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Stone Street Studios
Stone Street Studios has hosted productions such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, Avatar, The Hobbit trilogy, Pete’s Dragon, Ghost in the Shell and Mortal Engines and are a short distance from the multi-award winning facilities of Wētā FX, Park Road Post Production, Wētā Workshop and Portsmouth Rentals.
If you want to make your film in a place that has not forgotten the magic of film making, come to Wellington and Stone Street Studios.
Used in countless International productions, this state-of-the-art film studio, is specially designed to provide filmmakers with the facilities they need along with the best people and technology on offer.
At 24,100sq ft, K Stage is the largest purpose-built fully soundproofed stage. It comes equipped with house lighting, power outlets and compressed air reticulation. The stage has an air handling system for fresh air and extraction, a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs, plus a grid level dimmer room and three purpose-built rails for green, white and solid screens.
A Stage was Stone Street’s first purpose built studio and is 12,600sq ft in size and has been partially soundproofed to achieve a reverb time of approx 1.2 seconds. The stage has been equipped with an air extraction system, compressed air reticulation, an aircooling system and a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs. Includes three purpose-built rails for green. white and solid screens. The attached covered annex (3900sq ft) has been used by previous productions for either truck access or for still shoots.
F and G Stages deliver 17,500sq ft of fully sound proofed stage space each with an air handling system for fresh air and extraction, a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs, a grid level dimmer room and three purpose-built rails for green, white and solid screens.
Facilities
Supporting the stages are a paintshop and construction warehouse, offices for production, prop workshop, wardrobe and make up, as well as a large backlot usable for outside green-screen, or use as a wet stage.
The Paint Shop’ warehouse, established for set and prop finishing work, has attached offices and an OSH (Occupational Safety & Health) approved Spraybooth. Construction space for lighting/grip storage has standard warehouse lighting and power outlets plus offices, kitchen & washrooms.
Three production office blocks are available. All come equipped with standard lighting and power points. They are air-conditioned and security alarmed, and are furnished with a selection of desks, credenzas, chairs and filing cabinets/cupboards.
The prop workshop can be utilised for building or storage. It has standard warehouse lighting and power outlets. Its’ laundry is equipped with commercial washing and drying machines and associated benches and tubs.
The wardrobe’s open plan costume making and fitting areas have ceiling lighting for fine-work quality, power outlets and various large workbenches as well as wardrobe equipment available for rental. Makeup boasts 13 workstations with standard mirror/lighting setup and power points.
The 50,0000 sq ft backlot is accompanied by an additional 50,000 sq ft of parking space.
This purpose built stage is fully soundproof and equipped with house lighting, power outlets, compressed air reticulation.
K Stage
This purpose built stage is fully soundproof and equipped with house lighting, power outlets, compressed air reticulation.
The stage has an air handling system for fresh air and extraction, a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs, plus a grid level dimmer room and three purpose-built rails for green, white and solid screens.
DIMENSIONS
| Length (internal) | 70 m | 230 ft |
|---|---|---|
| Width (internal) | 28.9 m | 95 ft |
| Height | 16 m | 52 ft |
| Grid Height | 12 m | 39 ft |
| Area | 2,239 m2 | 24,000 sq ft |
Powerboard output capacity ex mains supply of 1000KVA, plus facility to connect 1000KVA generator to subboards as required.
A Stage
A Stage was Stone Street’s first purpose built studio and is 12,600sq ft in size and has been partially soundproofed to achieve a reverb time of approx 1.2 seconds.
The stage has been equipped with an air extraction system, compressed air reticulation, an aircooling system and a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs. The attached covered truckbay (nearly 4000sq ft) has been used by previous productions for either truck access or as a crew catering area.
DIMENSIONS
| Length (internal) | 24.70 m | 81 ft |
|---|---|---|
| Width (internal) | 14.80 m | 48 ft |
| Height (clear internal) | 6.00 m | 20 ft |
| Area | 366 m2 | 3,940 sq ft |
Powerboard output capacity of 280 kilowatts, additional mains power capacity can be sourced from Studio B.
F & G Stage
These purpose-built stages are fully soundproof and are equipped with house lighting, power outlets, compressed air reticulation. The stages have an air handling system for fresh air and extraction, a grid of catwalks for set and lighting rigs, plus a grid level dimmer room and three purpose-built rails for green, white and solid screens.
DIMENSIONS
| Length (internal) | 63 m | 207 ft |
|---|---|---|
| Width (internal) | 26 m | 85 ft |
| Height | 16 m | 52 ft |
| Area | 1632 m2 | 17,566 sq ft |
POWER
Powerboard output capacity ex mains supply of 1000KVA, plus facility to connect 1000KVA generator to subboards as required.
Filming in New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the most film-friendly countries on the globe, with excellent production bases and facilities in key locations.
Filming here is famous for diverse landscapes; snowy mountain ranges, vast greenery and volcanoes, and white-sand beaches, all surrounded by miles of rugged coastline. You can also find gritty industrial backdrops and urban cityscapes which have doubled for everything from Middle-Earth to Post-WWII Japan to futuristic cyber-driven dystopias.
The New Zealand Film Commission, the industry’s governing body, is supported by four regional constituencies; Film Auckland, Film Hawke’s Bay, Screen Wellington and Film Otago Southland.
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