A studio for today that is shaping tomorrow
Area 7,815 sq. ft
Working Height 7 m
Max Width 24.1 m
Max Length 30.1 m

Virtual Production

Stage 1

Permanent Virtual Production Stage On Campus

Since launching our virtual production stage in 2021, Garden Studios has delivered more than 150 projects spanning commercials, music videos, documentaries, high-end television and feature films.

The dedicated virtual production stage has a permanent 24m x 5m LED wall and 10m x 5m ceiling panel in a 7,815 sqft sound stage on our Lily Campus. The fully motorised LED ceiling can tilt up to 90 degrees to operate as a front LED wall, creating a full 360-degree volume, and can travel up to 18 metres front to back, allowing rapid reconfiguration from a fully enclosed ceiling to a rain-ready setup. 

In addition to supporting 3D environments, the stage has been designed to optimise for car process work. From standard cars and motorcycles to large stunt vehicles, buses and specialist transport, the Garden Studios VP Stage allows productions to bring complex sequences into a controlled studio environment. The panels have a 2.6mm pixel pitch from Absen, prioritising resolution and black levels to deliver clean, realistic reflections on windscreens and bodywork. The stage layout reduces vehicle repositioning, with approximately 90% of camera angles achievable using a single 180-degree rotation, significantly reducing downtime between setups. 

By situating a VP stage next to traditional sound stages, clients can also benefit from the convenience of schedule efficiencies and creative opportunities. Our team works hand-in-hand with you to advise on script break-downs, scheduling, budgeting, and creative solutions. Client success is our biggest priority.

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Floor plans

VP Stage VP Rooms
VP Stage VP Rooms

LED Wall

24m x 5m ground stacked curved LED wall comprised of 304 of 500mm x 500mm Hydra™ calibrated Roe Diamond™ 2.6mm pitch LED panels with a total resolution of 7296 x 1536 pixels and 3350nits maximum illumination

LED Ceiling

Motorized and adjustable suspended 10m x 5m ceiling panel; can tilt up to 90 degrees to operate as a front LED wall, creating a full 360-degree volume, and can travel up to 18 metres front to back

Processing

7 Brompton Technology™ Tessera S8 4K LED image processors and supporting 24 and 25 fps frame rates, HDR colour workflows, ShutterSync™, Puretone™ and Dark Magic™

3D Rendering

High performance Intel based Unreal nDisplay render nodes server with Nvidia RTX-A6000 Ada professional GPUs for real time rendering of Unreal scenes and video playback via Pixera to wall and ceiling. All rendering through a calibrated HDR colour pipeline using Open Colour IO in ITU Rec.2020 colour space and 10bit or greater bit depth throughout.

Tracking

Mo-Sys Startracker™ Max camera tracking system with brackets and adaptors to fit most cameras

Power

400A 3 phase Powerlock outlet with adjustable RCDs; Additional 63A 3 phase outlet; Total stage power capacity of up to 250kVA.

External 32A 1ph Ceeform Outlet for catering/ utility power.

Over 150 productions shot at Garden Studios' VP Stages

Co-Founder & Producer
KINDRED COMMUNICATIONS
“Your in-house VP team were just great. I always felt supported personally and technically, and the facility as a whole is fabulous.”

FAQs

Can we use our own suppliers?

One of our key differentiators from the other studios in greater London is that we remain agnostic about which vendors and suppliers you hire for camera and lighting packages, catering, or anything else. We do not tack on fees either.

How will you work with us to adopt sustainability policies?

We ask all of our production clients to partner with us in committing to adopting sustainable production policies. Our Head of Sustainability works closely with HODs to inform them about options for waste reduction, recycling, and re-use. We can direct materials to community organizations given enough time for planning. Signage around campus will indicate where and how to recycling day-to-day materials, not to let vehicles idle, and temperature control in each building. We will capture as much data as possible for future reporting to albert.

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Do you have enough parking?

Yes! Despite being in central London, our location in the Park Royal industrial area means we have several acres of property that include lots for unit base or crew parking. In addition to serving the needs of our clients filming at Garden Studios, we offer unit base lots for crews filming around London as well.

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Do you have on-site caterers?

We have a small cafe that is open during weekdays from 7:30 to 16:00 most days in Greenhouse 16. The cafe service coffee, tea, soft drinks and other canned drinks, as well as sandwiches, salads, snacks and more.

For more robust catering options, productions can hire the catering company of their choice or we are happy to make recommendations.

Do you have different rates for build days vs shoot days?

The main sound stages at Garden do not have different rates that vary based on your phase of production. The virtual production stage rates do vary based on pre-light day vs shoot day.