RED Studios Hollywood

[Mark L. Pederson]

Congrats to RED! Renmar Studios is now RED Studios Hollywood.

[Tom Lowe]

Congrats to RED! Renmar Studios is now RED Studios Hollywood.

Mark, did they say what the thinking was behind the purchase?

[Curran Giddens]

Wow! Interesting....

[David (dudi) Namir]

Jim said that being behind the Orange curtain was not good for Red and they are looking for a place in LA. I guess this it the place.

[Kwan Khan]

Congratulation...

[Tom Lowe]

Moving the entire operation to LA? Or just having a second So Cal location there?

[Jason Diamond]

Interesting. I guess I'll find out more info tonite when i'm there :) Congrats to RED.

[Michael Bravin]

Renmar History- “I Love Lucy”, “Our Miss Brooks”, “Danny Thomas Show”, “The Jack Benny Show”, “The Real McCoys”, “I Spy”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “That Girl”, “Make Room for Daddy”, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Enuf said

[Tim Whitcomb]

Congrats, that kicks ass!

[Eric Harnden]

So, will they still have the RED Ranch in NV?

[Sarah C.]

I was standing within its walls when I learned of this today. Uber cool! :)

[Sanjin Jukic]

Congrats to RED! Renmar Studios is now RED Studios Hollywood.


Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chris Armstrong]

Moving the entire operation to LA? Or just having a second So Cal location there?

They're keeping the OC location and still building the NV location.

RED Studios in Hollywood looks to be primary for Bomb Squad, camera support, camera demos, etc.

That way they are closer to the projects/industry. Good move on RED's part.

[Jon Howe]

They're keeping the OC location and still building the NV location.

RED Studios in Hollywood looks to be primary for Bomb Squad, camera support, camera demos, etc.

That way they are closer to the projects/industry. Good move on RED's part.

Wow that's awesome! Congrats!

[Joel J. Feigenbaum]

Brilliant move. Absolutely brilliant.

Lots of good memories there over the years. Way back when (1979), my very first gopher job on a commercial for a brand of beer that doesn't even exist anymore was shot at that studio.

The Eagles rehearsed for their Long Run tour on the big stage there, way back when as well. All the band members were very friendly to us grunts working on the lot. Even let us sneak a listen while they rehearsed. Good times indeed.

And now RED blazes a very exciting new trail within those gates.

Congrats to all. I am stoked.

[Stephen Lovett]

This is great. I enjoy getting to Redquarters, but I will not miss the drive down to Lake Forest at all

[CJ Roy]

Heard about this on the 7th while on set. Great move!

[Tom Lowe]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ds4cjk.jpg

Drew just posted this pic on Twitter!

[Mark Phelan]

Wow, Jim never ceases to amaze.

[John V]

Hope they check with Red Hollywood Studios in Redwood City CA. :)

[Curran Giddens]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ds4cjk.jpg

Is that Mike Curtis in the lower right?

[Michael Schmitt]

Aw, man! I was gonna buy it! :)

Surprising and excellent news! I look forward to learning more!

(!) just felt there needed to be one more exclamation point.

[Tom Lowe]

Jim is awesome in many ways. But what's most awesome about him, IMO, is that he is a genius visionary.... but one who has the resources to MOVE MOUNTAINS in service of his vision. And that is very rare.

[Dylan Macleod, CSC]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ds4cjk.jpg

Drew just posted this pic on Twitter!

That is pretty f-ing cool!
Is that a sh*t eating grin on Jim's face?

[Florian Stadler]

I thought they just rented the stage for the event. If it is in fact a new support center great, I sure like a 10 minute drive over a 50min drive for support.

[jonnycom]

Yea they own it... it is now Red Studios

[Phil Holland]

Brilliant move Jim. Paving the way for future in my opinion.

[Graeme Nattress]

Is that Mike Curtis in the lower right?

Perhaps sitting next to a certain well known REDuser forum contributor???

Graeme

[Joseph Hutson]

Is that Mike Curtis in the lower right?

Is that Graeme Nattress beside him?

[Andrew Walker]

Is that Graeme Nattress beside him?

Yep that's the back of Graeme's head.

