3 Mills Studios is a centre for film, television and theatre production near Stratford in East London. The site of a former distillery in Three Mills became a dedicated centre for television and film production work with the establishment in the 1980s of Bow Studios, Three Mills Island Studios, and Edwin Shirley Productions. In the mid-1990s, the three studios merged to become 3 Mills Studios, under the management of Workspace Group.[1]
In August 2004, the London Development Agency (LDA) acquired 3 Mills Studios. As parent organisation of the Creative London agency, the LDA's role included supporting business and skills, researching industry needs, and promoting London for film-making.[2] The site is now one of London's most important film and television studios.
3 Mills Studios has over 75,000sqft (7,000m2) of filming space, including 11 filming stages and nine rehearsal rooms. Stage 7 at 13,483sqft (1,252.6m2) is the largest, while Stage 2 at 3,219sqft (299.1m2) is the smallest.[5][6]
Stage 5 at 10,437sqft (969.6m2) has a similar floor size to the Royal Albert Hall.[7]
There are nine rehearsal rooms on site: Rehearsal Room 6 at 2,507sqft (232.9m2) is the largest and Rehearsal Room 3 at 280.9sqft (26.10m2) is the smallest.[8]
3 Mills Studios has a large range of ancillary spaces including; production offices, props workshops, five prop stores ranging from 712 to 1,319sqft (66.1 to 122.5m2), make-up rooms, and dressing rooms.[9][10][11]
Danny Boyle has also been known to frequently return to 3 Mills Studios and has shot several films at the studios including Sunshine, Trance, and 28 Days Later.
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