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The Space

Hackney Room is a 700 sq ft creative studio in the heart of Hackney Downs’ Eat Work Art community. Soaring exposed ceilings, white brick walls and clean concrete floors give you a blank canvas with raw industrial character — and three fully blackout skylights put light entirely in your hands, from bright natural daylight to total darkness in seconds. Whether you’re shooting a campaign, filming, rehearsing or hosting, the space adapts to your vision. And when you wrap, independent restaurants, bars and galleries are right on your doorstep.

Wide view of the empty studio with lights, a tripod and the black backdrop under white ceiling beams
Black backdrop set up with softboxes, stands and a tripod
Light stands and flags gathered in the white-brick studio
Empty studio with a white wall, a mixer, a laptop and speakers on the concrete floor
Freestanding white wall with leaf shadows and white plinths

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Features

Everything here is built for flexibility. Blackout skylights and blinds give you complete light control; a makeup station with mirror and lights, a clothing rail with 30 hangers, a background support system and floor seats cover shoots, workshops and audiences alike. Professional equipment is available as add-ons: Sony FX3 and Blackmagic 4k pocket cinema camera, Aputure and Amaran lightings, a full audio setup with Tascam mixer, KRK monitors and Rode and Shure microphones, plus grip, rigging and motion-control kit. All from £65 per hour.

On Set

Photo shoots, film sets and portraits — a few of the productions that have filled the room.

Film crew shooting a seated portrait against the black backdrop
Group photoshoot on a reflective floor in front of a projected backdrop, lit by LED tubes
Camera operator adjusting a cinema camera in front of a lit wall
Crew in silhouette among softboxes and light stands
Two portraits shot at once, one against a projection and one against the black backdrop
Black-and-white photo of a fashion shoot with a reflective floor and a makeup station
Black-and-white photo of a busy shoot with crew, softboxes and a large overhead light
Softboxes and stands lighting a white backdrop, seen from behind the set

Available Equipment

Amaran 300c light with barn doors against a white brick wall
Aputure LED light with a fresnel lens beside a black flag
Amaran 200x S light mounted on a boom arm
Camera rig with a monitor in front of Amaran lights fitted with barn doors
Two Amaran 300c lights on stands against a white brick wall
Two camera rigs on tripods in silhouette
Cinema camera with a cage and monitor on a fluid-head tripod
Cinema camera on a tripod silhouetted against a lit wall beside an LED tube
Close-up of a honeycomb grid on a parabolic softbox

Camera and Video

  • Sony FX3 Full Frame
  • Black Magic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
  • DJI OSMO Pocket
  • Lumix 12-35 4/3
  • Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

Light and Modifiers

  • Aputure Light Storm C300X LED Light
  • Aputure Amaran 300c RGBWW COB LED Video Continuous Lighting
  • Amaran 200x S - Bi-Colour COB Video Light
  • Amaran 60x S - Continuous Monolight
  • Aputure Amaran T2C RGBWW LED Tube Light

Audio and Sound

  • Shure SM58 Dynamic Vocal Mic with Stand and Cable
  • Shure SM57 and Mic Stand Bundle
  • Tascam Model 12 Analog Mixer with Digital Recorder
  • Sennheiser HD 25 Plus Headphones
  • Sony MDR-7506 Closed-Back Studio Monitor Headphones

Power, Batteries and Storage

  • SMALLRIG V Mount Battery VB99 SE, 99Wh / 6800mAh
  • SMALLRIG V Mount Battery VB99
  • SMALLRIG 10500mAh Replacement Battery for Sony NP-F970
  • NEEWER 2Pcs NP-F970 7800mAh Replacement Batteries with Charger
  • Anker Prime 250W USB C Charger

Studio Supplies

  • Ash wood clothes rack
  • Shaped mirror
  • Steel stool
  • Wood and metal swivel bar stool
  • Elm wood stool

Screenings, Performances & Workshops

We can also turn the studio into an intimate screening room. One purpose-built freestanding white screen with our Epson EB-L895U, a 5,000-lumen laser projector, to deliver a cinema-grade image, and with the skylights blacked out, the room drops into perfect darkness. Host a private film screening for up to 25 guests, drench a live performance in immersive visuals, or run a workshop where your work fills an entire wall. It’s a rare setup at this scale in London — and it turns any gathering into an experience.

Audience on floor cushions watching a desert landscape projected across the wall
Black-and-white photo of an audience watching a beach scene on the screen
Audience in the dark watching a crowd scene projected on the large screen
Illustrated figures projected on the screen beside a speaker
Colourful pixelated visuals projected in the darkened studio
The Hackney Room logo projected on the screen, a speaker at a lectern and a dog resting on the floor

The Neighbourhood

The studio sits inside the Eat Work Art yard at Hackney Downs — a courtyard of studios, independent food and a community radio station. Grab lunch at Tom’s Deli, catch a set outside Subtle Radio, or take the shoot out into the yard.

Crowd gathered in the Eat Work Art courtyard under the trees
People sitting outside Tom's Deli in the courtyard
Friends chatting on wooden steps in the evening sun
Three people at a wooden table outside Subtle Radio
Visitors gathering at the studio's street entrance
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