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Renting a film studio: what should you check?
How a film studio differs from a photo studio, and which questions to ask about sound, power, control rooms and shoot time before you book.
Last updated: 7 November 2026
What a film studio needs to do extra
For film it is not only the picture that counts, but also quiet, power, cable runs and whether a director or client can monitor the shoot. Westgate Studio 1 lists its own control room with the chroma-key studio. Revontuli has a control room looking onto the set. Filter the directory for film studios.
Sound, power and loading
A film studio does not have to be a concert hall, but street noise or a loud air conditioner makes dialogue hard. Mirage3D mentions an acoustic ceiling and soundproofed walls; Green Screen Studio Utrecht mentions a sound-damped room and quiet air-con. Read more in sound in a hired film studio. Ask about 16A/32A or three-phase power if you bring larger lights or a smoke machine, and whether a van can reach the studio entrance.
Time to build
An interview in an existing setting can fit a half day. A video with a set, several setups or a vehicle often needs a full or even a long day. Studio Big Time counts build and wrap inside the booked time and offers a long day until 22:00. Plan that into your shoot day.
Frequently asked questions
Can I also film in a photo studio?
Do I definitely need a green screen?
Studios in the directory
- Photo
- Video
Westerpark Studio
Amsterdam · Noord-Holland
€575
/ day
250 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: no
- Photo
- Video
Cameranu Fotostudio Rotterdam
Cameranu · Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland
€250
/ half day
80 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Studio Big Time
Almere · Flevoland
€300
/ half day
85 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Revontuli Filmstudio
Revontuli · IJsselstein · Utrecht
Price
unknown
430 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: unknown
- Photo
- Video
Studio B
XYZ Studios · Amsterdam · Noord-Holland
€450
/ half day
300 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: unknown
- Photo
- Video
Hout video Studio 2
Hout video · Maastricht · Limburg
€150
/ hour
25 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: yes