogue for Studio B. £160 for two hours, £620 for a full day.From £160Check Studio A availability
Studio B dressed with a pink sofa on the white cyclorama under a fresnel light
Studio BRoom-within-a-room sound treatment for interviews, pieces to camera and dialogue, blackout capable, with a colour-washable cyclorama, an adjustable backdrop system and a dedicated edit and playback area for checking the take. £120 for two hours, £420 for a full day.From £120Check Studio B availability
The podcast room: four microphone booms around bouclé seating, under an arc lamp
Podcast RoomCamera-ready and acoustically treated, with professional microphones and audio interfaces in the room — the video podcast, the seated Q&A and the multi-episode talk format, from £80 for two hours with extra hours at £30.From £80Check Podcast Room availability

How it works

  1. 01Send the formatA brand film, an interview series, a music video and a content day want different rooms. Tell us the format, how many cameras and whether anyone speaks on camera, and we will point at the right one — including when the honest answer is a bigger stage than ours.
  2. 02Book the blockStudio A is £160 for two hours, £320 for a half day and £620 for a full day; Studio B is £120, £220 and £420; the podcast room is £80 for two hours. Set-up and pack-down sit inside the booked time — or take the whole building from £1,500 a day for a closed set, with the DJ room booked separately.
  3. 03Quote the lights and the restLights are charged separately from the room rate — please enquire about our lights. If the shoot also needs crew, camera kit or grip, the team can source and manage it and quote for it by email; none of it is assumed in a room booking.
  4. 04Put the sound where the room allows itSync dialogue belongs in Studio B or the podcast room. Studio A is the room for scale and blackout, not sound treatment, so plan dialogue around that or record lines wild in the music studio's vocal booth.
  5. 05Review on siteStudio B has an edit and playback area; the workshop has ten iMacs when the edit needs seats.

Worth reading first

Videography Studio Checklist: What to Check Before You BookA videographer's checklist for hiring a studio: background, light control, sound, floor for movement, power, load-in, review space and the small print.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 BookingLeave one studio day with a quarter's worth of content: plan around lighting setups, not content types, with a sample eight-hour running order to copy.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.Filming a Corporate Video in a Studio: Interviews, Training and Internal CommsFilming a corporate video in a studio: leadership messages, expert interviews, training modules and internal comms, with a quiet room and sign-off on set.Sound for Video in a Studio: Sync, Wild Tracks and ADRSound for video in a studio: sync sound in a treated room, planning dialogue around an untreated one, wild tracks, room tone, ADR and voiceover in the booth.How to Budget a Studio Shoot in LondonBuild a studio shoot budget that survives the day: every line from room to grade, which are fixed and which to quote, with worked examples from published rates.

All the studio guides, by topic: the journal.

Straight answers

What does video studio hire london cost at Scope?
Studio A starts at £160. Studio B starts at £120. Podcast Room starts at £80. 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.
Can I hire a video studio for two hours?
Yes. Studio B is £120 for two hours and Studio A £160 for two hours; the podcast room's minimum is also two hours, at £80. Half days are £220 in Studio B and £320 in Studio A, full days £420 and £620. Set-up and pack-down count inside the booked time, and lights are charged separately.
Which room should a videographer book for a shoot with movement or several cameras?
Studio A. It has 1,200 sq ft of floor for camera moves, a white drive-in cove behind the subject and full blackout curtains, so the light does not change between takes. It is not sound treated, so plan any dialogue for Studio B.
Do you provide a videographer, a crew or camera kit?
A room booking is the room. Beyond that, the team can source and manage crew and camera, lighting, grip and sound kit for a shoot and quote for it by email; none of it is priced on the site. We have not published an in-house kit list, so tell us what you are bringing and what you need.
Can the video background be a colour rather than white?
Yes, in Studio B: its cyclorama is colour-washable, so the background can be the brand's colour or change between set-ups without building a new set. Studio A's cove is white.
Can a solo videographer book a studio for a small shoot?
Yes. Studio B is £120 for two hours and the podcast room £80 for two hours, and both suit a one-person shoot: a product loop, a piece to camera or a short interview. Bring your own kit, and tell us if you want lights quoted.
Which videography studio at Scope has a white background?
Studio A. Its white drive-in infinity cove runs the length of the 1,200 sq ft room and the room blacks out fully. Studio B's cyclorama is colour-washable rather than sold as white.

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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