We film in central Manchester and actors travel in from every UK region. For most of the country it is a cheaper trip than London, and a much smaller bill at the end of it.
Actors Reels films director-led monologue showreels at a private studio in central Manchester, and actors travel in from every UK region. Liverpool is around 35 minutes away, Leeds 50, Sheffield an hour, Birmingham 90 minutes, London just over two hours and Belfast an hour by air. Sessions start at £195.
We do not run a network of rooms. There is one studio, in the Bonded Warehouse in central Manchester, and that is deliberate — a set you know intimately gives better results than a hire space you are meeting for the first time that morning.
What that means for you is a train ride, and for most of the country a cheaper one than the session it replaces. Prices are on sessions & pricing; what actually happens in the room is on monologue showreels.
10 cities. Our home region.
6 cities. The trans-Pennine routes make Yorkshire one of the easiest regions to film from.
4 cities. The longest journeys in the North, and the region with the fewest dedicated reel studios.
7 cities. Manchester is often the cheaper option for Midlands actors even though London is closer on the map — the session costs roughly half.
3 cities. North Wales is closer to Manchester than to Cardiff.
4 cities. A genuine journey.
8 cities. London is two hours away and our sessions cost roughly half what the capital charges.
1 city. A short flight into Manchester Airport, which sits on the same rail line as the studio.
Actors Reels films monologue showreels at a private studio in central Manchester and works with actors from every UK region. Liverpool is around 35 minutes by train, Leeds 50, Birmingham 90, London just over two hours and Belfast an hour by air. Sessions start at £195.
Actors come to us. We run one permanent, blacked-out set with a fixed camera and lighting package rather than a hire space set up fresh each morning — that consistency is what the reel quality depends on.
Substantially. A comparable director-led session in central London typically starts around £450 and runs past £700. Ours are £195 and £295, so even with a return fare from most of the country, filming in Manchester costs less.
Call the studio on 0161 706 3220. Every region page lists the towns around each city, and if the trip does not make sense from where you are we will say so rather than take the booking.
Book a session or just ask us a question — we're always happy to talk through your reel.
