Studio Lab

Studio Lab is a production facility at 11 A Street in Derry, New Hampshire, near Boston, with an XR virtual production stage, traditional photo and video studios, and recording and podcast rooms. According to Studio Lab, Studio A is the largest film studio and recording space in New Hampshire and was built specifically for virtual production, and the company has completed more than 150 studio productions since 2019.

Studio A LED volume

• Wall: a 65 x 13.1 ft curved LED wall with a 190-degree curve and 36-ft diameter, 2.3mm pixel pitch, Brompton processing and 8208 x 1728 resolution.
• Rendering: disguise with RenderStream into Unreal Engine on disguise RX II render nodes, plus an in-house master clock for genlock and timecode.
• Tracking and capture: OptiTrack Prime 41 cameras, motorized precision robot tracking and Xsens inertial motion capture across a 60 x 40 x 20 ft tracking volume.
• Stage: a full 20-ft lighting grid with built-in power and data, two 100-amp services with camlocks, and a KIRA cinema robot available.

Other studios and spaces

• Studio B: about 700 sq ft (24 x 30 ft) for traditional, green screen or virtual production shoots, with a 14-ft lighting grid.
• Studio C: white cyc, black drape and green screen for traditional shoots.
• A recording studio with Dolby Atmos capability, a podcast studio and an edit suite.
• A dressing room with showers, a green room, lounge, conference room and Fire N’ Gin, an outdoor space for shoots and events.
• A loading bay with drive-in and truck-height docks.

Services

Studio Lab’s team builds custom 2D, 2.5D and 3D virtual environments, handles camera tracking and on-site post-production, and rents cameras, lenses, lighting, grip and audio gear. It also designs and installs XR studios for other facilities and brings mobile virtual production setups to client locations.