MBS Media Campus

MBS Media Campus, also known as Manhattan Beach Studios, is a 22-acre studio lot on Rosecrans Avenue in Manhattan Beach, in Los Angeles’ South Bay less than four miles from LAX, with 15 sound stages totaling 385,000 square feet. It was built in 1999 by Shamrock Holdings for the Roy E. Disney family and is operated by The MBS Group. According to MBS Media Campus, productions filmed here include Lightstorm’s Avatar sequels, Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Marvel’s The Avengers and Iron Man 2, and HBO’s Insecure.

Sound stages

• Stages 15 to 22 and 28: nine 18,000-square-foot stages (150 by 120 feet) with 35 feet to the grid and 7,200 amps.
• Stages 23 to 27: five 25,350-square-foot stages (195 by 130 feet) with 45 feet to the grid.
• Stage 3A: 9,673 square feet with a height of about 24 feet.
• Wood-over-concrete floors, catwalks and elephant doors, with production offices and support space attached to the stages.
• A 1,300-square-foot streaming and broadcasting stage.

New York Street backlot

A full two-story, double-sided New York Street block with a 20-foot-wide paved street, row house and restaurant fronts, sidewalks, removable light posts and trees, and 1,200-amp power drops. It is also used for corporate events and media launches.

Services and amenities

• On-site lighting and grip from MBS Equipment Company and a Production Resource Center for expendables, electric carts and flatbeds.
• On-lot partners for post-production, ADR, live video production and commercial and product photography.
• Production offices of 3,500 to 15,000 square feet per building and creative offices in the Media Center.
• Concierge services, valet, an on-lot restaurant and catering, EV charging and on-site parking.

Booking

MBS Media Campus takes stage and office availability requests by phone and email.