Rates & Equipment
Hourly rates for all three Li Media Studio spaces, priced by group size. Both DTLA studios include the cyc wall, podcast room access and HVAC; the villa rate covers the ground floor and all outdoor areas.
Epic Loft — Rates
| Guests | Production / Meetings | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | $60/hr | $80/hr |
| 6–15 | $80/hr | $100/hr |
| 16–30 | $100/hr | $130/hr |
| 31–45 | $150/hr | $180/hr |
| 46–60 | $200/hr | $240/hr |
| 61+ | $250/hr | $300/hr |
Minimum booking: 2 hours (Events: 4 hours).
Castle Loft — Rates
| Guests | Production / Meetings | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | $50/hr | $80/hr |
| 6–15 | $60/hr | $90/hr |
| 16–30 | $100/hr | $120/hr |
| 31–45 | $120/hr | $150/hr |
| 46–60 | $150/hr | $180/hr |
| 61+ | $200/hr | $230/hr |
Minimum booking: 2 hours (Events: 4 hours).
Italian Villa Estate — Rates
| Guests | Production / Meetings |
|---|---|
| 1–5 | $175/hr |
| 6–15 | $225/hr |
| 16–30 | $275/hr |
| 31–60 | $325/hr |
Minimum booking: 4 hours. Base rate includes the ground floor and all outdoor areas. The second floor (4 bedrooms) is available as an add-on — $75/hr. A refundable security deposit of $2,000 is required for all bookings.
Overtime & Evening Rates
- Overtime is billed at 1.5× the hourly rate, in 30-minute increments.
- Evening rate for the studios (Epic Loft & Castle Loft): $75/hr from 9:00 PM (21:00).
Equipment & Add-Ons
Included in Every Studio Rental (Epic & Castle)
- Cyc wall (Epic: RGB white cyc 24×16 ft, 12 ft high; Castle: white cyc 24×16×12 ft)
- Westcott FJ400 strobe kit (2 lights, trigger, batteries), umbrella, stripbox, reflectors
- Grip: stands, C-stands, sandbags, apple boxes, clamps, ladder
- Podcast room setup: RODE microphones (Castle: 4× RODE NT1-A + 4× Shure SM7B), RODECaster Pro, Sony MDR-7506 headphones
- Kitchen / kitchenette, makeup area, lounge, garment racks, steamer
- HVAC, Wi-Fi 600/35, freight elevator, loading zones
Studio Add-Ons (Epic & Castle)
- Pre-Lit Kit (Aputure Nova P300c) — $150 flat
- Fresh Cyc Wall Paint — $100 flat
- Aputure 600c Pro II — $100 flat
- Aputure 600d Pro — $75 flat
- Aputure 600d Kit — $75 flat
- Aputure 300x — $50 flat
- Aputure LS C300d II — $50 flat
- Aputure Spotlight 36 — $30 each
- Fujifilm GFX50s + 110mm lens — $150 flat
- Projector (VAVA) — $50 flat
- JBL PartyBox Speaker — $50 flat
- Teleprompter 16" — $50 flat
- Chairs — $5 each
- Folding Round Tables — $10 each
- Backdrop Pull — $25 each
- Sound Recording — $45/hr
- Assistant on Set — $25/hr
- Videographer: 1 camera $150/hr · 2 cameras $200/hr · 3 cameras $250/hr
- Professional Photographer — $150/hr
Italian Villa — Included & Add-Ons
Included: ground floor (great room, grand foyer, kitchen, dining) + all outdoor areas (pool, spa, courtyards), furniture as pictured, free on-site parking.
Add-ons:
- Second Floor Access (4 Bedrooms) — $75/hr
- Photoshoot Package Deal — $800 flat
- Extra Cleaning — $200 flat
- Setup Reset Fee — $200 flat
- Aputure lighting (same rates as studios), Projector — $50, JBL PA — $50, Teleprompter — $50, Fujifilm GFX50s — $150
- White Chairs — $5 each; Folding Round Tables — $10 each
- Videographer: 1 camera $150/hr · 2 cameras $200/hr · 3 cameras $250/hr