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Studio Rentals
Our dedicated animation studios and specialized facilities provide a creative working environment for our Producing Members.
Rentals
Studio Rentals
Studio rentals are available only to Quickdraw Animation Society Producing Members in good standing or our partner non-profit organizations. Prices are held below market rates to support independent and community animation projects in Calgary and the province of Alberta. We are NOT a commercial rental house. Any for-profit, industry or commercial bookings are subject to approval and higher market-comparable rates.
If you have any questions regarding Quickdraw and facilities and for all related inquiries please contact the Production Director Erin Saunders at production@quickdrawanimation.ca or call (403) 261-5767.
Subsidized rates available, subject to approval by QAS staff.
Studios For Rent:
More info on our available studios below:
First floor Mac Pro audio suite for recording voices, mixing, mastering and editing.
Includes:
- Mac Pro
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Antelope audio Discrete 4
- MIDI keyboard
- Aston Stealth condenser microphone for voice capture
- Various mixers and microphones
First floor 8′ x 11.5′, 92 square foot private studio. Good for stop-motion, larger paper-based under-camera projects, craft or material-based work.
Includes:
- iMac 4K
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Toon Boom Harmony
- Dragonframe
- Blender
- Maya
- TVPaint
- DSLR camera and downshooter
- Additional animation equipment available upon request for additional cost
Oxberry Master Animation Stand – 16mm or 35mm analog film shooting ONLY. First floor.
Includes:
- LED Panel lights
- Film winders
- Multiplane glass available
DISCLAIMER: iMac, Dragonframe and DSLR available but set up for FILM PRODUCTION ONLY. iMac does not have Creative Cloud. Adobe CS5 only.
Second floor, 7′ x 8.5′, 60 square foot private studio. NO GEAR INCLUDED.
Additional equipment available upon request for additional cost
Second floor production hot desks with modular, floor-to-ceiling cubicle walls. Perfect for a digital animation workspace.
Includes:
- iMac 4k 27″
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Toon Boom Harmony
- Wacom Cintiq
- Additional animation equipment available upon request for additional cost
Second floor PC Hot Desk for VR and Motion Capture project work.
Includes
- Windows 10
- HTC Vive
- Steam VR
- Microsoft Kinect (2 available)
Houses our Ditogear Animator Cube camera armature. Specialized for 3D stop motion animation production.
Includes
- 2020 27" iMac
- Dragonframe
- Blender
- Canon EOS R camera with stop-motion firmware upgrade
- Various Canon and Nikon lenses
- LED panel lights
- Sawhorse legs for sets
Rent a space
Interested in renting one of our studios? Check to see our current availability and then submit a request! Please note: Requesting a space does not guarantee your rental. We will get back to you as soon as we can to confirm the details.
