Why crews shoot here
Hollywood Distillery is a 5,000-square-foot 1920s warehouse with the kind of bones LA location scouts spend years looking for: 30-foot wood-trussed ceilings, factory-glass windows along the north wall providing natural daylight all day, a 1,000-gallon copper Vendome pot still rising twenty feet into the rafters, and a refurbished tasting room with long communal tables and a working bar. The building was originally a 1920s mortuary; it has period character without being precious.
We rent the venue out for editorial, commercial, and indie shoots Tuesdays through Fridays during the day (the distillery is closed to the public those days). Weekend shoots are possible by special arrangement.
The look
- The still room. Polished copper still as the centerpiece. Factory-glass windows make for dramatic golden-hour shots; daylight is shadowless and cool earlier in the day.
- The tasting room. Long communal tables, retail wall lined with bottles, a fully stocked bar in the corner. Period-deco character without theme-park kitsch.
- The bar. Built-in, fully stocked, can be styled out as a bar or anything else.
- The exterior. Factory-glass windows and the gold HD circle above the door read on camera. Hollywood Forever Cemetery is across the street for adjacent locations.
Recent shoots
- Editorial cover shoot for a national magazine — crew of 22, half-day rental of the production floor
- Commercial spot for a major spirits brand — day rental, props integrated into the still room
- Music video — evening rental, cocktail bar styled out as a 1940s nightclub
- Lookbook for an apparel brand — morning rental using the natural daylight from the north windows
- Independent feature film, single scene — 6-hour rental
Logistics
- Address: 5975 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Across from Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
- Loading: Street loading on Santa Monica Blvd. Single-level, no stairs.
- Power: Standard commercial 110V plus heavier circuits available. Tell us your draw on the inquiry form.
- Parking: Small paid lot directly across the street, plus metered street parking. Crew base camp coordination available.
- WiFi: Commercial-grade. Editing-station-friendly speeds.
- Set dressing: The space is photogenic as-is. Additional dressing welcome with insurance certificate.
- Catering: Bring your own. Production kitchens welcome by arrangement.
Rough pricing
Pricing scales with crew size, equipment requirements, and whether you need access to the bar/cocktail program for stills. Half-day rates start around $4,500; full-day around $7,500; multi-day rates negotiable. Send the inquiry form below with the date, crew size, equipment list, and rough scope and we'll send a proposal within one business day.
