About TV & Film Studio Group
TV & Film Studio Group is a specialist film and TV studio contractor based in the UK, working across the film, television and entertainment industries. We design and build studios, soundproof and acoustically treat buildings, supply temporary structures and marquees, and support productions with set construction and ongoing maintenance.
Our clients are film studios, production companies, studio operators and location managers. Some come to us with an empty industrial unit and a plan for a sound stage. Others need rain noise taken off an existing roof before the next shoot. Either way, the aim is the same: a space that works for production and is built properly.
What we do
Most projects draw on more than one of these areas.
- Film and TV studio design and construction. Conversion, refurbishment and internal fit-out of studios, sound stages and production facilities. That includes soundproof walls and ceilings, acoustic partitions, suspended ceilings, studio drapes, blackout systems and lighting infrastructure, as well as production offices, workshops, costume departments and green rooms.
- Soundproofing and acoustic treatment. Permanent and temporary soundproofing and acoustic treatment for studios, using acoustic stud wall systems, Rockwool insulation, specialist soundboards and rubber isolation materials. For echo and reverberation control we install ABS (Acoustic Barrier System), a fire-retardant, Class A sound absorption material, as fixed or removable draped systems, along with quilted acoustic blankets.
- Rain noise reduction. Supply and installation of Silent Roof Material on metal, fibre cement and other hard-surface roofs. See our rain noise reduction service for how it works.
- Temporary buildings and marquees. Bespoke insulated temporary and semi-permanent buildings for workshops, wardrobe, stores and production offices, plus frame marquees, clear-span tents and covered structures for catering, dressing rooms and audience holding.
- Production support. Set construction, studio maintenance, repairs, refurbishment and improvements, plus demountable modular car parks, external works, canopies and mezzanine floors.
How we work
We take projects from initial concept to completion: from the first conversation about what a space needs to do, through design and specification, to the build and handover.
On site, our own crew carries out the work, and we coordinate the specialist trades a studio project needs. Having one contractor responsible for the whole job keeps communication simple and stops acoustic details falling between different packages. A poorly sealed door or an untreated roof can undo a lot of good work elsewhere.
We work on new developments and existing buildings alike. Several of our projects have been conversions of industrial or retail buildings, so we are used to assessing what a building has and what it needs to become a quiet, controlled space.
Approved installer of Silent Roof Material
We are a recommended and approved installer of Silent Roof Material (SRM), made by Silent Roof Ltd. SRM is an open polyamide matting laid over the outside of hard-surface roofs. It breaks up falling raindrops before they strike the roof sheet, reducing the drumming that can stop a take or disrupt a busy building.
Customers can buy SRM and fixings from us and have their own roofing contractor fit it, or we can install it for them. Either way, roof work should follow safe working practice, as set out in the HSE guidance HSG33, Health and safety in roof work.
Our team
Our team brings together project management, acoustic engineering, logistics, sales, plant operation and specialist installation, including dedicated Silent Roof installers and an IRATA-trained rope access technician for roofs where conventional access is difficult. You can meet the team and read about each person’s role.
Selected projects
- Dragon Studios, Wales. A newly built insulated sound stage over 20 metres high, with around 2,500 m² of production space, was suffering from rain noise. Silent Roof Material was ordered and the installation crew were on site within 10 days. Read the Dragon Studios rain noise case study.
- HS2 production studio, Brackley. SRM was fitted directly to the outside of the existing roof of a film and sound recording studio near Northampton, dramatically reducing rain noise.
- ABC Building, Manchester. To reduce work at height, SRM was measured and cut at ground level, carried up to the 9th floor and raised by rope to the 11th-storey roof.
- Unit-to-studio conversion. A neglected industrial warehouse with a leaking roof, cracked floor and noisy metal roller shutters was turned into a fully acoustically treated sound stage for film, TV, commercials and stills.
- North London warehouse. More than 2,750 m² of quilted acoustic material was fitted across two warehouses to cut noise, echo and reverberation in a new event and production space.
Browse more of our studio construction and acoustic case studies.
Where we work
Our main office is at Chapel Place, Rivington St, in the City of London. We work on projects throughout the UK and internationally.
Talk to us about your project
Whether you are planning a new stage, converting a building or dealing with a specific noise problem, we are happy to look at it with you. Get in touch with our team to discuss your project, timescales and site.