IMP Studios rents film, podcast and recording studios in Paramus, New Jersey. Think Reel is its production team.

01 · Studios for rentIMP StudiosRent the room. Shoot your podcast, film or record, with an engineer on hand. 02 · Production by our teamThink ReelOr hand it to us. We write, shoot, edit, score and deliver it.

IMP Studios · Studios for rent

Four studios, one building

01 · Priority booking

Podcast studio

Sit down, put the headphones on and talk. An engineer runs the cameras, the sound and the live switch. You leave with files that are ready to post.

Multi-camera
$250
per hour
Audio only
$150
per hour
Cameras
3
in 4K on request
Microphones
4
broadcast grade

Switched program, ISO files and raw audio · Custom sets or the LED wall behind you · Free parking and refreshments

02 · LED wall stage

Virtual production

A 22 ft LED wall plays real-time environments behind your talent. The background is captured in camera, so most of the look is finished when you wrap.

Wall
22 ft
wide
Pixel pitch
1.2 mm
about, for close work
Power
600 A
distributed
Day rate
$4,000
about, per 10-hour day

Unreal Engine, real-time playback · Stage manager and lighting package included · Most cinema cameras work with the wall

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A shoot on the green screen stage at IMP Studios
03 · Green screen stage

Green screen studio

800 sq ft with a pre-lit cyc wall and a full lighting grid. The key is clean before you roll, and the stage can stream live when the shoot is a broadcast.

Floor
800
sq ft
Cyc wall
Pre-lit
full lighting grid
Power
600 A
distributed
Day rate
$1,800
about, per day

Makeup room, client area and kitchen included · Streams live for webinars, broadcasts and virtual events

The recording studio live room at IMP Studios
04 · Music, voiceover, audio post

Recording studio

A live room tuned by acoustician Sam Berkow that holds anything from a jazz quartet to a 30-piece choir. Grammy-winning engineer Mike Goldberg runs the desk.

Live room
680
sq ft
Choir
30
piece, fits the room
Console
CS2000
Euphonix
Rate
Quote
per session

Pro Tools Ultimate HDX · Neumann, Telefunken and AKG microphones · Music, voiceover, audiobooks and audio post

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Camera rig on the LED wall stage

One stop, from the first concept to the finished film, record or broadcast. The people who run these rooms also write, direct, shoot, edit and score.

Mike Goldberg at the console in the recording studio

Think Reel · The showreel

We make it
for you.

Think Reel · Creative production

From script to final cut

Our team takes the project from concept and script through the shoot, the edit, motion graphics and the mix, with Emmy-winning editors and a Grammy-winning engineer down the hall from each other. A producer will call to scope it and send a proposal.

  1. 01

    Creative development

    Concept development · Visual development · Art direction · Messaging and target audience · Budgeting

  2. 02

    Pre-production

    Script writing · Storyboarding and shot lists · Location scouting · Talent and crew acquisition · Scheduling

  3. 03

    Production

    Live action, in studio and on location · Multi-camera shooting · Live broadcasting · AR, VR and MR virtual production · Music and voiceover recording, scoring

  4. 04

    Post-production

    Editing and color correction · Visual effects · Motion graphics · 2D and 3D animation · Audio mixing and sound design

What people make here
Commercials
Corporate and training video
Podcast series
Live streams and virtual events
Music videos
Records and voiceover

Podcast studio

Rates

Priced by the hour, with no hidden equipment or production fees. Book more hours and the rate comes down. Light refreshments and free on-site parking come with every session.

By the hour

For a single episode, interview or panel. Book the hours you need.

$250per hour

Multi-camera video. Audio only is $150 an hour. No hidden equipment or production fees.

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  • Up to three cameras and four microphones
  • Studio lighting and live switching
  • A dedicated production engineer
  • Switched program, ISO files and raw audio

Monthly plans

For a regular show. Three-month minimum, billed monthly.

from$180per hour

16 hours a month at $2,880. Preferred scheduling and editing discounts.

Start a monthly plan
  • 4 hours a month, $960 ($240 an hour)
  • 8 hours a month, $1,760 ($220 an hour)
  • 12 hours a month, $2,400 ($200 an hour)
  • 16 hours a month, $2,880 ($180 an hour)
  • Unused hours roll over for up to 30 days

Hour packs

Buy once and use the hours across as many sessions as you like.

from$230per hour

Valid for 90 days. Paid in full at purchase.

Buy an hour pack
  • 8 hours, $1,920 ($240 an hour)
  • 16 hours, $3,760 ($235 an hour)
  • 24 hours, $5,520 ($230 an hour)
  • Upgrade at any time
Executive Content Day$2,650

$2,650 for a limited time, regularly $3,250. One recording day built for executives and subject-matter experts.

  • Up to 8 hours in the studio
  • Pre-production strategy call of up to 2 hours with a Creative Director
  • Custom production roadmap and schedule
  • Multi-camera recording with a dedicated production engineer
  • Live-switched program, ISO video and raw multitrack audio
Editing and add-ons4K, clips, graphics
  • 4K recording
  • Editing and social media clips
  • Graphic design: logos and promotional material
  • Custom sets, including the LED wall as a background

Add any of these to a session when you book.