So as we were all told at the event tonight, they are keeping the OC location open and are still going to build the RED Ranch in Las Vegas. But having a location like this in the heart of Hollywood will be invaluable to RED. Plus beats driving all the way down to Lake Forest to get service done on the camera or to pickup some gear. I'm very excited for the future of RED.

[Steve Johnson]

Congrats from the UK - look forward to visiting next time I am in LA!

[Jeff Coatney]

You know that's the MAROON CARTOON studios from Roger Rabbit. Any word on when the Ranch is going up in Vegas? A couple of weekends ago I drove past and as far as I could tell they hadn't even started site work yet. As my ancestors would say (if you could find any): It will be hard to kill a camera system that's set up a fort in hostile territory.

[Jay A. Kelley]

If anyone has tried to RENT let alone purchase space in LA.. You can imagine what an undertaking this is. Have you envisioned what the sound stage will look like with a massive RED LOGO on the wall outside.

This is a huge thing in a lot of ways.

For those of you outside of LA that do not realize how big this purchase is... check out:

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/?FORM=MLOGEN&PUBL=GOOGLE&crea=userid1743go6a1c1270db6e7f374a897e012428c985e #/2js3nv6209f57ozn

Jim,

To say "congradulations" simply does not seem enough.

Jay

[Tony Lorentzen]

That link doesn't work...

[Miltos Pilalitos]

For those of you outside of LA that do not realize how big this purchase is... check out:

http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/?FORM=MLOGEN&PUBL=GOOGLE&crea=userid1743go6a1c1270db6e7f374a897e012428c985e #/2js3nv6209f57ozn

It took me to a map of Europe...(?)

[Adrian T.]

Here you go:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=ppdxxp545chd&scene=33357964&lvl=1&sty=o (http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=ppdxxp545chd&scene=33357964&lvl=1&sty=o)

[Jay A. Kelley]

Thanks Adrian.. Don't know why mine did not work...

:(

[Zach Nelson]

Now we just need Red Studios Philadelphia and we'll be set - think about it - perfect proximity to NYC and DC :)

[Sanjin Jukic]

One more congrats to Jim on RED Studios Hollywood!!!

http://www.sanjinjukic.com/photos/RED_StudiosLA_01.jpg

http://www.renmarstudios.com/RenMar-Images/Stage7-2.jpg

http://www.renmarstudios.com/RenMar-Images/Lightgrip3.jpg

http://www.renmarstudios.com/RenMar-Images/Stage4-2.jpg

Former Ren-Mar Studios >>> (http://www.renmarstudios.com/)

"Ren-Mar Studios began its Hollywood life as Metro Pictures Back Lot #3.
The year was 1915. Metro had sent a troupe of filmmakers to Hollywood to establish a West Coast studio.
Along with the legendary light of Los Angeles, these pioneers found a small studio in the heart of Hollywood,
surrounded by bungalows and orange groves. Over the years at this site, the company expanded with success
eventually moving most of its film production to Hollywood.

The story of the Cahuenga Lot reads like the script of a Hollywood epic. Ramon Navarro, in 1923, swashbuckled through
the palace of Louis XVI and a country French village in the silent “Scaramouche”, and in 1924, young Jackie Coogan floated
on the South Sea lagoon created for “Little Robinson Crusoe”. A few years later, in 1931, another young Jackie (Cooper) along
with the great Wallace Beery, broke our hearts in “The Champ”. Marlon Brando marched around Stage #9 in “The Men”
and Gary Cooper walked alone at “High Noon” in 1952.

We’ve had diva’s, from Grace Kelley to Gwen Stefani and Barbara Streisand to Brittany Spears. The padded walls have rocked
with Motown and Mozart, the Rat Pack and Linkin Park, Yanni and Jane’s Addiction. We’ve had good guys and bad guys too.
Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Bob Dylan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Roger Rabbit have all felt right
at home here in the shadow of the Hollywood Sign.

For anyone who has stayed up past their bedtime to watch TV Land Television, you have been amused and delighted by the many
“Golden Age of Television” shows that broke the rules and paved the way for the “Friends” and “Bachelors” of today. As Desilu Cahuenga Studios
from 1953 through 1967 when Paramount Studios acquired all Desilu holdings, the studio buzzed with the birth of a new and exciting art form.
“I Love Lucy”, “Our Miss Brooks”, “Danny Thomas Show”, “The Jack Benny Show”, “The Real McCoys”, “I Spy”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “That Girl”,
“Make Room for Daddy”, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and many other classic television shows were created here.

