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Film studios in Brighton
This guide is our summary for planning a shoot. It isn’t the official source. Always check fees, notice periods and rules with the people named on this page before you film. Capture Factory Studios has four studios in central Brighton, with coves and a room that can be blacked out. For interviews, an office or a venue in the city often works better than a studio. For a big set build, we use a studio near London. This guide covers each of them, what a studio day includes and how a set gets built, with the crew booked by our producers.
Studio 4 · Capture Factory
1,330 sq ft
Infinity cove · Studio 4
13 m, L-shaped
Studios 7a and 7b · together
1,390 sq ft
From Brighton station
5 min walk
On this page
01 Which kind of space
Three kinds of space for a Brighton shoot
For builds
A studio near London
A sound stage is a big, quiet space for builds, such as commercials with sets or anything with walls that move. For a build like this, we use a studio near London.
For product and interviews
Cove or blackout
Book a studio with an infinity cove or blackout for product, interviews, music videos and fashion. Capture Factory Studios, in central Brighton, is in the next section.
For interviews
A room with character
That might be an office at New England House, a meeting room at the Brighton Centre or a room in the Royal Pavilion.
Worth asking first
For a one- or two-person interview, a studio isn’t always the answer. The client’s own office, or a room with tall windows, says something about the company that a plain backdrop can’t. Our guide to filming locations and permits in Brighton is the place to start.
02 Studios in Brighton
Coves and blackout in central Brighton
For product, interviews, music videos and fashion, Capture Factory Studios has four self-contained studios in central Brighton. They’re five minutes’ walk from Brighton station, with car parking on site.
| Studio | Where | The space | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture Factory Studios, Studio 4 | Central Brighton, five minutes’ walk from the station | 1,330 sq ft (125 sq m), with a 13 m L-shaped infinity cove | Self-contained and open plan, with car parking on site |
| Capture Factory Studios, Studio 7a | Central Brighton | 645 sq ft, with a 4 m cove | Together with Studio 7b, 1,390 sq ft |
| Capture Factory Studios, Studio 7b | Central Brighton | 745 sq ft, with natural light or blackout | Together with Studio 7a, 1,390 sq ft |
03 Our bookings
Rooms and sets we’ve booked
None of the first three was in Brighton, and each card says where it was. They’re here because the same needs come up on a Brighton shoot, such as a studio at short notice, a quiet room or a set dressed from nothing. The last card is how we’d crew a studio day in Brighton.
Our work · London · Mar 2026
A studio in four days, for AlTi
For AlTi Tiedemann Global, we found a studio and booked a crew for an internal announcement at short notice.
Our work · Hackney Road, London · Nov 2024
HIDE and LOFT, Perseverance Works
About 2,000 sq ft of daylight on a top floor for AlTi’s interviews with three senior staff on 12 November 2024, 14 cast and crew in all. We booked the floor below as well, to keep noise off the sound, and set up the afternoon before.
Our work · Upper East Side, New York · Sep 2026
A library dressed from empty, for Nevis × Focus
A panelled library came empty, so everything on screen was brought in, down to the chairs, for three interviews and a three-way conversation on five cameras, all in one afternoon.
How we crew it · Brighton
A studio day in Brighton, or a build near London
A product or interview day in a Brighton studio needs a small crew. That’s usually a DOP, a sound recordist and a gaffer with a van, with lighting kit from a London kit house when the crew’s own won’t cover it. A build in a studio near London brings in the art director and set builders for the days before the shoot, and the gaffer plans the power and rigging with the studio.
04 Set builds
Set builds for a Brighton shoot
A set is designed, built, dressed and then struck. The art director designs it, set builders and scenic painters make it, the props team dresses it, and the same people take it down and clear the space.
For a big build, we use a studio near London, with the floor space, the height and the workshop space the build needs. For a small set in a Brighton studio, ask the studio what it allows before anything is drawn.
