Rebellion Film Studios

Rebellion Film Studios is a film and television production facility in Didcot, Oxfordshire, combining soundstage hire, visual effects, virtual production and supporting production facilities. Established following Rebellion’s acquisition of the site in 2018, it brings together physical filmmaking infrastructure and techniques drawn from the group’s video game development experience.

The studio occupies a former newspaper printing facility developed into a production campus with more than 40,000 square feet of shooting space. Its principal Capitol Stage offers approximately 22,000–24,000 square feet and clear heights of up to 17 metres. The Atrium and Boulevard provide additional shooting spaces, supported by furnished production offices, green rooms, dressing rooms, workshops and preparation areas. This combination accommodates filming, set construction and the practical needs of visiting productions.

Digital and physical production

The in-house Rebellion VFX department provides previsualisation, CGI asset creation, animation and digital compositing for film, television and game cinematics. Its virtual production offering uses Unreal Engine 5, LED volumes and real-time tracking for in-camera visual effects, connecting digital environments with live-action photography.

Performance capture is available through the co-located Audiomotion Studios operation, including studio and on-location motion capture. The campus also houses Flame Costume, whose rental collection covers military uniforms, service outfits and civilian clothing spanning more than two centuries. Prop-making and workshop facilities complement these digital and wardrobe services.

Production work

The facility has served feature films, television productions and game-related projects. It provided a primary unit production base and soundstage filming location for Masters of the Air, hosted filming for Richard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions, and was the filming site for The Experiment. School’s Out Forever was an early feature produced by Rebellion and filmed at the studio.

Its wider production activity includes real-time animation and cinematic work, with Rogue Trooper using Unreal Engine technology at the facility. Together, these activities connect stage-based production, digital imagery and performance-driven storytelling within one production campus.