A WOKINGHAM MP was shown around Thames Valley Science Park’s most recent development on Friday, February 3.
Joint managing directors Nick Smith and Ian Johnson gave Sir John Redwood MP a tour around Shinfield Studios, where the latest Star Wars movie, The Acolyte, is being filmed.
Sir John Redwood said: “Shinfield Studios have been attracted to our area by the talented workforce available in surrounding towns and villages, and by the good access from the motorway nearby.
“I wish them every success as they go about completing the buildings and welcoming those who come here to make their films. There was filming action in a completed studio on Friday which we did not disturb.”
With Phase 1 of the studio complex completed, Phase 2 is also nearing an end.
The facility is set to be completed in its entirety at the end of this year, and will cover one million square feet with 18 sound stages offering substantial interiors for filming.
Each building is a large box structure with well insulated double walls to ensure silence inside when needed for recording. Good eaves height gives plenty of space for sets and hanging lighting.