• June 12, 2021

Do you think you need to rent a multimedia studio?

You are a filmmaker, band, special effects producer, VR game designer, vlogger, or rapper, and you are looking to rent a soundstage, green screen, or recording studio for your project. Many creative and artistic people know what they want their finished product to look like and are thinking of going to a media studio to get it perfect. What you have to determine is what you need, what it will cost, and how you can get help with your project. Having seen what people go through on their searches, I know firsthand how frustrating it can be. Although I work at Sun Studios of Arizona and will focus on that facility in this article, it is important to do your research and choose the location that best meets your needs. Because in the end, making your project everything possible is the most important reason for choosing a great studio.

Like many people learn, usually the hard way! – can be frustrating unless you do your research on the facility you want to use. Sun Studios of Arizona in Tempe can provide you with the information you can use in your quest to find the perfect media installation. We always want to make sure you have everything you need and people who know what they are doing to help you. We may or may not be your final choice, but we want to make sure that choice is informed.

Here is the information about the different workspaces in our facilities, so that you get a good idea of ​​what to expect:

Rent a sound stage

In many facilities, when renting a sound studio, you will be asked to pay an hourly rate and then given a menu of “a la carte items” that you will need for your production or event. Options can include a studio manager, lights, sound, equipment, tripods, monitors, teleprompters, consumables, electricity, and Wi-Fi. In the end, after choosing all the options, it can cost up to $ 3,000 a day to use that soundstage.

We like to make things easy for our clients. Our price is a flat rate, either half day or full day. Our Sound Stage 1 at Sun Studios of Arizona has 2,500 square feet of acoustically treated space, with baffled climate control, two 200 amp three phase power plants, a 16 ‘light grille, and most of the equipment you need included in a fee. flat. It’s a good-sized space that includes many things other studios charge more for, including a stage manager who will help you with every facet of your project.

Do you need to rent a green screen?

Green screens are a staple of the digital media industry and are in high demand. They allow the production to be shot in a stable environment, then add a separately filmed background with ease in post-production, basically taking the subject out of the real world and placing it on a digital background. Music video channels and video blogging (vlog) particularly use green screens for many of their projects.

Green screen soundstages can be expensive, in addition to a normal soundstage, because instead of smooth walls, green screen requires a variety of special lighting to improve luminance. Pricing in many studios, again, is incremental, with an hourly rate followed by options, including that special lighting (skylights, filters, effect boards, and much more), which will add additional costs and may increase your total projected screen rental green up to $ 3,000 or more for a day of shooting.

Here at Sun Studios of Arizona, we prefer to offer a flat rate. The cost of a green screen soundstage includes everything you need to make your production run smoothly, including a studio manager and most of the consumables mentioned above on Soundstage 1. We also have an additional option to use with our stage of green screen sound: a 20 camera motion tracking capture system. This system allows the capture of 3D models of the actors’ outlines and movements frame by frame, which can then be animated in post (King Kong and Lord of the Rings are good examples of this being used). Motion capture is also used in the creation of video game avatars.

Rent an audio recording studio

Always check what equipment is available for your specific needs before committing to a study. You want to make sure your recording requirements are met, be it audio, voiceover, ADR, and / or punctuation. Some items generally used for recording may not be included in the starting price in certain studios: mixing room, drum room, instrument / vocal / foley sound room, mixers, microphones, equators, foley box and more. Studio prices are set as an hourly rate and generally do not include a sound engineer, except as an option (plus money). If you want to make sure you get your money’s worth, it is worth having a professional sound engineer to help you make your project sound perfect.

At Sun Studios of Arizona, our audio recording studio is top of the line, with a list of equipment too long to fit in the limited space of this article. Your project will be in safe hands with our experienced professional sound engineer included in our rates. The recording studio is priced by the hour, with discounted half-day and full-day rates available. And again, there are no hidden fees – everything is included, meeting your audio recording needs under one roof.

Auditorium / Theater Rental

Many digital media projects may require a pre-screening for the team, or even a premiere for the cast / crew and fans. Many studios do not typically have a theater, and the media team may have to “four walls” in a commercial theater to see their finished products. Which means renting a theater and making sure your system can accommodate your media (video, DVD, BluRay, computer, film, etc.). Four wall costs can be very high, depending on what day of the week you want to screen your project on.

But why not create your project and project it in the same building? You can do exactly that at Sun Studios of Arizona. Our auditorium / theater seats over 150 people with tiered seating in comfortable cushioned seats, a 24-foot screen, and 5.2 digital surround sound. We even have a really cool retro marquee that can display your project name on it, all lit up to give you a premiere worth talking about. The price always includes a technician who takes care of the projection and the sound, and it is very reasonable.

Final thoughts

Renting a studio space can be overwhelming, but less so if you know exactly what you want and are on a budget to match. Don’t be fooled by ads showing ridiculously low hourly rates before checking out exactly what you’re getting. Usually, as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. Make sure you have not only the space you want, but also the equipment you need, the staff to help you, and all the support you will appreciate in the long run. Find a space that you can call home, because creating a project is an exercise in determination and love, an experience that you want to make sure is perfect. Keeping that in mind when renting a study space will help make it simpler and a more enjoyable experience from start to finish.

The author has been involved in the entertainment industry for over 20 years and will be happy to let you choose your brain all you want!

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