Made here

Commercials, sizzle reels and sector reels shot and finished in Paramus.

What clients say

They're real pros and great people too.

Dawn CarielloProducer, CentraState Healthcare System

IMP Studios New Jersey has been a valued partner to Source for many years.

Larry RothsteinCEO, Source Communications

IMP/Think Reel in New Jersey brings an experienced production team to every project.

Rich DegniSVP, Executive Creative Director, Source Communications

Their facility is unbelievably state of the art, and their staff is amazing!

Joan FranzinoVoice over talent

I would highly recommend to everyone interested in professional high-quality work!

Ellen StewartBusiness owner

1/5

Clients

Networks, leagues, brands and artists who have worked in these rooms.

Logos of brands IMP Studios has worked with

IMP Studios and Think Reel

About us

Work hard, play hard. Or is it play hard, then work? Oh, never mind.

IMP Studios and ThinkReel is a team of producers, writers, musicians, filmmakers, directors, cinematographers and composers, with Emmy-winning video editors and Grammy-winning recording engineers among them. Whether you need a full-scale production or only the room, the same people are here for it.

The IMP Studios team

Leadership

  • Jeff PizzaChief Operating Officer
  • Adam RitchieExecutive Producer
  • Anoli PatelCreative Director, Producer

Video production

  • Dave HirschbergDirector, Editor, Motion Graphics
  • Thom SontagMarketing, Production
  • Luke TroastCamera, Editor, Motion Graphics
  • Andrew BernardLighting Director, Gaffer
  • Bob KleinDirector, Editor, Writer
  • Ariela PizzaArt Director, Producer

Audio production

  • Mike "Metal" GoldbergProducer, Engineer
  • Dave BiglinMusician, Composer, Arranger
  • Woof!Comic Relief, Head of Security

Our equipment

What is on the stages and in the control room when you walk in. Open a list to see the kit.

On the stages

CamerasRED, Panasonic, Sony
  • RED Komodo-X
  • Panasonic S1H and S5 IIX
  • Sony A7 series

Bringing your own? Most cinema and broadcast cameras work with the LED wall, including RED, ARRI, Sony and Blackmagic.

Switching and streamingBlackmagic ATEM
  • Blackmagic ATEM switching
  • Teradek SDI wireless transmission
  • SOLOCOM intercom
  • Dedicated streaming PC and production network
LightingAputure, Litepanels, Kino Flo
  • Aputure
  • Litepanels
  • Kino Flo
  • Full lighting grid and pre-lit cyc wall on the green screen stage
Monitors and prompting40 to 75 inch
  • Multi-monitor setups from 40 to 75 inches
  • Teleprompters
Stage audioWireless and multi-channel
  • Wireless handheld microphones
  • Multi-channel recording
  • JBL speakers

In the recording studio

Console and workstationEuphonix, Pro Tools
  • Euphonix CS2000 console
  • Pro Tools Ultimate HDX on a Mac Pro
  • Avid HD I/O, Apogee Rosetta, Apogee Big Ben master clock
  • Monitors: KRK 7000 custom, Focal Trio 6 BE, Genelec 1032A with 1092A sub, Yamaha NS-10M and HS-8
MicrophonesNeumann, Telefunken, AKG
  • Neumann U-87, KM184
  • Telefunken U-48, M-80, M-81
  • AKG 414, D12
  • Sennheiser 421
  • EV RE20
  • Shure SM58, SM57, SM7, KSM8
OutboardNeve, Avalon, Lexicon
  • AMS-NEVE 33609/C
  • Telefunken V72
  • DBX 165A
  • Avalon 737sp
  • Focusrite ISA-115
  • Medici the Equaliser
  • Eventide H3000d/SE, H910
  • T.C. Electronics 2290
  • Lexicon PCM 41, PCM 42, PCM 80, LXP-15 II, 300 Reverb
  • Yamaha SPX-1000
  • Drawmer DS201
  • Maestro Echoplex and Roland Space Echo RE-201
Plug-insUAD, Waves, Eventide
  • Universal Audio, the entire collection, on a UAD-2 OCTO
  • Waves Platinum
  • Eventide Legacy
  • Antares Auto Tune
  • Toontrack, full suite, and Drumagog
Instruments and ampsYamaha, Hammond, Marshall
  • Yamaha 7-piece Recording Custom drum kit
  • Yamaha G-1 baby grand piano
  • Hammond XK-3c
  • Yamaha Motif 8
  • Marshall JCM 900 2X12
  • Vox AC 30
  • Blackstar Series One 100
  • Peavey Delta Blues 2X10
  • Tech 21 Sans Amp PSA-1 and Bass Driver

Tell us what you are making, and when.

We will come back with a room, a crew if you need one, and a number. Pick where to start.

Close to New York. Easier than New York.

IMP Studios
120 NJ-17, Paramus, NJ 07652
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm
  • NYCJust across the Hudson. Close to Manhattan by road, with no Midtown traffic and no load-in on a city street.
  • 5 minFrom Teterboro Airport. With a private shuttle for talent and executives. Newark Liberty is also close.
  • $0Parking, on site. Private and free with every booking.
  • LiveBroadcast ready. Room for satellite trucks and on-site generators, with redundant systems for live days.

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