In recent years, the studio, owned and operated independently since 1974, has been home to television, film, music video and special
event producers of a new generation. From “The Golden Age of Television” to “The Golden Girls”, from MTV to the WB, from
“Ally McBeal” to “Lizzie McGuire”, Ren-Mar Studios continues to provide a Home in the Heart of Hollywood for today’s future classics."

LINK>>> (http://www.renmarstudios.com/History.html)

[KETCH ROSSi]

Definitely an other great move on RED's part with this new location, great event last night and a true pleasure seen all fellow REDUSERS again, while playing with the new toys and discovering new frontiers.

Congrats RED!!

[Jarred Land]

Was great to see you Ketch.. as usual.

[Elsie N]

Is that Mike Curtis in the lower right?
I don't know, but that logo looks like a flying locust with its wings on backwards:thumbup:.... not that there's anything wrong with that.:001_rolleyes: ... unless you hate flying locusts with their wings on backwards.

[CJ Roy]

We shot Eminem's "We made you" & a Marilyn Manson video on that stage. Both shot on RED, so this was very fitting. Though Jarred might want to bleach his new office. ;)

Eminem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSdKmX2BH7o
Manson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnoATJ7SR5U

[Graeme Nattress]

As always Ketch! Great to see you.

Graeme


Definitely an other great move on RED's part with this new location, great event last night and a true pleasure seen all fellow REDUSERS again, while playing with the new toys and discovering new frontiers.

Congrats RED!!

[Curran Giddens]

Perhaps sitting next to a certain well known REDuser forum contributor???

Graeme

Haha. You two are the reason I jumped on the Red train. Best decision ever!

[Brook Willard]

So excited to hear this news. Great stuff!!!

[Casey Green]

Fantastic, guys!

Rock on!

[KETCH ROSSi]

Was great to see you Ketch.. as usual.

yeah.. as it was great for me too, but next time don't pick me up as if I was a bag full of feathers.. I'm delicate you know? :laugh:

just kidding, I love to receive so much Love,, even so I wished I find a nice girl would give it to me..well maybe not as tall as you, he he.



As always Ketch! Great to see you.

Graeme

Graeme, always really nice to see you, and you known that, and ... the 6400 ASA you showed me.. well I'm still blown away by it, and I know I haven't seen the end of it too, what a great times.. Jim is so in line in giving you such credit, very well deserved buddy.

[Graeme Nattress]

Well, I'd not recommend for people just to crank to 6400 as I did, but as a demonstration of how good the sensor is, it's one that people can easily understand.

Graeme

[KETCH ROSSi]

Well, I'd not recommend for people just to crank to 6400 as I did, but as a demonstration of how good the sensor is, it's one that people can easily understand.

Graeme

Correct, but I must say that if you achieve that on the nice but simple set up, I'm sure that with the right exposure and proper lighting set up to match 6400 can offer a fantastic capture of otherwise lost images, in more of one occasion it will happen were you wish you had this possibility, even if it could mean a bit of extra work in post, but saving the day, to me is what is all about, both in Motion capture as well as in Still Capture.

Looking forward to start shooting... IT!!

[christopher witzke]

How does one get invited to such events? Is dropping $26k enough of a reason, cause I'd love to be there if it is?

[Evin Grant]

Congratulations!
Sorry I couldn't make it, work before pleasure and all that. Seriously though, Red right down the street from me, CoooooooL.

[Corrado Silveri]

All my best wishes and congrats to all of you!

Let me know if you need some wall decorations... :-)

[Adam Jeal]

Congratulations guys! - Make no mistake, the significance of RED will continue to expand waaaay beyond what lots of folk consider to be gospel and/or 'Industry standard' (for one; RED Ray - U can't arrive fast enough!!!) :smiley:

..And some people still think they are 'just' a camera company!???

[Stefan Christou]

I don't know, but that logo looks like a flying locust with its wings on backwards:thumbup:.... not that there's anything wrong with that.:001_rolleyes: ... unless you hate flying locusts with their wings on backwards.

Actually it has a skull for an ass :thumbsup:

[Elsie N]

Actually it has a skull for an ass :thumbsup:
Heh, heh, heh, heh.

