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Most studios in San Francisco are adapted from something else. STMNT Studios was built for production from day one. Eleven distinct interview and video backdrops. Podcast-ready setups. A sound environment that delivers clean audio. Peerspace has named it the most-booked production studio in San Francisco three years running
STMNT Video Production Studio: At a Glance
- Peerspace Open Door Award Winner: #1 production space in San Francisco, three consecutive years
- 11 unique interview and video backdrops
- Podcast and fireside chat setups
- 3,000+ sq ft, ground-floor load-in
- Natural light and controlled lighting configurations
- Production equipment available on request
- Available for independent rental or full-service production
- Located in San Francisco, California
- Used by tech, startup, and fintech brands
Why STMNT Is San Francisco's Most-Booked Production Studio
The Peerspace Open Door Award recognizes the most popular spaces on the platform by city and category, determined by booking volume, guest reviews, and host responsiveness.
STMNT Studios has ranked #1 in the San Francisco production category three consecutive years. It is the result of the teams that booked it, used it, and came back. You don’t have to take our word for it. The ranking is public, the reviews are public, and you can read both on our Peerspace listing before booking anything.
Our almost 3000 square feet studio space was meant to offer more than just a cyclorama (infinity wall), like most photo studios offer. The pain of moving sets from one location to another and rather stale space environments got us thinking. Our studio offers a variety of 5 different studio sets to shoot your interviews, headshots, portraits, narrative film, products and all other creative ideas you can come up with. See inside our SF photo and video studio here.
Interview Studio in San Francisco
Every setup was designed around what brands and production teams actually need on a shoot day, not retrofitted from an event space or office. We’ve swapped some sets out over the years based off of this booking data and client feedback.
The studio includes 11 distinct backdrops for founder videos, executive interviews, corporate video production, testimonials, recruiting content, and brand campaigns. The range allows for visual variety across a multi-subject or multi-series shoot without moving locations.
For brands producing thought leadership content, employee culture videos, or executive interview series, that matters. Five speakers in five different environments, shot in a half-day, all from the same address in San Francisco. A marketing team can walk away with what looks like multiple locations worth of content without the logistics and cost of actually moving.
Most corporate interview shoots require one setup for an entire day. This studio is built to support the ones that need more. See how brands have put it to use in our portfolio.
Podcast Studio in San Francisco
The studio includes a dedicated setup for podcast recordings, fireside chats, and panel-format video content. Audio-controlled environment configured for one to three speakers, with lighting designed for video, not photography.
If you are producing a podcast series and want a consistent visual identity across episodes, the same controlled environment, the same lighting setup, the same framing, the space is available for ongoing or per-session booking. Built for video from the start. Not repurposed for it.
Production Studio Rental in San Francisco
The space is available for half-day and full-day bookings directly through Peerspace. No production package required. You book the studio, bring your crew, and use the space.
If you want the production team alongside the space, STMNT handles direction, camera, lighting, audio, and post-production from the same address. Most repeat clients go this route: one team, one location, one invoice. It is how in-house marketing teams at tech and fintech companies scale video output without adding headcount or managing multiple vendors across a single project.
For brand video production in San Francisco at any scale, it is the most efficient path from brief to final delivery.
Pricing and availability are current on our Peerspace listing. For full-service production bookings, book a call to start a project, and we will scope the shoot together.
If you are a video production company in San Francisco looking for a content studio for client shoots, the space is available for crew-only bookings as well.
