Why I built it
Big-production sets, indie budgets
After years of producing, shooting and acting in independent films, I kept running into the same problem: the locations every story needs — a hospital, a police station, a courtroom, a jail — were either impossible to get or impossible to afford.
So I built them. Nvisionate grew into a 17,000-square-foot stage on Lankershim Boulevard with 18 standing sets — hospital, morgue, police station, jail, courtroom, bar, apartment and more — designed around the stories indie filmmakers actually tell.
Today it's one of the most popular filming locations in Los Angeles, hosting everyone from student filmmakers and web series to network productions, and it's one of the things I'm proudest of. I opened the first Nvisionate studio in 2013.
- 17,000
- Square feet
- 18
- Standing sets
- 2
- Stages · a third on the way
- 3,500+
- Productions hosted
Standing sets
Walk the stages
STAGE 1Hospital Room & Hallway
STAGE 1Morgue
STAGE 1Exam Room
STAGE 1Waiting Room & Reception
STAGE 1Conference Room
STAGE 1Office Cubicles
STAGE 1Manager's Office
STAGE 1House
STAGE 2Bar / Restaurant
STAGE 2Jail Cells & Hallway
STAGE 2Interrogation Room
STAGE 2Jail Visitation
STAGE 2Police Bullpen
STAGE 2Government Office
STAGE 2Courtroom
STAGE 2Government Hallway
STAGE 2Elevator
STAGE 2Apartment
How it came together
Three studios, one idea
Van Nuys
It started small: a modest 2,500-square-foot studio in Van Nuys, where I spent two years building the first sets and learning what productions really needed.
Burbank
Next came a 7,000-square-foot studio in Burbank, home for ten years, where the standing sets grew and the studio built its reputation with indie and network productions alike.
North Hollywood
Today: a 17,000-square-foot home on Lankershim Boulevard with two stages, 18 standing sets and a third stage on the way — and a small team I'm proud to work with.
See the stages, sets and rates at nvisionate.com ↗