When a build needs more hands than are free in Brighton, set builders come down from London, with the travel on the quote before anything is booked.
Ask about load-in before anything is drawn. The doors, the lift and the parking decide how big each piece of the set can be.
Through us, an art director is £675–878 a day and a set builder £341–512, before the 10% booking fee and 2% insurance. The rest of the art department is on our props and wardrobe guide.
05 Costs
What a studio day includes, and what costs extra
The rate
We ask the studio for a price for your dates, and it goes on the quote as its own line. Ask whether VAT is included, and how many hours the day runs.
What’s in the day
Ask before you compare. Some studios include the cove, lighting and grip in the rate, and others charge for them on top. Repainting a cove can cost extra.
Set-up and strike
Set-up and strike days are usually extra, and on a build they can be most of the booking. Ask for them priced on their own.
Parking and load-in
Capture Factory Studios has car parking on site. At a location in the city, a van parked outside needs a suspended parking bay, booked with the council 7 full working days ahead.
The low emission zone
Brighton’s low emission zone is a bus scheme, so there’s no charge for a crew van. There’s more in our guide to shoot logistics in Brighton.
Power
Check the studio’s power supply against the gaffer’s lighting plan before you book.
Insurance
Studios usually want to see a public liability certificate. On a crew hire it’s yours, as the producer of record. On a full production it’s ours, naming the studio.
Sources
We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Capture Factory Studios and Brighton and Hove City Council.
Need a studio in Brighton?
Send the dates, the set-up and how many people. We’ll come back with the right space, the build and the crew, priced line by line. Or call us on 07412 543822.
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06 Questions
Questions about film studios in Brighton
How much does it cost to hire a film studio in Brighton?
It depends on the studio, the date and what’s in the day, so we ask the studio for a price for your dates. If we book it for you on a crew hire, it goes on the quote as its own line, with our 10% booking fee and 2% insurance. Set-up and strike days are usually priced on their own.
Is there a film studio in Brighton?
Yes. Capture Factory Studios has four self-contained studios in central Brighton, five minutes’ walk from the station, with car parking on site. They suit lit interviews, product shots and fashion. Check with Capture Factory Studios for the latest.
Where can I find an infinity cove in Brighton?
Capture Factory Studios in central Brighton has one in Studio 4, which is 1,330 sq ft with a 13-metre L-shaped infinity cove. Studio 7a is smaller, at 645 sq ft, with a 4-metre cove, and Studio 7b can use natural light or be blacked out. Check with Capture Factory Studios for the latest.
Can you book the studio for us?
Yes, on the same quote as the crew. We check what’s free for your dates, and on a crew hire the studio goes on at the same 10% booking fee and 2% insurance as everything else we book. Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours.
Can you build a set for a Brighton shoot?
Yes, through us. An art director designs it, set builders make it in a workshop or on site, and the same team strikes it. For a big build, we use a studio near London, and the art department usually comes from London too, with the travel on the quote. An art director is £675–878 a day and a set builder £341–512, before our 10% booking fee and 2% insurance.
Studio or location for an interview?
For one or two people, often a location. The client’s own office or a room with tall windows gives the film a sense of place that a plain backdrop can’t. A studio is better for product, music videos and anything lit on a cove. Filming on council land in Brighton, such as the seafront, goes through the Sussex Film Office. Check with the Sussex Film Office for the latest.
Do I need insurance to hire a studio?
Usually, yes. Studios want to see a public liability certificate. On a crew hire it’s yours, as the producer of record. On a full production it’s ours, naming the studio, and our policy includes £10m public liability.
Around the crew
More for Brighton shoots
01
Kit rental
Where to hire camera, lighting and sound kit for a Brighton shoot, and when the crew bring their own.
02
Locations and permits
The Sussex Film Office, private places such as the pier, filming on the beach and the drone rules.
04
Props and wardrobe
Where props and costume come from, and the stylists and hair and make-up artists we book.
