Rent a salon by the hour in Vancouver, BC

Beauty salons for hair, skin, and nails are some of the most easily recognizable places in which to set a film. Hair curlers, nail stations, shampoo bottles, calendars, and salon chairs come together for a vibe that takes a lot of props to replicate. Salons are some of the more expensive sets to design for this reason: there are so many elements that come together to make a realistic looking one.
Fortunately, you don't have to dig deep into your budget to make a salon set for your film, photoshoot, or music video. Vancouver is full of both working salons and sets run by film production companies that look like actual salons. Both approaches have several advantages to consider, so let's see what Vancouver has to offer filmmakers!

If you want the most authentic-looking set possible, then look at renting beauty salon film locations in Vancouver. These are working beauty businesses in the heart of downtown and the surrounding suburbs. A salon with film-friendly policies allows filmmakers to use their space as a set during certain hours of the day. You might be limited to weekends, evenings, or hours when there are no salon appointments previously booked.
A beauty salon has authentic props like chairs, hair stations, and contemporary decorative elements. On the other hand, the lighting and design may not be exactly what you want - and the salon owners may place limits on how many items you can move around. You'll find beauty salon film locations in strip malls, as standalone businesses, inside of hotels or spas, and other spots throughout Vancouver.

You can also rent a salon set instead! Many film production companies in Vancouver maintain standing sets designed to look like salons, hospitals, restaurants, and other prop-intensive spaces. These sets are faster to rent and offer more flexible terms, in many cases. You don't have to coordinate with a working salon business on hours so you can book a salon set whenever is most convenient for you!
Salon sets also have power outlets in easy to reach places, lighting arrangements designed with the needs of filmmakers in mind, and can be rearranged as needed for your creative concept. A salon set is also part of a larger filmmaking production company. So you're ideally placed to use the other facilities, like staff lounges, changing rooms, and equipment rentals through the production company.