Our bright stills and motion studio in Hackney is available 7 days a week for £400 per day.

With high ceilings, west-facing windows and skylights, our studio is a stylish and versatile space for all types of film and stills shoots. 

Our studio is located in the bustling community of Stoke Newington, just a 15-minute walk from Dalston Junction. Surrounded by great transport links and local eateries, it’s a convenient and well-equipped space, with our team and expertise on hand if needed.

  • Open 7 Days a week

  • £400 Per day

  • An 800 square foot studio with a polished concrete floor

  • Full daylight studio, with full blackout

  • Reception area, for kit, people and storage, and a small garden

  • Kitchenette on wheels & a wetroom shower with toilets

  • Super fast 5000mb broadband, with a Airplay sound system

  • Complimentary tea & coffee provided for everyone

  • 1 Phase 63 Amp Power — just bring your own FDU

Our studio is the core of how we work – a space built for precision, experimentation, and control.

It’s where we develop and shoot all our still life and motion work, from early R&D to final delivery. Owning our own space means we can pre-light, shoot across multiple days, and run tailored tests for our clients – all without the added costs or limitations of hiring a studio. It gives us the freedom to work responsively, with total control from start to finish.

Recent shoots in the space include campaigns for Aesop, Yonex, Head, Starbucks, Fortnum & Mason and Nike – spanning everything from tabletop films to high-detail packshots. We’re constantly evolving the studio to support new techniques – from virtual production and photogrammetry to sustainable workflows and AI-assisted prep. It’s not just a studio – it’s our engine room.

Included Kit

  • 9ft Foba camera stand
  • 8× 40″ C-Stands with arms
  • Colorama support system
  • Ceiling rigging
  • Sandbags
  • 8× poly boards & stands
  • Clothes rail, hangers & steamer
  • Tea, Coffee.

    Available on Request

1× Aputure 600d and 2× Aputure 300d continuous lights for £100 per day.

The only additional charges are for consumables (Colorama paper is £7 per metre) and our Bowens monoblock lighting kit, available on request at £100 per day.

For any kit beyond our in-house inventory, Yellow Cactus Kit Hire is based right next door — use discount code #THEFORGE for preferential rates.

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