From what began as a working mechanics garage in West Melbourne, the vision to create a unique photographic studio and design hub has come to life at Big Door Studios, now a light-filled multi-use creative space.

Resident photographer, James Cunningham, converted the space with Melbourne creatives in mind, with three operational photographic studios, offices for creatives, plus a loft meeting room and event space.

The studio has been refurbished to retain its original industrial aesthetic, with exposed brick, raw timber beams and polished concrete floors, making it the ideal blank canvas to hire for photographic shoots and events.

Big Door Studios offers clients a full service experience, from creative conception right through to campaign delivery, with in house team Sneaky Studio.

Versatility is the key at BDS – Ground floor drive in with all furniture on wheels and each studio can be reconfigured to take advantage of its unique daylight attributes – or block it out. In addition – each studio has a number of unique features. Our old converted warehouse with high ceilings and open spaces provides the perfect setting to be inspired.

Versatile Converted Warehouse Studio with Tons of Light

Studio Manly is a creative studio space for TV, video, live webcasts and photography. 

Studio Manly, located at the gateway to Sydney’s Northern Beaches is available for hire 5 days a week. Featuring a purpose-built 90-degree seamless white cyclorama which is perfectly pre-lit with 5400k houselights – the space is designed to ‘walk in and shoot. 6 colour temperature matching floor-lights, cabling and client monitor are also included.

Studio Manly’s unique facilities are comfortable, quiet, bright and private. An extensive array of collateral equipment, live multi-camera switching, live record, live webcast suite, cameras, green screen, audio equipment, spot lights and LED lights, tripods / light stands, sound booth, edit suite and in-house creative team are also available for hire.

Studio Specs 
- 200sqm studio complex with high 3.5m ceiling

- Arctic white infinity corner cyclorama with full black out.

- Cyclorama dimensions: 8.5m deep x 7.5m wide x 3.5m high

- Cyclorama structure: top curve, bottom curve & corner

- Sound suited for recording audio for video with thick wall curtains, sound panels and floor mat to soften echo.

- Available for hire: Tripod standing green screen paper cyclorama – 2.5 m
(also available in 6 other soft tone & neutral colours)

- Available for hire: Tripod standing green screen fabric cyclorama – 6 m

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