Get the look you want with the focus range you need.
The issue with doing any kind of macro or tabletop work is the fact that your tools don't scale to the subject. That's always been the challenge of doing this type of work. You have to build your own tools to execute shots because the equipment grossly outsizes the subject, even in the digital age. To solve this problem, we custom designed and engineered a digital version of a tool once used primarily for film: our bellows focusing digital camera.
Experience Greater New York’s Turnkey Soundstage
We offer what no other production studio on the East Coast can - our state-of-the-art Soundstage and support spaces, Virtual Set and Motion Control tools, and a comprehensive inventory of production equipment - ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.
Cost Control, Comfort, and Convenience
As a "By-Producers, For-Producers Soundstage", we’ve reimagined the production experience to set a new standard for cost-efficiency, convenience, and comfort.
Making high-speed movie magic?
High-speed camera work demands critical synchronization of events which is virtually impossible to do manually. Luckily, we’re in the business of designing innovative technological solutions to meet all your production needs.
Shoot here. Work here. Stay here.
Get to know our Hoboken House location.
We’ve got two comfortable, convenient locations, three blocks apart.
Case Study: Netflix Camera Tests Put Our Turnkey Studio to the Test
In June 2021, repeat client Netflix came back to Cobalt to test camera, lens, lighting, and filter combinations to create the mood the director had in mind before the new season began...
Case Study: Hosting a High-Profile Star and Cast of 30
In June 2021, a major multinational content producer brought a shoot to Cobalt. First, the client needed a quick save (booking in the weekend before yikes!), so we fast tracked the usual Grip and Electric schedule...
Go green… Or go home!
Create without limits—or waste. Single-use set building can be problematic for your budget and the environment. Shooting on-location comes with a major carbon footprint too, especially when we account for the additional fuel needed to take an entire production on the road...
Why Shoot in NJ? MAJOR Tax Credits.
We’re seeing an influx of films usually shot in New York, that are now moving to New Jersey. One of the reasons we are seeing this is because New Jersey's robust Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program unequivocally beats NY's tax incentives.
Hoboken’s Easy. Here’s Why.
We are located smack in the center of “The Mile Square City”, (put comma outside quotes) our Hoboken Soundstage is never more than half a mile from these amenities...