Studio Facilities
- Studio 1 - 2,000 square feet - small/medium size sets
- Studio 2 - 6,000 square feet - medium/large size sets
- Studio 3 - 500 square feet - small sets/presenting
- Studio 4 - 250 square feet - interviewing/blue screen/continuity
- Studio 5 - 12,000 square feet - large/huge sets
Studios 2 and 5 have room for seating, 200 and 2,400 respectively as well as room for sets. Studios 2 and 3 have large production galleries. Studios 1 and 2 can switch output from 16:9 to 4:3.
Studio 5 is a fully HD, with laser smoothed studio floor, large HD production gallery and equipment. Studio 5 also includes large scene dock doors to allow easy access for people, scenery and vehicles. It is the third largest television studio in the UK, only The Fountain Studios' Studio A&B and MediaCityUK's Studio 1 having a larger area.
Maidstone also had 10 edit suites, 4 dubbing suites, dressing and green rooms, production and wardrobe departments, scenery departments and transmission and playback facilities.
On the Maidstone Studios premises is an award winning data centre which offers rack space for servers for local, national and international companies.
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