Studios Workshop them@bigskylondon.com 29-31 Brewery Road, London, N7 9QH +44 (0)20 7619 6600 sets@bigskylondon.com York Way (London, N1) +44 (0)20 7619 6601 20 18
Photos: Dan Lawrence General enquiries sets@bigskylondon.com Workshop manager Dino Forte dino.forte@bigskylondon.com Set build producer Kat Garlick kat.garlick@bigskylondon.com Workshop York Way (London, N1) +44 (0)20 7619 6601 Contents p01 p10 Flats & floors p11 p14 Props hire & joinery p15 p16 The workshop
Flats Custom built in-studio or delivered on location. One of our most requested builds as flats provide a highly flexible and customisable backdrop, or floor effect, for photography work. We build to a variety of standard sizes, and to custom specifications. Installation We can deliver flats built in our workshop Omega Place: 8 x 12 the biggest possible pre-built flats that we are Studio 2: 8 x 12 already assembled. See right for a guideline of able to deliver into each of our studios. Builds can also be completed on location providing we have good access. We would advise building on location for extra large or custom builds. Studio 1: 8 x 12 Studio 3: 8 x 10 Studio 4: 8 x 10 Studio 5: 8 x 10 Studio 6: 8 x 6 Studio 7: 8 x 6 On-location builds: 8 x 12 is the biggest flat we can fit into our van pre-built. We can quote for, and arrange transport for larger flats. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 We ll look at each job individually, though we ve included some of our most popular requests in sizes and finishing techniques for guidance on what we can do. p02
Standard Flats Our standard flats come canvassed and painted with a standard matt vinyl Dulux paint. Please see the price list below for our most requested sizes. We can build customs sizes too, priced on specification. 8ft high 4 6 8 12 16 20 8ft x 4ft 8ft x 6ft 8ft x 8ft 8ft x 10ft 8ft x 12ft 8ft x 14ft 8ft x 16ft 8ft x 18ft 8ft x 20ft 150 +VAT 200 +VAT 250 +VAT 300 +VAT 350 +VAT 400 +VAT 450 +VAT 500 +VAT 600 +VAT 8 10 12 16 20 canvas llfat image 10ft high 10ft x 10ft 10ft x 12ft 10ft x 16ft 10ft x 20ft 400 +VAT 450 +VAT 600 +VAT 700 +VAT 10 12 16 20 12ft high 12ft x 12ft 12ft x 16ft 12ft x 20ft 700 +VAT 850 +VAT 900 +VAT 12 16 30 16ft high 16ft x 16ft 16ft x 30ft 900 +VAT 2,000 +VAT 16 Windbags We build windbags to standard or entirely custom dimensions. Windbags come canvassed and finished with a matt vinyl Dulux paint. Please contact us with your specification for a quote. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 p04
Flat Finishes - In House We can paint flats to any colour required by your brief. When specifying colours we d recommend choosing from the Dulux colour chart, to best guarantee that the colour looks as expected. If in any doubt, pop round and have a look. Dulux paint is included in the price of our flats, please see our guideline prices for other brands of paint below: Dulux Farrow & Ball Fired Earth Little Greene Included in 25 +VAT 25 +VAT 25 +VAT price. per 2.5 ltr per 2.5 ltr per 2.5 ltr Specialist Finishes Scenic Painting We have a number of talented scenic painters in house, and on our books. Speak to our producers about your needs, and we ll help to select the right one for your job. Wallpapering & Laminates We re often asked to wallpaper our flats for an interior look. If the covering material is supplied to us we can apply for you. Prices for specialist finishes are dependent on the size of the flat, and price of the chosen cover or effect. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 p06
Effect Flats Walls Effect Flats Floors Best when built to specification, though we do keep a small selection of our most requested finishes in stock. We ve created interior, brick, concrete, panelled and more for numerous photoshoots. Floor flats work with wall flats to complete an interior set. We can finish these in a variety of effects, from parquet, floor boards to distressed or rustic. Get in touch for examples. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 p08
Window & Door Flats Creative Window Flats We can build windows or doors in to our standard or custom flats. A standard size window flat would be 8x4, which can be made up to an 8x8 with the window centred, or to the left or right. A door can be installed in the same way as the windows, shown below. Standard Dimensions 8 x 4 8 x 8 At Big Sky, we re not just committed to first-class set build in our studios. We also provide our set build services on location. We have 10 years of experience working across numerous photographic shoots, advertising, installations and more. 4 8 We can offer support on a wide range of support briefs including: Add ons 8 Design CNC Support Metalwork Unique Props Model Making Technical effects You can add an 8x4 to either side of the window to position as required. To centre the window, we can attach 2ft add-ons either side. p14
Props We ve hand selected a wide range of props that can be hired for both studio or location shoots. Please look on our website for our full up to date selection. In addition to this, we also custom build props from a variety of materials to your specification. We re also lucky to also have great connections with London prop houses so get in touch if we can help. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 p12
Custom-built props & joinery Modelling Boxes A range of sizes From 50 +VAT Cylinder Range of sizes From 70 +VAT Steps Range of sizes From 100 +VAT Creative Fabrication Our most requested builds include modelling boxes, cylinders and steps. We hold a stock of pre-built in our workshop, though can quickly around builds to specification. We can tackle a variety of briefs for custom making props. Just send us your brief along with a high quality reference and we ll advise on how we can help. To request these, or any other custom build just get in touch with what you need. Set Dressing Not only can we help to create and build your set to match your creative brief, we can also dress it too. With experience of prop sourcing and buying, to working on-set and getting skilled specialists on board, we can help you with the entire process and in bringing it all together. Big Sky Studios Set Build 2018 p14
The Workshop Based out of a 4,000 sqft workshop on York Way, just 5 minutes walk from the main studios. The workshop is run by a team of highly skilled set builders and houses wood, metal and paint shops. If you d like to visit us please speak to your producer to pre-book an appointment. Delivery / On Location We can bring materials to build the flats on location providing prep days are booked. Textured and/or scenic painted flats will have to be pre-built (8 x 12 at the biggest). Delivery cost is dependent on location, and distance from workshop by postcode. For most London locations we charge 50 +VAT for drop off and/or pick up if the flats have been hired and not bought. Sets Storage / Disposal If you d like to keep your set stored at Big Sky Studios for future use, please contact us for a quote. For larger sets, we may arrange for them to be stored outside London. We can also arrange the disposal of your set should you wish it. Generally we can do this at no additional cost to ones we ve built. However in the case of a larger set the cost of a skip would be added to your bill. Let us know if you require any of these services in advance and we ll talk through options. Caledonian Rd & Barnsbury To King s Cross