Website: https://nashvillebacklot.com/
The Backlot Studio is a video and photo production studio located in Nashville, Tennessee. The facility offers studio rental built around a large cyclorama (cyc) wall and grid system, and is set up for video shoots, photography, and livestream-ready productions. According to its website, the studio is a 7,000 square foot facility with a 40′ x 30′ x 14′ cyc space. It is part of the 353 Media Group production company ecosystem and partners with the gear rental house Contrast Cine for equipment.
Services
The Backlot Studio rents its space for video and photo production, including livestream-ready shoots. The cyc area is pre-lit with 18 color lights and a control board with four DMX ports, and the studio includes 360-degree blackout curtains and 40-foot green chroma-key drapes for green-screen work. The facility lists the following technical and production features:
- Sound panels on the ceiling and walls
- Dedicated 3-phase 60-amp power distribution
- Fiber networking with 1 Gig ethernet and 300 Mbps WiFi
- A direct studio load-in bay with a large parking lot
For client comfort and crew use, the studio also provides a producer’s balcony and viewing room with privacy glass, a conference table and seating, a lounge area with makeup stations and a kitchenette, and a green room with a vanity mirror, clothing rack, and steamer. Through its partnership with Contrast Cine, the studio offers access to rental gear, and it offers bundled booking with a nearby overflow space called the Our Vinyl Black Box, described as “an all black space” for productions that need rolling sound or more room.
About
The Backlot Studio operates as part of the 353 Media Group production company. Its website showcases music video productions that have been shot in the space. The Don Louis video “XO” was shot in a single day with simple color layouts and dynamic movement. For Judah & the Lion’s “Is What It Is,” the crew used only wall flats and creative lighting to transform the cyc into a therapy room and a stage. Asking Alexandria’s “Dark Void” featured production design including dangling sheets of tarps from the cyc grid, while Moody Joody’s “Velvet Connection” used rear projection techniques and Savanna Leigh’s “locked in july” used a pane of glass and spray bottle to create indoor rain effects. These examples illustrate how productions have used the cyc wall, grid, lighting, and projection for a variety of creative looks.
Location & Contact
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Phone: (615) 988-8353
- Email: [email protected]
Additional Information
The website includes sections covering the production company, work shot at the studio, a virtual tour, bookings, and the Our Vinyl Black Box overflow space. The Backlot Studio maintains pages on Facebook and Instagram under the name nashvillebacklot.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (nashvillebacklot.com).