The Bunker Loft Location

As 2015 comes to end, I’ve debated back & forth on whether to post a review regarding Frank & Angela and how they handled my film shoot which ended very badly. The positive reviews left by other users I consider them very lucky for they did not have to deal with the ranting of Frank who quickly loses any sense of professionalism. When there is a conflict Frank, that is the moment as a business owner for you to use interpersonal skills to resolve issues and not flip out on your client just because you couldn’t accommodate a brief visit for myself & the DP just so we could estimate what kind of lighting & equipment would be needed for the film shoot. This specific visit was discussed for weeks and a day before, I called to reconfirm the visit, Frank had some kind of photo shoot that wouldn’t allow a visit for me & my DP. I was frustrated because up until that moment, it appeared the visit was okay. Frank started screaming how unprofessional I was and that I should have had the DP over to his space prior even though he & Angela were aware I hadn’t hired a DP yet and told them right off the bat when first visiting their space I would need a 2^nd visit once a DP was hired. This 2^nd visit was discussed several times plus I was delivering my final payment prior to the shoot. I already advanced an initial payment because they claimed what a good deal they were giving me and it was also to reserve my shooting time frame for their space.
After the phone conversation was over, I wrote an email stating that going forward I wanted to be treated with respect as their client. I agreed to the time frame Frank wanted me to show up instead with my DP. I assured them I would be delivering final payment. About two hours later while trying to get their final payment, Angela emails back cancelling the film shoot based on Frank’s reaction to me requesting to be addressed in a professional manner. I asked Angela if I could resolve this issue with Frank and the answer was No.
Overall, this issue with Frank should have been a minor affair to resolve and not grounds for cancelling a film shoot. Conflicts are never easy to deal with and puts all of us to the test each time.
In closing, I’m posting this review for Indie Filmmakers like myself. Please consider all options and read each review. I hope none of you will ever experience what I had to go through with Frank & Angela. They ruined my film shoot. My production was thrown off and I never regained my balance with the project. I was able to find an alternative, but as Indie Filmmaking goes… there’s lots of problems to deal with and juggle while trying to reach completion of principal photography so please keep in mind the risk involved when using someone’s space for your filmmaking endeavors.
The only positive note is that Angela did return my initial payment and our communication regarding this situation was at least civil.

Let me begin by saying that trying to make any kind of movie, tv show or project in this town can be incredibly difficult often due to site managers. This is not the case with the bunker loft. Frank and Angela are some of the most accommodating people to the PRODUCTION lifestyle that I have ever met.
I could probably talk for paragraphs about how interesting and informative these two people happen to be, but I would like to exclusively direct this Unilocal review to the business aspect of the bunker loft location.
The loft is incredibly spacious and in the style of New York, Soho. The owners have ingeniously constructed pull out walls to either limit or expand the space depending on your needs.
The rules are simple: be courteous and respectful to the owners and the space and they will bend over backwards to help you.
In closing, I would recommend this place and hope to work there again.

Awesome décor and setup. multi-​versatile. I had planned on shooting in a couple different locations for a promo video but ended up shooting the whole thing here because of the variety of backgrounds and lighting this place offers. Was able to get everything up the freight elevator in one trip. Good experience. Recommended!

This place is great high ceilings plenty of space freight elevator and moveable walls !! Not to mention Angela and frank the owners they were great super helpful and accommodating. I highly recommend this place it has endless possibilities for any type of shoot.

«Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.»
I worked here in the recent past with a mid-​size group and would caution anyone considering this place to strongly consider other options first. As you can see by the images here, it’s nicely set up and offers many possibilities for photography and motion imaging. The late day light is very nice, they have a large freight elevator with easy access on both ends, the movable walls allow for more options, and it’s located in an area that’s easy to get to.
However…
The people who manage this place are less than upstanding when it comes to charges and payments.
We had to endure many bizarre rants from the one management partner who kept balking at our booking (for a pretty plain jane corporate client) for some strange reason. What really should have been the tipoff (that they were shady) was when they requested a check made out to cash and refused to provide a W9. Well… that and the fact that they live there and will more than likely be there acting like weirdos while you’re there trying to work.
Our production time went off without a hitch, but what these people do is unscrupulously nitpick about anything they can (after the fact) in an effort to extract penalty fees from a renter.
«You put tape on the floor — pay us.»
«You were here an hour longer — pay us.»
«You had 3 more people here than you said — pay us.»
«You turned on the lights — pay us.»
«You touched our precious family heirloom — pay us.»
«We found drugs — pay us.»
In the end, they kept our security deposit and we’d never in a million years book that place again.

