This review is for people arriving as actors, not those who need the facility as a…read moredirector/producer. I used to go to Castaway when they were on a different street. Much easier to park. Trying to go now is a bit of a nightmare. Parking on Wilshire turns into tow away at 4pm and most everything around there seems to be restricted. Inside the facility, everyone is lovely and kind. Very clean, open space. I noticed as I was writing that Gabriella T left some parking notes (dated from 2018, hoping still accurate) so I'm going to lift her wisdom to re-paste here. Gosh knows, I needed help trying to find parking last time. Thanks Gabriella! Note about parking: 3 blocks down ( on Linderhurst Ave) there are plenty of spots with 2 hours limit. A 2-3 mins walk to the casting office from there. Thought I share this, it took me a while to find my way around there too.

This venue is absolutely stunning & the views! Wow! Have the watermelon margarita & ask them to add…read moresome spice to it. Hamachi tartare was amazing & so was the Papardelle pasta & the Braised Short Rib. sunset...fire pits...great views & great food... I'll be back for Brunch. Thanks for a great time Castaway!

I wish to share what an excellent experience we had shooting at CML Studios. Carlos helped us out…read moreand took care of all the details we needed. This stage has two stages. One large and one medium. Carlos can accommodate any size shoot. There are background sections available with all lights and grip you can order for your shoot. I brought in all my lighting and grip. The stages were clean and the audio was excellent. They did a lot of prep work to make sure the walls are sound proof. We needed a white background with a make-up room, green room and enough space to stage all of our equipment. CML has this and a lot more. The large stage has three large ready to go backgrounds with Cycs. One is a back background with black Cyc. The other is a white background with Cyc and the most impressive is the greenscreen background. The green screen background is fully back lit. Space lights evenly light the entire background. All you have to do is light your talent and ready to shoot. There is parking and the area is near Walmart, Lowes and has plenty of restaurants that are five minutes away. This is a great location. It is right off the Empire exit on the 5fwy. Easy access for all talent. This is an excellent stage with great management. I highly recommend CML studios.

CML Studios was excellent to work with. We shot a music video in the black cyc of Stage A with a…read morecast and crew of seven people. It looked great on camera and everything was as described and worked well for us - the Leko light that was already hung in the black cyc came in particularly clutch. Communication was fantastic and the grip and lighting gear we rented from CML worked great. The dressing room and kitchen were also excellent - we had everything we needed and plenty of room for lunch. It was great to be able to have off-street parking as well. Carlos was fantastic to deal with from start to finish. I highly recommend and would definitely rent again.

My crew and I had a fantastic time shooting part of a feature at Cinema Town Studios! Our crew was…read morethere for 5days and we had a great experience. The facilities had everything we needed to accommodate everyone's needs. From a designated gear staging area to very spacious green and makeup rooms. The sets themselves are awesome, especially the large pub/ dive bar set. And to top it off, Manoosh is the best location manager I've ever worked with. Super attentive, friendly and helpful. 5/5 stars. Would definitely shoot here again and would 100% recommend to friends.

This space has an awesome bar scene stage that is perfect for shooting! I love how much space there…read moreis to work and set up lights. We were lucky to have Manoosh readily available to answer any questions we had. She is extremely helpful and is very nice 100% recommended for your next shoot

Fantastic studio for shooting rear projection! We just finished shooting our short film there and…read morethe experience was 10/10. The footage turned out AMAZING and the owner was very friendly/helpful!!

I've done several shoots at the studios. Working with Jon is always an absolute pleasure. I wanted…read more to vouch for his personal character and the high level of integrity that he possesses. Also, Communication and hospitality are always on point. I've worked in Studio A and B, both are gorgeous and unique. I'll be back again! Thank you!

This studio is our go to for our filming our online dance workouts! Jonathan is super easy to work…read morewith and is very helpful. Studio A has amazing windows that bring in the best natural light that looks great on film and photos. Studio B has the cutest brick wall that we love using for our workouts as well. Can't wait to come back and film here again!

Villain's Tavern is HUGE on Yelp... so if you've been to Villain's and saw the large warehouse in…read morethe adjacent parking lot... then you have feasted your eyes on Willow Studios: a 100,000 sq foot warehouse-converted studio building. Willow Studios' website boasts and features photos of elaborate standing sets (this means sets which are already built-in and don't require set designers or set dressers-- think "pre-made") such as jail cells, kitchens, loft apartments, showers, etc; and also contends to having many props and furniture available for production use. Well... I was here for a very long music video shoot from 7pm-5am with multiple set-ups and since I had one of lead roles, I saw many aspects of the building and let me tell you: it is not like the website demonstrates. It IS very spacious and does have some of these standing sets but they are somewhat shabby and still require a set designer to spruce it up in a major way. The props and furniture are outdated, not matching, and basically just look like a garage or attic with old furniture. The "basement" standing sets which means the actual warehouse, is creepy and looks like the set of the "Saw" movies so it's great if you are seeking such production space. The ceilings however, don't provide proper set-ups for a lighting grid. It is very relaxed though and there isn't any studio personnel or up-tight folks trying to invade your shoot and boss people around. Willow is ultimately an abandoned warehouse building which you can rent out for your production at leisure. Plus, there is a Thai boxing studio on one of the floors, so you can always bust in on the class if you need an extra for a boxing scene.

I shot here for a few days on one of my projects. The major plus to this place is how massive it…read moreis! I didn't get a chance to venture through probably even a quarter of the rooms because I'm certain that I would have gotten lost, died, and become an interesting fixture to the studio. I think the biggest pitfalls are that because there are so many sets, a couple of them are not quite up to par. And another issue which is only an issue in this generation, is that there is no cell or data services available in parts of the studio. This can sometimes hold production for a few precious minutes. Overall a wicked fun space with a lot of options and not a lot of supervision. Check it out for yourself.

We just had a wedding there this past weekend for about 100 guests. So happy my daughter decided to…read morehave their wedding here. Super cozy , beautiful courtyard, and very accommodating from the staff.

Excellent wedding venue for up to 130 guests. (We had 100 guests). Beautiful facility on the…read morehistoric registry. The manager, Dave, is very helpful and accommodating. Our daughter's wedding was an amazing and unforgettable experience. The venue offers vallet parking for a reasonable fee, but we saved money going through the nearby Catholic Church for the use of their lot (if you have an open bar most guests will probably use Uber and not need a parking space).

Awesome space for still photography, video production, castings, art galleries and private events…read more Great location in Hollywood. Wonderful daylight, and a white cyc for photography and video. Plenty of space and a useable parking lot for events and gallery shows.

Cool place, with a lots of history and fantastic stories of Hollywood legends. It's conveniently…read morelocated and venue is spacious. Overall, a wonderful place to get things done. Highly recommended.