Vessel Studios Studio Hire Liverpool

Vessel is a 1900sqft independent film and photographic facility located on the Liverpool docks.
Within the old merchant building on Cotton Street is a 100sqft three-walled infinity cove, equipped with a vast array of professional film/photo lighting, modifiers, grip and more.

The photographic zone has complete black-out curtains for precise lighting control and boasts an acoustically treating floating ceiling, perfect for capturing clean audio.
Vessel also has 3 resident studio rooms, perfect for individuals that want to make regular use of the studio and infinity cove.

Since opening the doors officially in November 2012 Vessel has hosted a massive array of film and photographic shoots for the likes of Esquire, HBO, HULU, Sky TV, Liverpool FC, the British Olympic Cycling Team, Luis Suarez, Dominic Monaghan, BBC Worldwide, Pepsi, Russian super model Anastasia Krivosheeva, Ricky Tomlinson and more.
We've also hosted music video shoots for Clean Bandit, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, B. DOLAN, Dan Croll and many other renowned artists.

As well as being a hire space, Vessel has an in-house production team that provides professional film, design and photography services for brands around the world.


Studio features:

• A comprehensive range of studio lighting.
• 100sqft Infinity Cyclorama cove.
• Complete blackout for precise lighting control.
• Audio booth for recording voiceover, narration or podcasts.
• Kitchen, and catering partners.
• Green room.
• Changing room.
• Makeup room, and makeup bays by the cove.
• Workshop and backstage area, also suitable for meetings.
• High Speed fiber internet.
• Livestream room for video/audio.
• 24 Hour Access.


With its partially transparent roof, our 1900sqft studio has plenty of diffused natural light. A perfect space for video production and photography. Complemented by our huge white infinity cove is a comprehensive range of professional photographic and film lighting and modifiers.

Suspended from 6 metres is a Bowens HiGlide system, with sprung pantographs and guide rails so you can easily adapt the lighting to suit your shoot.

The space can also be used for theatre rehearsals or even performance events for the right type of piece.

Studio hire includes access to all lighting equipment, backstage room, green room, makeup room and bays, changing room, kitchen and wifi, and a technician on-hand to assist as required.