Rent a film studio in Downtown, Oakland, CA

"...This was an amazing space for a shoot. The studio had amazing light and there was a lots of space for holding that was really helpful. Would definitely film here again! Christopher was a very very helpful host..."

"...Had a small film shoot here and I couldn't have been happier in choosing this space! The owners, Leigh and Simone, are incredibly friendly and greatly care about the arts, which is rare when booking a studio. The overall space as large as you'd imagine, with the ability..."

"...Always a joy to film at Sarah's studio..."

"...Jonathan was awesome, and his studio space is just what I needed to film a short sketch. He even humored me enough to help me get some great lighting and solid footage for an absurd comedy bit--a true mensch..."

"...Kevin was very hospitable and the studio itself was beyond my expectation. We were shooting couple of scenes for short film and the space is organised the way we had everything we needed. I would definitely recommend this studio and will rent it for the future projects! Thank you Kevin..."

"...The film studio is amazing and has everything we need. Host Avi is extremely friendly and helpful! Avi was also very patient when we went overtime finishing things up and cleaning things out. We had a really good time shooting here and will definitely come back and recommend the space..."

"...That was so great to rent the studio with Photo film stage! We easily booked and the studio was ready for us! The manager directed us and gave all instructions! He was extremely polite and welcoming us! Thank you, Photo Film Stage..."

"...Had such a fun time taking film photos at this studio. Joanne was a lovely host and very helpful showing me around. Would totally book this studio again..."

"...We had a great film shoot in Studio A! They had everything we asked for set up in the studio. This area of downtown is VERY busy, so if you shoot here, you need to be aware of the street noise. But that's no fault of the space! Everyone..."

"...We absolutely loved working in this studio. The studio has a great white wall for studio photography but we also did film with video in the space. Despite being close to the street, we had little problems with audio. Plus our contact Avi was great with both communication prior to..."

"...This studio is perfect! We just did a music video shoot here and everything we needed was there for us to use. The crew and I had a blast and if I ever need a space like that again I'll definitely be hitting them up. Everything was clean and..."

"...taking them down for me! I’m on a budget but this studio made me look like my budget was bigger than it actually was lol will be back soon 💪🏽💪🏽and I had my privacy to film nobody was there but me anywho you get the point 5 stars..."

"...rent his in-house photo lighting equip (So not just a money saver but saved loads of time on pickups/returns) and because we were film folks doing our first true photo shoot, he was super helpful in walking us through some of the subtleties and differences in the lighting equip..."

"...We rented the space for filming a day long workshop for a documentary project. Leon was an amazing host. He has wide-variety of equipment for use that comes with the rental agreement. He was very generous with his time, letting us use his equipment and also offered his expertise..."

"...Great space! Did a film shoot and needed a quiet studio, Sergei and Alexey were so helpful and shoot went well, will definitely book it in the near future..."

"...can't say enough about this studio, 1817 Studios is the perfect space for film and photo shoots. Steve is extremely helpful and flexible, the studio itself is a great amount of space with rooms and everything that's needed! Would 100% use again..."

"...party. We had about 30 extras for the film, so we set up beer and pizza outside to entertain them while we set up inside. Chris was extremely friendly and flexible and responded in a timely manager. Jesus, the studio manager on site when we were there was incredible! He..."

"...had was a bit of noise. There are auto shops on the street and lots of construction noise. Especially when filming closer to the street side of the studio definitely had some car/street noise, but for the interview in the backdrop space, our interview was fine..."