[Shane V8F]

Now that Jim owns his own studio, it's time to start producing features and TV, all shot on RED of course.

[Sarah C.]

It's definitely more fuel with which to battle the nay-sayers! (like my own friends.. sheesh!)

~s

[Gian Joon]

Now that Jim owns his own studio, it's time to start producing features and TV, all shot on RED of course.

Yes, definitely. Time for Forward Integration!!!!

Congratulations Jim.

[Adam Beck]

next stop, RED's own network.

[Zakaree Sandberg]

So will red studios be open for regular productions to come in and use the stages? or is there something in the works with RED funded films?

[Frank Weeks]

You guys never fail to amaze. What a great history behind this studio.
Congratulation and best of luck

[Mark Mannschreck]

Truly impressed with the MX. I would still be on the fence with the sensor upgrade if it weren't for the event. I want it installed yesterday. Great to see everyone! Oh, and the bomb EVF is awesome... light as a feather (comparatively!)

[Todd M.]

See what happens when you are away from RedUser for just one day.

I can't ever think of the former Ren-Mar studios without laughing thinking of Artie Lange running from the studios being chased by his agents and managers, ending up in the produce department at the Pavilions next-door throwing fruit at everybody. If you haven't read "Too Fat To Fish", you should.

Congrats on the new digs; glad to have you guys nearby.

[Ace]

Fantastic move. Blessings to RED on your new home. Now I'm DEFINITELY doing Sydney to LA to visit. Can I crash your place? Heheh.

[Raphael Varandas]

Checkmate - well done Mr. Jannard
Congrats Team

[Todd M.]

http://i46.tinypic.com/2ds4cjk.jpg

Drew just posted this pic on Twitter!

This pic just reminded me of Steve Jobs' keynotes, except tougher.

Seriously though, Jobs might have taken CEO of the decade (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/05/apple_co_founder_steve_jobs_named_fortune_ceo_of_t he_decade.html) for the first of the 21st century. But I think 10-20 might be yours Jim!

[Patrick Tresch]

So will red studios be open for regular productions to come in and use the stages? or is there something in the works with RED funded films?

As I understand it will be transformed as a show room and no more movie would be made...?

A lot of buzz but little infos about what really happend.

Pat

[Jannard]

As I understand it will be transformed as a show room and no more movie would be made...?

A lot of buzz but little infos about what really happend.

Pat

There are 5 stages at RED Studios Hollywood. RED will take one for demos, etc. and the others will remain as working stages for various productions.

Jim

[Ryan Valle]

Why RED Studios Hollywood. Why not just RED Studios. Are you suggestiong more acquisitions in the future?

[Jannard]

Why RED Studios Hollywood. Why not just RED Studios. Are you suggestiong more acquisitions in the future?

So as not to confuse with RED Ranch in Las Vegas.

Jim

[Matt Uhry]

Congratulations and welcome to Hollywood ! Glad to have you 5-60 minutes away depending on traffic.

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com

[Hrvoje Simic]

Congrats guys! Nice to see RED expand.

[Brad Webb]

This is awesome!! My only questions:

Are you hiring, and where can I send in an application?

[Shawn Bannon]

Very cool. Can't wait to stop by.

[Pedro Guimaraes]

Yeah I was also impressed with the low noise and the lack of a fixed pattern of noise as well.

The shot of Leo lit by match @ 1280 iso was very impressive, The 4k sony projector was also very nice. The presentation by park Road post was very cool. Red Cine X is great (just wish t would stop crashing...witch it will eventually).

All in all a fun day at RED Studios.....

Can't wait to shoot on the new sensor.


Oh yeah, not throwing this away anytime soon......nice souvenir...

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs182.snc3/18937_1327720401442_1483910906_899120_2651935_n.jp g

[Jeff Coatney]

Will there be a Red retail store on the lot? (& when)

[Jarred Land]

Will there be a Red retail store on the lot? (& when)

yes...

[Roberto Lequeux]

I'm pretty sure I've worked there, on the "I Love Lucy" stage. Goosebumps going in.

Congrats! I am happy to see such a treasure rests in wise hands.

[Ken Waller]

Too Cool...
every indy filmmakers dream....5 real stages!
: )
Congrats! is right.

[Joseph Didot]

Ever so COOL a great Treasure in Good Hands