3 Mills Studios
Studio Facilities
Situated in Bromley-by-Bow, 3 Mills Studios is an iconic production destination in the heart of London ‘s most vibrant creative community.
3 Mills’ inspiring and versatile studio space has hosted many film, TV and stage productions including recently Legend (Working Title Films), Mr Holmes (See-Saw Films/BBC Films), Jekyll & Hyde (ITV) and The Royals (Lionsgate US) and the award-winning Cameron Mackintosh musical Miss Saigon. It has inspired some of the most successful independent filmmakers including Danny Boyle, Joe Cornish and Terence Davies, and countless television commercials and music videos have been filmed on site. Located just seven miles from Soho, four miles from the historic City of London, next to the London 2012 Olympic Park and within easy reach of rural locations in the South and South East, it is the ideal base for any production.
3 Mills Studios offers 9 filming stages (over 75,000 sq.ft of filming space) and 11 theatre rehearsal spaces as well as production offices, construction and prop stores, make up, costume and green rooms and a mix of production related tenants such as catering, camera hire and casting. Whatever you are looking to shoot, produce or rehearse 3 Mills has the facilities to fit the bill and help you create outstanding results. Take a look at the 3 Mills reel
Facilities: 9 stages (totalling almost 75,000 sq. ft.), 11 rehearsal spaces, 170 + production offices, Prop stores, Workshops, Make up & dressing rooms, Green rooms, Costume facilities, 62 seat screening room, Period buildings, exterior & location opportunities, Riverside cafe & bar, 24 hour security & CCTV, Parking, Excellent transport links.
Feature credits include: Isle of Dogs, Legend, Mr Holmes, The Inbetweeners 2, The Inbetweeners, Attack the Block, Berberian Sound Studio, Brick Lane, Eastern Promises, Fantastic Mr Fox, Frankenweenie, How To Lose Friends And Alienate People, iLL Manors, Made in Dagenham, Never Let Me Go, Rocknrolla, Sunshine, Trance.
TV credits include: Year of the Rabbit, The Royals, Jekyll & Hyde, Drifters, Masterchef, The Enfield Haunting, My Mat Fat Diary, The Midnight Beast, Mr Stink, Stand up to Cancer.
3 Mills also attract a wide range of clients from advertising and music: Nike, Adidas, EE, H&M, Mazda, Honda, Rimmel, Vice, Vodafone, Waitrose, Nissan, Nokia.
Primary Activity: Studio Facilities
Artem
SFX
Artem has been designing and producing physical special effects for film, television, commercials and music videos since its inception in 1987.
“For over three decades Artem has been providing a full range of physical special effects. We love to blow things up, and will create fire, smoke, blood, foul weather and general mayhem for projects of any scale and budget. We can design and build the most amazing models, animatronics and mechanical marvels, bring superhero suits from page to reality and strew battlefields with prosthetic casualties.
Based in our custom-designed workshops in West London and Glasgow, our permanent staff is supported by a pool of around 100 freelance specialists, enabling us to tackle projects of any scale for clients all over the world.
We operate across a range of sectors, from feature films and high-end television drama to commercials, music videos, exhibitions, theatre and live events.
Our credits include: Roadkill, Adult Material, I Hate Suzie, DEVS, The Great, Dark Encounter, Bodyguard, Solis, T2: Trainspotting, Paddington 2, The Foreigner, Macbeth and In the Heart of the Sea. Recent commercials include Fox’s Biscuits, Lego: Rebuild the World and Churchill: Chill – where the newly CGI Churchill is seen skateboarding on a physical prop designed and controlled by Artem technicians.
Artem have also provided special effects and props to Harry Potter: The Cursed Child, Take That’s Arena Tours, Holiday on Ice, and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics.
Our approach to making includes both modern and traditional tools and skills, from computer-aided design and manufacture to hands-on welding or sculpting, all provided on the same site for maximum convenience and availability. Our 20,000 sq ft London workshop is co-located with a hire and sales service, outdoor canopy area and a sizable backlot facility for testing and shooting of effects and elements.”
Primary Activity: SFX
Other Activities: SFX
Ealing Studios Operations Ltd
Studio Facilities
Ealing Studios is an independent British Studio, developing, financing and producing feature films for international distribution.
Ealing Studios’ extensive facilities provide stages and services for independent and major international production in a convenient central London location; the Studio community incorporates a wide variety of companies providing services to the film, television and media business.
Home to the birth of British cinema, Ealing Studios has been at the forefront of media revolution since 1902. Many of Britain’s most ground-breaking dramas of the 20th century were shot here, for the big and small screen alike. The Studios have launched the careers of a multitude of award-winning directors, writers and actors.
Ealing has 5 stages ranging from 1,000 – 10,000 square feet, comprised of three classic 1930s sound stages and two smaller stages that are perfect for VFX, camera tests, pack shots and stills. The Studios are also equipped with workshops, prop stores, make-up and costume facilities that cater to all kinds of productions. Our flexible production offices have been home to countless TV shows, dramas and feature films.
At the heart of Ealing Studios’ thriving and vibrant community is 50,000 sq ft of serviced office space, home to a wide range of creative and innovative media businesses. Both interconnecting and open plan spaces are available, all offices are fully furnished, and enjoy plenty of natural light.
The Studios are equipped with a wide range of facilities including: Workshops, Prop Stores, Dressing Rooms, Wardrobe, Make-up, VFX, Post Production.
Primary Activity: Studio Facilities
Mackinnon and Saunders
Animation Production
Mackinnon & Saunders are world renowned puppet makers and animation producers.
They specialise in the design and construction of puppet characters for television shows, feature films and commercials. Mackinnon & Saunders’ team’s work can be seen in many TV series including Moon and Me, Twirlywoos , Bob the Builder, Pingu, Koala Brothers, Rastamouse, Postman Pat SDS, Raa Raa the Noisy Lion, Strange Hill High, The Clangers and Scream Street, as well as in feature films including Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Mars Attacks!, Frankenweenie and Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. Most recently, Mackinnon & Saunders have been tasked with building the puppets for Guillermo Del Toro’s animated movie Pinocchio, for Netflix.
In addition, Mackinnon & Saunders develop and produce Stop Motion and 2D Digital projects both for third parties and in-house across 15,000 sq ft of fully equipped studios and workshops. To date They have produced over 200 episodes of television animation including Twirlywoos, Postman Pat SDS, Wanda and the Alien and Toby’s Travelling Circus.
Primary Activity: Animation Production
The 2 D Workshop
Animation Production
We provide cinematic, art driven, 2D animation and VFX for the film, television, games, corporate and music industries. At The 2D Workshop we’re obsessed with the art of filmmaking. Whether we’re creating character designs and animation for a jaw dropping ad campaign, bringing VFX magic to an all-star feature length TV series or writing and developing our own IP to showcase all that we love about film. Quality is key.
Primary Activity: Animation Production
Other Activities: VFX
