September 4, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
How to Start a Talk Show Podcast
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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Notes from the stage.
76 posts on virtual production, CastleVision, new sets we just added, and what we're seeing across the industry.
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September 3, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
Talk Show Set Design: What a Modern Talk Show Stage Includes
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
Mr. Spaceship: Another Feature Film Wraps at ABQ 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
What Is Virtual Production? A Plain-English Guide From Its Pioneers
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
Game Show Stage Design: How Game Show Sets Are Built, Lit, and Rented
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
Celebrity Crime Scene: Princess Diana Premieres on FOX — Shot Entirely at 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
Filming at a Castle in Los Angeles (Yes, There's One in Burbank)
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
Micro Drama Production Companies: Who Makes Vertical Dramas — and Where They Shoot
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's Filmed in Albuquerque? Studios, Shows & Why Productions Go
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 Was Diarra from Detroit Filmed? (And Where the Cast Reunion Was)
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 Produce a Talk Show: Set, Studio & Workflow Guide
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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July 23, 2026 · L.A. Castle Studios
Where Are Talk Shows and Game Shows Filmed in Los Angeles?
Where talk and game shows really tape in L.A., Sony, Television City, Haven Studios, and how virtual production stages now host the same formats.
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