THE FOUNDRY Film Studios are set to further bolster Manchester’s thriving media industry with a £1.5 million purpose-built TV, advertising and photography studio adjacent to BBC and ITV complex, MediaCityUK.
Our combined ambition was to create a space which is ultimately an artistic hub and where collaboration is at the core
The new 8000 square foot facility on Ordsall Lane is expected to become an artistic hub where content producers can be supported in a ‘creative, yet digital and agile environment’. Specifically for mobile film-makers, The Foundry Studios will allow creators to capture footage remotely and beam it back into the facility.
Inside, The Foundry boasts two expansive studios, with one containing one of the largest infinity coves in the north-west. The facilities are also complemented by edit facilities, dressing rooms, creative breakout areas, a mezzanine platform, bar area and its own in-house collective of directors, producers and editors.
The content studio, which can also cater for up to 600 people for media events, will be managed by a young, media-savvy team, which comprises of 28-year-old managing director James Shannon and 23-year-old Madeline Penfold, who both have a recognisable track record in delivering creative content (location and studio) for clients.
The Foundry Film Studios
The Foundry is also a photography studio“Our combined ambition was to create a space which is ultimately an artistic hub and where collaboration is at the core.
We wanted to make it feel like a home-from-home environment and develop an alternative to the cold, unwelcoming feeling that is so often found in a lifeless empty studio," said James Shannon MD.
"We have built a space where traditional workflows can be broken and a place where we can continually adapt to the needs of our clients. The TV industry has evolved and boundaries are constantly being pushed. Experience, process and technology are very much a focus of the Foundry Studios and being able to work with our clients across the world offering them an immersive live experience is second to none," he adds.
Foundry Studios’ in-house team are already producing content for TV and online for fashion and retail clients.
Part of a Capital&Centric development, which is set to be home to a range of other up and coming creative businesses, Foundry Film Studios was funded by Marketing Media Investment Group.
Tim Heatley, co-founder of Capital&Centric said: “We’re delighted to see Foundry Film Studios operational in their new home. Foundry is a development that we’re really proud of and it’s exciting to see such a creative operator taking space in the new scheme."
Find out more on The Foundry Film Studios website.
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