Studio Updates
77 posts on virtual production, CastleVision, new sets we just added, and what we're seeing across the industry.
October 9, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
The New Mexico Film Office has published a feature on Albuquerque-born director Levi Lobo and Mr. Spaceship, filmed at ABQ Castle Studios. Read it on nmfilm.com.
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September 4, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
How to start a talk show podcast. Format and host model, episode length, gear tiers, home vs. studio, video vs. audio, distribution and growth.
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September 3, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
What a talk show set includes, desk, backdrop, lighting, stage layout, and how virtual sets change the cost. From the Burbank stage that hosts them.
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September 2, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
A feature film shot on one stage: Mr. Spaceship wraps at ABQ Castle Studios, the New Mexico feature film studio where deep space is shot live, in camera.
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August 20, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
Virtual production explained in plain English by the studio that pioneered the real-time method in 2007. How LED volumes and green screen differ.
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August 13, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
The anatomy of a game show stage, set design from contestant podiums to the money wall, lighting, audience seating, and how to rent a game show set.
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August 12, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
FOX's new special Celebrity Crime Scene: Princess Diana, premiering Aug 20, streaming next day on Hulu, was shot entirely at L.A. Castle Studios in Burbank.
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August 11, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
There's a real castle building in Burbank. And you can film a castle scene in Los Angeles without renting one. The building, its story, and the sets.
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August 7, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
Who makes vertical micro dramas, the platforms, the production companies serving them, and what a 60–100-episode, eight-day shoot demands from a stage.
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August 7, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
What films in Albuquerque, from Breaking Bad to Netflix's ABQ Studios, why productions choose New Mexico's 30% credit, and where to rent a studio.
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July 23, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
Where BET+'s Diarra from Detroit was actually filmed, reportedly New Jersey, not Detroit, and how the cast reunion special was shot at L.A. Castle Studios.
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July 23, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
How to start a talk show, step by step. Format and rundown, the set (and how to skip building one), three-camera coverage, teleprompter, crew and venue.
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