Shooting at Bunker Loft today.
Great space with numerous looks for our documentary film.
Big freight elevator and helpful owners.
Parking was easy but it is Sunday.
Worked great for our needs, would definitely recommend.

The Bunker Loft was a great location for our shoot. Our truck was able to park in the alley to load up and use the freight elevator that goes directly into the location. Tons of space, and bathrooms available downstairs. The parking structure next door was great for us, and the attendant was able to help us out.
The weather was really hot in LA that weekend, and though there wasn’t air conditioning where we were, the owner Angela was very very sweet and offered us cool packs and ice, checking in on us from time to time.
The interior is beautiful — industrial brick walls and huge windows made the perfect backdrop to our shoot. Hope to come back!

Awful and unprofessional site rep who kept wandering into our shoot uninvited wearing a bathrobe (in the middle of the afternoon!), picking through our wardrobe and jewelry without invitation, and who’s dogs kept barking all the time.
Also a nightmare to arrange parking or loading/​unloading, as a neighboring business threatened to call the police when we reasonably tried to stage vans in the alley for temporary access to the freight elevator.
All in all, a complete nightmare to deal with and would never recommend to industry professionals. A shame, as the space is great, but just not worth the unpleasantness.

Great location and really nice people! Location is very clean, diverse and spacious. Good freight elevator access from alley directly to loft space. They are very warm and accommodating, so this is a nice place to shoot. Only negative was no parking but they have a relationship with the garage next door which was easy to book separately. I recommend this location and will definitely shoot here again!

We found this incredible location on google when we needed a loft location in Los Angeles. This place is huge and every single corner is beautiful. There is of course the open loft area, but there is also a beautiful bedroom set as well as a living room set. The owners spared no expense in making this feel like a luxurious, chic, and edgy loft. The soft light in the open area is great and we were able to get some amazing flares as the sun got lower in the afternoon. The best part of the open area is that there is a lot of depth so you’re not having to shoot against a wall all the time. As a director, this definitely is a dream location. Angela and Frank, the owners, are warm and sweet, and were so helpful with whatever we needed. We will definitely be going back there to shoot additional campaigns. This location is really is as good as it gets!

Had a wonderful shoot at Bunker Loft Studios for my watch company Leonard and Church. This is the first photo & video shoot that I’ve produced at one single location and Bunker lofts was the perfect choice! It is a huge and amazing space with a great industrial/​urban feel. I love the brick walls and large windows and soft curtains. We got so many stunning images, I can’t wait to shoot here again! Angela was very helpful and a pleasure to work with. Thanks again! Such a cool space! Well worth the price, it’s really a gem in that location!

We just shot our new line of sofas for Apt2B at the Bunker Loft and we had an amazing experience! We could of shot there for days because they have so many different looks and backdrops that are all unique. However we were on a budget and we did a full day there at very fair price! Easy to unload equipment and easy parking as well which was huge for us cause we were shooting big pieces of furniture.
This place is LEGIT and most importantly to us our pictures came out RAD!!!
Thanks Angela!

I had a 4 hour shoot there yesterday. Angela was extremely helpful. A real sweetheart. Studio was immaculately clean. Lighting from 3 pm to 7 pm was perfect timing for light. Plenty of space to spread out lighting and cords and a good amount of outlets. Their props that are available from furniture, to motor cycles, vintage muscle stock car, tattoo chair, bank vault, chandelier, faux brick wall and near neutral grey opposite side is positionable and both are on a hinge to swing out. Plenty of real brick wall too. Being in the fashion district you have options to buy last minute accessories right out side the doorstep. Food trucks are close by. Kitchen is modern. No white all backround sweep, so bring your own stands and roll of white paper. But 100% rating as I don’t shoot that style anymore and plenty of places to shoot that. For what this place has in uniqueness and location amenities (fashion dist etc). I will continue to shoot here