rafaeldelauz Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I need a recommendation for one. I've been recording this historical Series for PBS and we are doing dozens of interviews. We have used like 5 different studios and they have been extremely noisy. The director is mad at production and ask me for help for a better stage. I live in DC, so I'm not that familiar with NYC studios. Any recommendations? BTW, I know Manhattan is noisy, I'm talking about crazy loud studios where you can heard the high hills of women walking on the top floor. It has been so ridiculous that it becomes more than a sound problem, the interviewees can't totally focus. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 You might try http://www.atlantictv.com They have a small studio that I did some interviews in a while back. Pretty quiet - not exactly the best, but definitely better than most of the small "sound (read: Photo) studios" in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Bravo studios has a really nice room that's pretty quiet. They have more than one location, so look for the newer one-- it's in Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundmanjohn Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 How big a space do you need? Would a small recording studio do? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafaeldelauz Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks for all the answer. I can't use a small sound studio, the DP use long lenses plus there is a big backdrop to be set up too. Cory, it's funny you mentioned Bravo, that's one of the studios we used, and the management company decided to have a party on their offices (down the hall) from 11 am to 6pm, while we were recording. it was an insane day. As I said there it was a moment i didn't need to stop recording because the noise, the interviewees did it themselves, because it was impossible to miss. The director face was deep red of anger all day. But maybe I should give it a try, if there is no party of course. I will scout Atlantic Tv and see how it goes. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 +1 for Atlantic I have seen there several times. Its not huge but good enough for a talking head. It is fairly quiet - though you might hear a loud motorcycle or siren on occasion but WAY BETTER than any most places in NYC. They have a small amount of props and backgrounds available and some lighting gear if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nysounds Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've shot at City Stage downtown a bunch of times and it's been pretty quiet. You might want to check them out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrengun Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 +1 for Atlantic and it's perfect for shooting with a long lens as the rooms are rectangular. You can get a bit of street noise but if you set up camera on the street side of the room and shoot the other way it can be minimized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 how amazing... i thought the grass is greener... however seems like the same thing all over - what people call 'studio' is far from it... i'm not jeering, i am sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 You might check out Riverfront Cine Magic in Brooklyn (Williamsburg): http://www.riverfrontstudios.com/Cine_Magic_Riverfront_Studios/Welcome.html But you'd want to know how much noise is being caused by a major residential development project just down from them and across the street (still in fairly early stages, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 how amazing... i thought the grass is greener... however seems like the same thing all over - what people call 'studio' is far from it... i'm not jeering, i am sad... The problem here, is that so many of these spaces are called "Sound Studios" or "Stages" but really they are Photo Studios at best. The exception of course being the REAL stages like Silvercup, Steiner, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thanks for all the answer. I can't use a small sound studio, the DP use long lenses plus there is a big backdrop to be set up too. Cory, it's funny you mentioned Bravo, that's one of the studios we used, and the management company decided to have a party on their offices (down the hall) from 11 am to 6pm, while we were recording. it was an insane day. As I said there it was a moment i didn't need to stop recording because the noise, the interviewees did it themselves, because it was impossible to miss. The director face was deep red of anger all day. But maybe I should give it a try, if there is no party of course. I will scout Atlantic Tv and see how it goes. Thanks again Ha! which location of Bravo's were you using? The one on 27th street is not the good one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Futterman Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've had good experiences at Digital Arts. It's tiny, but damn quiet. It's a pretty good Green Screen stage if that's what you're looking for. http://digitalartsny.com/greenscreen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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