Filmmaker-Designed Multi-Set Studio | Hospital, Bar, School

About the Space

Four fully built, fully dressed standing sets across nearly 60,000 sq ft — owned and operated by working filmmakers. 5W1H Studios is a production-first facility in Van Nuys, built and run by a team that understands productions. We shoot here ourselves, which means every set, every load-in, every power drop was designed by people who know what a real production day looks like — and what makes one fall apart. Whether you're shooting a vertical micro drama, a music video, a commercial, an indie feature, or a branded series, you get four distinct, camera-ready looks without ever moving the truck. THE SETS 🏥 HOSPITAL - patient room, exam room, corridor, and nurses' station. Practical monitors, gurney, IV stands, and scrubs on hand. Ideal for medical drama, trauma scenes, recoveries, reveals, and code blues. The corridor was deliberately built long enough for tracking shots and gurney runs. 🥂 BANQUET HALL — 5,000 sq ft chandelier-lit ballroom with flexible layouts. Dresses cleanly for weddings, galas, corporate events, mafia sit-downs, charity functions, auction halls, and high-society reveals. 🍸 BAR / RESTAURANT — Convertible to Café or Coffee Shop — Practical bar with stocked bottles, glassware, booths, and two-tops. The same set re-dresses cleanly into a café or coffee shop for daytime scenes. As a café: meet-cutes, first dates, study sessions, business meetings, morning pickups. As a bar: last drinks, breakups, confession scenes, fight scenes. Two looks, one set, no company move. 🏫 SCHOOL — Classrooms, principal's office, library, hallway, and lockers. Whiteboard, chalkboard, desks, period-flexible signage, and student/teacher props on hand. Works as high school, college, or private school. Great for coming-of-age, bullying scenes, faculty confrontations, and teen dramas. PRODUCTION-READY AMENITIES - Nearly 60,000 sq ft total footprint - Free parking on lot, plus available street parking - Easy drive-on load-in for grip/electric, HMU, wardrobe, and all departments - Production office, holding, hair & makeup, and wardrobe space - Restrooms on-site - High-speed Wi-Fi - 24/7 access available for overnight schedules - On-site site rep included with every booking DESIGNED FOR VERTICAL Every set was framed and lit with vertical 9:16 in mind. If you're producing for ReelShort, DramaBox, DramaWave, FlareFlow, ShortMax, GoodShort, NetShort, or any short-form vertical platform, you'll find sightlines, blocking lanes, and depth that work in portrait — not just landscape. Most studios are forcing you to retrofit horizontal sets for vertical. Ours were built for it from day one. IDEAL FOR Vertical micro drama, music videos, commercials, branded content, indie features, web series, photoshoots, podcast video, fashion editorial, fitness content, true crime re-enactments, training videos, sizzle reels, and corporate video. We've seen it all here — and we've shot most of it. WHY PRODUCERS BOOK 5W1H - Filmmaker-owned. We've been on your side of the call sheet. We understand call times, COIs, weather days, and the difference between a 1-hour load-in and a 4-hour load-in. - Multiple looks, one load-in. Book one set or all four. Run a 5-day production through four different worlds without ever moving the truck. - Convertible sets. The bar dresses as a café. Save a day in your schedule. - Custom builds