What You Get At STMNT Studios That You Won't Find Elsewhere
The Teams That Keep Coming Back
- Startup founders filming pitch content, investor updates, and brand films
- In-house marketing teams at tech and fintech companies producing interview series and social content
- Internal communications teams filming executive announcements and all-hands recaps
- Podcast hosts and producers recording video podcast episodes and fireside chats
- Recruiting and HR teams producing culture videos and employee testimonials
- Creative agencies and production companies needing a turnkey studio for client shoots
Studio Specifications
Location: 888 O'Farrell St., Suite #103, San Francisco, CA 94109 (Tenderloin neighborhood)
Size: 3,000+ sq ft
Access: Ground-floor load-in, approximately 8 feet from nearest parking spot
Sets: 11 ready-to-shoot sets including:
- 11x12x12 ft white cyclorama (infinity wall)
- Kitchen set with removable island
- Lounge area with retro furniture and green wallpaper
- Cozy office / portrait set
- Green wall with plants
- Mad Men / 1950s-style office set with props and decor
- Variety of seamless backdrops
Natural light: 17x12 ft window front; fully blackout-capable with curtains
Sound: Not soundproof; street noise manageable for interviews, cleans up well in post (e.g. Adobe Podcast AI)
Configurations: Podcast/fireside chat, interview, brand video, product photography, event
Included grip (every booking): 6x C-stands, 2x combo stands, 1x light stand, sandbags (10/15/25 lb), V-flat/bounce card (black and white), (2) 4x4 black floppies, Matthews 18x24 black flag, apple boxes assortment, photography reflector
Lighting rentals: Aputure 1200d ($175), Aputure 600d ($125), Aputure 300d ($75), Aputure 300x bi-color ($90), Aputure Spotlight 26 ($80), Nanlite Pavotube RGB 4ft ($39 each), Manfrotto 6x6 scrim/butterfly kit ($75), Phottix Raja 105 Dome ($17)
Camera rental: Canon C300 Mark III kit with 3 lenses ($250)
Other rentals: Dana Dolly with 4ft rails ($95), Sachtler tripod ($120), teleprompter ($50), TV/monitor ($50), camera and lighting technician ($150 flat)
Makeup/wardrobe area: Dedicated office space available for hair, makeup, and wardrobe
Amenities: WiFi, kitchen, restrooms, steamer, sink, white backdrop, sandbags, blackout blinds, wheelchair accessible
Parking: Metered street parking in front (2-hr and 30-min limits); two parking garages within one block
Operating hours: Monday–Sunday, 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Why We Built It
When I signed the lease in 2022, I was not thinking about awards.
I was thinking about stairs. At the time I was shooting a lot of interviews as a one-man-band, schlepping gear up and down three-story Victorians, dealing with COI requirements from SF corporate buildings that took longer to navigate than the shoot itself, parking four blocks away from downtown locations because that is just what downtown San Francisco is. Every shoot felt like it started with an obstacle course before the camera even came out of the bag.
I wanted to solve that. A studio with multiple distinct video backdrops under one roof, so a brand could shoot what felt like three different locations in a half-day, without moving equipment across the city. After months of searching I found the right space, spent five months building it out, and listed it on Peerspace.
COVID cleared a lot of people and businesses out of San Francisco. We had a slow start. But we stayed open, kept building, and kept improving the setups.
Four years later: STMNT Studios is Peerspace's #1 production space in San Francisco, three years running~~
I did not do any formal market research before signing that lease. No business plan, no demand forecasting. I went with my gut on what I was missing as a producer in this city and built the thing I wished existed. Sometimes that is all a business plan needs to be.
Check our Peerspace reviews before booking. That is the most honest picture of what working with us looks like. If the studio is the right fit, reach out to book a call with us.
FAQ: Video Production Studio San Francisco
What is the best video production studio in San Francisco for interviews?
STMNT Studios is Peerspace's #1-ranked production space in San Francisco three consecutive years running, based on booking volume, guest reviews, and host responsiveness. With 11 distinct interview setups under one roof, it is purpose-built for corporate interviews, executive series, and multi-subject shoots that need visual variety without changing locations.
Where is the STMNT studio located?
The studio is located at 888 O'Farrell St., Suite #103, in the Little Saigon neighborhood of San Francisco. Ground-floor access with straightforward load-in.
Can I rent the studio without hiring STMNT for production?
Yes. The space is available for independent rental through Peerspace. You bring your crew and use the space. If you want a full production team on the day, STMNT can handle that alongside the booking.
What makes STMNT Studios different from other studio rentals in San Francisco?
Eleven distinct backdrops versus the one to three you find at most rental spaces. A podcast/fireside chat configuration included in the booking. Ground-floor load-in in a city where that is not the norm. And three consecutive years as the most-booked production space on Peerspace in SF, verified externally, not self-reported.
How do I book the studio?
Through our Peerspace listing for studio-only rental. For full production bookings, where STMNT handles any combination of pre-production, production, direction, camera, audio, and/r post production, book a call and we will scope the shoot together.
Is parking available near the studio?
Yes. There is metered street parking directly in front of the studio (2-hour and 30-minute limits) and two parking garages within one block. .
