The Reel Room theatre for client playback and studio rental

Cinema-Scale Client Playback

Private theatre rental for reference reviews and studio sign-offs

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When approvals depend on what people see and hear, a conference-room TV is not enough. The Reel Room is a private cinema you rent for colour-critical reviews, client playbacks, and technical sign-offs—big screen, surround sound, and a schedule you own from load-in to strike.

Reference playback on a theatrical canvas

Your masters land on a 25-foot Severtson matte white woven fabric screen with crisp 4K presentation and a Dolby CP750 digital cinema processor feeding 7.1 surround. That combination is built for crews who need to trust shadow detail, dialogue intelligibility, and dynamics—not guess from a laptop feed.

Theatre seating for studio playback

Dual-room layout for production days

The theatre seats 40+ for primary picture, while combined lounges support roughly 85–95+ people across the facility. A 70-inch display in the lounge can mirror program feeds or carry parallel reference so producers and clients can step out for notes without losing sync with the main pass.

Book for finishing reviews, agency approvals, QC blocks, and closed technical runs. Set dressing and signage stay subject to facility guidelines—this remains a rental under your direction, not open programming.

Lounge and bar configured for studio rental

Catering aligned to the technical schedule

Catering and bar are scoped to your rental: working lunches for long review days, coffee service for morning notes, or evening wrap hospitality after playback locks. Service follows the technical schedule—not the other way around.

Built for finishing discipline

Full dynamic range audio and a screen large enough to read fine detail make this room useful for final passes before delivery. Schedule a technical advance so switching, levels, and file formats match your pipeline—live play-out and file-based playback can share the same rental day when planned.

"If the room does not feel like a real cinema, the sign-off is not real either—we book here when the master has to read true."

Book a studio playback block

Hold dates, confirm formats, and line up staffing with our team for your next reference review or client session.

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