Office for Filming - Hire Offices for Photoshoots and Filming

An office for filming is a corporate, commercial or workspace property that the owner has made available for production hire. The Locations Direct library spans modern open-plan offices with contemporary tech-startup style, traditional office spaces with panelled boardrooms and period detail, decommissioned office floors that allow full set dressing, coworking and creative workspace environments, and specific corporate spaces such as boardrooms, reception areas and meeting rooms. Properties are spread across London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and the wider UK.

The library covers the main UK office property types. Modern open-plan offices with desks, breakout areas, kitchens and meeting rooms suit contemporary corporate drama, tech-brand commercials and branded content. Period offices with timber panelling, traditional desks and ornate boardrooms fit historical or prestige settings.

Decommissioned and empty office floors give productions full freedom to dress the space exactly as the brief demands. Coworking and creative workspaces work for tech, startup and modern lifestyle briefs. Some listings include specific corporate spaces in isolation, such as boardrooms or reception areas.

Offices for filming work across a wide spread of corporate-feel productions. Drama and TV with workplace storylines are the most common category, alongside commercials and advertising (particularly for banking, insurance, telecoms, tech and recruitment), branded content and corporate video (testimonials, recruitment films, internal communications), training and educational content, documentary and interview shoots that need a professional backdrop, and the occasional editorial or product shoot needing a workspace setting.

Sometimes, but it depends on the listing. Many offices in the library are still operationally in use, which means filming typically happens out of business hours, on weekends, or in carved-out zones away from working staff. Decommissioned or empty office floors offer more flexibility for daytime filming because there's no live work to navigate around. The listing will usually indicate the available access windows, and the recce is where you confirm the practical arrangements with the host.

Two routes. Direct booking is the simpler option for shorter shoots and standalone briefs. Find an office in the library, message the host through the platform, agree the date. Agent-led booking suits drama productions, multi-day shoots and anything where the brief still needs handling. A Locations Direct agent picks up the search, recces, contracts and shoot-day logistics.

Rates vary across the office for filming library, set by each host based on the property, the size, the type of shoot and the duration. Smaller meeting rooms or individual office spaces for a single-day shoot sit at one end of the range. Larger office floors, prestige boardrooms or full corporate properties sit at the other. Specific day rates come back once you contact the host with your brief through the platform. For multi-day shoots or anything non-standard, you can negotiate directly with the host, or have a Locations Direct agent handle the rates conversation.

Yes, recces are standard. For office shoots, the recce matters because the practical setup (desk arrangements, AV, power, screens, lighting) often informs how the scene is shot. Most office for filming bookings benefit from a proper recce so you can check the layout, available power, technology setup and access. Book the visit through host messaging on the platform, or your Locations Direct agent will coordinate visits across a shortlist.

Often, yes. Many office for filming listings offer half-day pricing alongside full-day and multi-day rates. Half-day blocks usually run AM or PM. Offices tend to suit shorter shoots reasonably well because the existing setup (desks, AV, lighting) means less dressing time. Half-day bookings work particularly well for corporate interview shoots and shorter editorial work.

Variable depending on the property. A week or two ahead handles direct bookings on smaller office listings, particularly for weekday slots and decommissioned spaces. The most-requested offices and working corporate environments book further out, especially where the shoot needs to coordinate around staff schedules or after-hours access. For drama, feature work or multi-day productions, three to six weeks is sensible. Agent-led bookings benefit from longer windows.

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