5 diverse Manchester studios

Located in the Northern Quarter, Outset is ideal for podcasts, live streaming, voice-over and video recordings. The 800-square-foot fully equipped, acoustically treated studio can host up to 20 people, and on-site technicians ensure a smooth running if you need their know-how. Outset offers 4k cameras, instant audio and video syncing, LED lighting, and contemporary, minimalist furnishings.

From £84 per hour for audio-only and £104 per hour with x 2 DSLR cameras.

Occupying the former Granada Television studios, Versa’s state-of-the-art refurbishments, TV, film, motion capture, and VR/AR studios are picking up where Granada left off and keeping Manchester the North’s hub for film, television, and entertainment.

There is a range of top-of-the-line studios and warehouses, with production control rooms, sound control, and vision lighting control, which all make for the best professional and eclectic studios in Manchester.

Wellington Studios offers affordable and high-quality creative studio space focusing on a collaborative and social atmosphere. Art exhibition, yoga class, cooking class, there’s a noticeable warmth, lived-in, even homely aspect to the industrial space that can be transformed for a variety of events. There’s plenty of natural light, a communal room and kitchen, and opportunities to collaborate. The event and workshop space starts at £50 per hour.

Within walking distance of both Spinningfields and Deansgate stations, Bonded Warehouse’s workshop space caters to more than just workshops – conferences, board meetings, product launches, presentations, pop-up galleries, and filming opportunities. There are a variety of spaces available with AV equipment and complimentary refreshments. The industrial chic decor features exposed brick, plenty of lighting, and adaptable spaces.

Galleon Studios’ Infinity Cove is a curved filming space with a top-of-the-line green screen allowing for the creation of an immersive, virtual environment. Cameras, microphones, autocues, interrogations, gimbals, motion control rigs, and more are available to hire. As a specialist green screen filming space, Galleon also has chromakey props, morph suits, green screen treadmills, and turntables available to hire.

Galleon also offers a make-up room, lounge, kitchen, and garden area. There are various hire packages, on-site staff and technicians, free parking, and complimentary refreshments.