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 .

Ownership transferred to the London Legacy Development Corporation in 2010 which is the organisation responsible for planning, developing, and managing the Olympic Park after the 2012 Summer Olympics . ^{[3] [4]}

Facilities [ edit ]

3 Mills Studios has over 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m ² ) of filming space, including 11 filming stages and nine rehearsal rooms. Stage 7 at 13,483 sq ft (1,252.6 m ² ) is the largest, while Stage 2 at 3,219 sq ft (299.1 m ² ) is the smallest. ^{[5] [6]}

Stage 5 at 10,437 sq ft (969.6 m ² ) has a similar floor size to the Royal Albert Hall . ^[7]

There are nine rehearsal rooms on site: Rehearsal Room 6 at 2,507 sq ft (232.9 m ² ) is the largest and Rehearsal Room 3 at 280.9 sq ft (26.10 m ² ) 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 1,319 sq ft (66.1 to 122.5 m ² ), make-up rooms, and dressing rooms. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Credits [ edit ]

3 Mills Studios has become a hub for stop motion animation films and has hosted Wes Anderson 's Isle of Dogs and Fantastic Mr Fox , as well as Tim Burton 's Frankenweenie and Corpse Bride .

Many feature films have been made at 3 Mills Studios, including Legend , Topsy-Turvy , Sexy Beast , Eastern Promises , Attack the Block , Berberian Sound Studio , Ill Manors , Powder Room , Made in Dagenham , Never Let Me Go , Farming and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .

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 .

3 Mills Studios' main focus has been on television shows. Credits include RuPaul's Drag Race UK , Giri/Haji , The Third Day , The Great , Year of the Rabbit , Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz , Cleaning Up , Luther , The Royals , The Rook , The Sound of Music Live , The Million Pound Drop Live , Stand Up to Cancer , Bad Girls and Jekyll and Hyde . ^[12]

3 Mills Studios has been home to BBC 's MasterChef since 2014.

3 Mills was home to Channel 4 's Big Brother for the first and second series along with the first series of Celebrity Big Brother .

Many stars from the music world have rehearsed , filmed music videos , or advertising campaigns at 3 Mills Studios, including Little Mix , Calvin Harris , Pink , Dua Lipa , One Direction , Justin Bieber , Jessie J , Paloma Faith , Robbie Williams , Paul McCartney , Miley Cyrus , Beyonce , George Michael , Kanye West , Lady Gaga , Katy Perry , Ellie Goulding and Olly Murs .

Other clients include Matthew Bourne 's New Adventures , English National Opera , Raymond Gubbay Limited , Shakespeare's Globe and English National Ballet , as well as advertisers for Versace , Audi , Waitrose , Nissan , Gillette , Samsung , Gucci , Topshop , B&Q and Adidas . ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [7] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

3 Mills Studios also housed many rehearsals for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics .

References [ edit ]

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External links [ edit ]

• Official website