Rent a film studio in South Side, Chicago, IL

"...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 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..."

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

"...This studio was a wonderful place for our production. Crimson, the host, was so accomodating and sweet, and even agreed to be an extra in our film. It was an absolute pleasure working with her! If you're on the fence, just pull the trigger on this space. You won..."

"...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..."

"...We staged crafty and our equipment in the back, and filmed in the front area. It was nice to have separate spaces so crew members could setup outside of the production area. We were able to fake a studio apartment in the front area. The more information about the setup..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...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..."

"...AMAZING experience renting with Digital Film Studios. EXTREMELY flexible and helpful in every possible aspect. I would DEFINITELY rent from them again and will recommend ANYONE to do so, too..."