A purpose-built production room inside Blockhouse Studios in Bloomington, Indiana. Blacked-out floors, walls, and ceiling give you full control over your lighting, and the room is big enough to build multiple setups at once or run one large one without compromise.
The Space
The main room is 5,700 sq ft, entirely matte black, with an open ceiling. There's no grid, but the structure gives you plenty of easy mounting points for lights, rigging, and hanging elements. Large curtains can block all windows and divide the room if you want separate zones, and if you only need part of the floor, you can book a single half of the production room. Message us for more information.
Access is easy. Multiple sets of double doors open directly into the production room, and there's a loading dock in the attached warehouse if you're bringing in larger builds or equipment.
Included with Your Booking
Two 136 sq ft multi-use offices, which work well as green rooms, hair and makeup, an edit bay, or client space
Access to our kitchen and break room
Multiple restrooms on site
Ample on-site parking for crew and talent
Available for Rent In-House
The LED Wall
In the production room there is an ultra-wide 4K LED wall measuring 23'8" wide by 9' tall available for rent. We'll provide exact resolutions ahead of your shoot so you can build custom media that maps perfectly to the screen. An iPad controller comes with the wall, along with a technician who stays on site to keep the wall running cleanly. To be clear on scope: the technician is there for the LED wall and any needs related to the production room only and is not available as a production assistant.
Cameras and Lenses
Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K
RED V-Raptor VV
Canon R5 Mark II
Full 6-lens Laowa anamorphic kit
Canon RF lenses plus a few specialty options
Lighting and Grip
2x Aputure 600c
2x Aputure 1200D
A large inventory of C-stands and grip gear
Production cart
A Note on the Facility
The production room sits inside a larger working production facility. We typically have a staff of 7 to 12 people here Monday through Friday. The offices have multiple entrances on the other side of the building and no one will enter the production room while you're here unless you need something. The kitchen and rear restrooms are shared with the entire building. The production room itself has it's own restroom just for you and your guests. If your production needs the building fully cleared, we can arrange that, though one technician will always remain on site. Message us for pricing and details.
This is a production stage, not an acoustically treated soundstage. Crews recording dialogue here have used shotgun mics and lavs with good results, and we've yet to have a production run into a problem.
Good Fit For
Commercial and brand shoots, music videos, product work, virtual production and LED wall backdrops, interviews and podcast sets, photography, content days, and rehearsals or previz that need a big blackout box.
Message us with your dates and we'll walk you through layout options, day rates, half-room pricing, and LED wall media specs.