Filming at Pirate Studios
Personal and corporate filming rules, plus corporate rates
🎬 Can I film at Pirate Studios?
While our spaces are primarily designed as music studios, we also welcome those looking to bring their filming projects to life. Whether it's for college projects, music videos, DIY films, or larger productions, we're excited to support your creative vision.
If you're filming or having a photo-shoot at PIRATE.COM for professional use, please let us know in advance — this helps the shoot go smoothly for everybody.
🎥 Personal use
If you're shooting for yourself — personal YouTube, Facebook, student films, and similar — we don't charge a filming fee, but you'll need to book as normal and follow the rules below.
- Unfortunately, we can't allow more than the maximum number of people per studio in attendance — check the booking page for the latest capacity numbers.
- You'll need liability insurance if you're bringing extra equipment outside of the norm. This includes any lights that aren't LED, as they're a fire hazard.
- We do not allow smoke machines, due to our sensitive fire alarm systems. Setting off the fire alarm will incur a charge.
🏢 Corporate use
If you'd like to use one of our studios or sites for corporate use or broadcast (media, agencies, paid work), please fill out our corporate use form.
- The rate for hiring studios will differ from the rate listed on the website — £100 +VAT per hour. Once submitted, a member of our team will contact you to make the appropriate arrangements.
- To film at PIRATE.COM, you'll need public liability insurance and a risk assessment. These can be sent to support@pirate.com.
Remember: regardless of the type of filming you're doing, smoke machines are never allowed, as they'll trigger the fire alarm and incur a charge.
Still stuck? Don't worry — our team's on live chat and WhatsApp 24/7, and we're always happy to help.