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twenty minutes on the tube from Bethnal Green to Tottenham Court Road.”


Hijack’s building on Pritchard Street A BLANK CANVAS


For the post-production industry what the different hubs offer perhaps above anything else is great spaces, for clients and staff.


Whitehead at Company3 describes the wow factor in their Chancery Lane building, a touch of New York “It’s a good space, it’s light, it’s bright, well serviced. Environmentally, there are benefits to being in a contemporary building, including energy cooling and the reliability of power.”


The Hijack building might be a world away from the look and feel of Company3, but there has been the same scope to create. “What we had here was a blank canvas,” says Rich Simpson. “It was just an empty warehouse space that we were able to divide up as we want it.” Hijack’s neighbours, who use the building as a plant warehouse, are moving, so Simpson plans to take over and knock the wall through. Something that might be frowned on in a Georgian town house in Soho.


And while Cambridge Heath might sound to some a bit far away, “It’s all about perception,” says Norwell at Bleat. “It’s


While Shoreditch has the overground, the Elizabeth line has been a clincher for many. “It’s a massive factor,” says Corless at Harbour. “I mean, if people were having to get to us on a bus, take a taxi or circumnavigate the Circle Line, that would have presented real challenges.” Kotschy refers to it affectionately as “the Lizzie line.”


There are still strong arguments for staying in the Soho square mile, but those that have moved attest to being converted. “We’ve had to justify it and we had some trepidation that we might get push back and lose some projects,” says Corless. “But so far we haven’t seen that. Now we’re here we can’t imagine being anywhere else.”


At Bleat, David Turner is fresh off the boat,


having joined as commercial director in March. “I think people quite like a bit of a change,” he says. “If they know the area really well, they’re already sold and the people who don’t know it are really excited about exploring.”


And they just keep coming. The new kid about to be on the block is rumoured to be signing a lease on Eagle Street in Holborn, with 12 offlines, four onlines, three or four audio suites, two tracklay studios, grading and VFX.


At the end of the day, Soho still calls. At Jam, there are regular Soho socials. “The Star and Garter is the starting point for everything,” says Mark Robinson. “It’s still very rare you go past there and there isn’t someone you meet, even now, even if they’re not based there. We haven’t all adopted one new centre. We’ve fragmented out from Soho, but it’s still our spiritual home.”


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