Facilities

• Warm, comfortable upstairs studio (900 sq ft) with beautiful laminate flooring
• Big, spacious, high-ceiling drive-in studio downstairs (1100 sq ft)
• 2 x Bowens Gemini Esprit 500W studio flash heads – infinitely stoppable
• 2 x Bowens Redwing 400W studio flash heads – full & half power
• Lighting accessories including snoots, gels, honeycombs, barndoors, softlite dish reflector, silver/white/gold umbrellas & softboxes
• Colorama backdrops in white, grey, black, pink, brown, yellow, red, blue & green - more upon request
• Blackout roller blinds or daylight
• Sofas, chairs, stools, benches & props
• Two powerful fans
• Wardrobe department
• Fabric/textile library
• Make-up
• Books including posing guides
• Music inc. MP3 CD & iPod speaker system
• TV/DVD/PCs
• Kitchenette & toilet
• Private changing room/make-up area
• Lounge/Seating area
• Great coffee (Nespresso), tea & soft drinks
• Kids’ area with toys, crayons, colouring sheets

Southdown Studio is one of the best equipped studios in the South of England. We have loads of space in two separate studios (a warm, spacious upstairs studio, and a drive-in downstairs warehouse studio), a semi-permanent set that can be reconfigured to reflect a wide range of scenes, four top-quality studio flash/photoflood heads by Bowens; and loads of light modifiers such as softlite dish reflector (beauty dish), snoot, honeycombs & barndoors, reflectors and softboxes.Our facilities allow for creative advertising, PR and product photography against a number of infinity backgrounds. We keep a large range of fabrics in stock, as well as a number of character garments, soft furnishings and items of furniture.

Our upstairs studio is heated, is floored throughout with top quality laminate, and has all the home comforts. Downstairs we have a big empty white-painted space with a concrete floor, a high ceiling and an electrically operated garage door making it an excellent drive-in studio.

We have our very own resident make-up artist, Sylvi Du Sauzay, who has many years of experience in photography, TV, film and stage, and can provide a wide range of make-up styles, even theatrical prosthetics.

Please let us know if there is anything else you need, as we can often cater for special requirements.

TV/Video/Film Studio?

Although we don’t sell the studio as a TV or video studio, it’s often used as such. We’ve had a number of TV production companies do shoots here including Ricochet & Channel 4, and video shoots for Setanta Sports and a number of web sites. You’ll need to bring your own lighting but we can provide a white or chromakey green backdrop.

See also our 3D tour, gallery and 2D floor plan.