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Studio Rentals

Our dedicated animation studios and specialized facilities provide a creative working environment for our Producing Members.

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

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.

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Post-Production Suite

First floor Mac Pro audio suite for recording voices, mixing, mastering and editing.

Deposit: $200.00
Daily Rate: $20.00
Weekly Rate: $100.00
Monthly Rate: N/A

Includes

Mac Pro
Adobe Creative Suite
Antelope audio Discrete 4
MIDI keyboard
Aston Stealth condenser microphone for voice capture
Various mixers and microphones

Flex studio

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.

Deposit: $300.00
Daily Rate: $20.00
Weekly Rate: $100.00
Monthly Rate: $350.00

Includes

iMac 4K
Adobe Creative Cloud
Toon Boom Harmony
Dragonframe
Blender
TVPaint
DSLR camera and downshooter
Additional animation equipment available upon request for additional cost

image of Flex studio at Quickdraw Animation Society. Image is of two desks, one with an iMac on it, and another with a downshooter camera stand looking at a light table with two flat LED panel lights.

Banff Camera Studio

Oxberry Master Animation Stand – if shooting analog, ONLY 16mm or 35mm. First floor.

DISCLAIMER: iMac, Dragonframe and DSLR available but set up for FILM PRODUCTION ONLY. iMac does not have Creative Cloud. Adobe CS5 only.

Deposit: $200.00
Daily Rate: $10.00
Weekly Rate: $200.00
Monthly Rate: $200.00

Includes

LED Panel Lights
Film Winders
Multiplane Glass available

image of the Oxberry Stand at Quickdraw Animation Society. A large camera stand with two flat lights looking at a multiplane set up.

Rat's Nest Studio

Second floor, 7′ x 8.5′, 60 square foot private studio. NO GEAR INCLUDED.

Additional equipment available upon request for additional cost

Deposit: $150.00
Daily Rate: $10.00
Weekly Rate: $40.00
Monthly Rate: $150.00
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image of the Rats nest while Joanne Fisher was working in it. Image of desks covered in asset, reference drawings, etc

Hot Seat Desk

Second floor production hot desks with modular, floor-to-ceiling cubicle walls. Perfect for a digital animation workspace.

Deposit: $300.00
Daily Rate: $20.00
Weekly Rate: $75.00
Monthly Rate: $250.00

Includes

iMac 4k 27"
Adobe Creative Cloud
Toon Boom Harmony
Wacom Cintiq
Additional animation equipment available upon request for additional cost

image of a hot desk studio in Quickdraw studios. Has an iMac, two open animation resource books, a Cintiq pro, and various assets pinned to the wall

Animator Cube Studio

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 and customizable set tops.