Red Studios Hollywood

Coordinates: 34°5′10″N 118°19′41″W / 34.08611°N 118.32806°W / 34.08611; -118.32806
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Red Studios Hollywood, formerly Desilu-Cahuenga Studios and Ren-Mar Studios, is a rental studio located at 846 N. Cahuenga Blvd. in

Desilu Productions. Originally it was the site of Metro Pictures
Back Lot #3 in 1920. In 1947 it was rebuilt as a 9-stage studio called Equity Pictures and became Motion Picture Center Studios a year later. It has been used for a wide variety of film and television production, and the studio has been known by many different names.

In 1953, after filming the first two seasons of the

Culver City, the name was changed to Desilu-Cahuenga Studios[2] to avoid confusion with the other Desilu Studios.[3]
Beginning in 1974, the studio was independently owned and operated for use by producers and became Ren-Mar Studios in 1984.

Madonna, INXS, Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Hilary Duff, and Britney Spears. The front (Cahuenga Boulevard) gate of Ren-Mar was used to represent the "Maroon Cartoon Studio" for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(1988). In 1991, the Richard Simmons exercise tape, "Sweatin' to the Oldies 3" was taped at Ren-Mar.

Shows produced at Ren-Mar were FNMTV, Monk, and Weeds.

In January 2010, Ren-Mar Studios was bought by Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. The complex was renamed "Red Studios Hollywood".[5]

References

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  2. ^ Ren-Mar Studios home page refers to the studio as "Formerly Desilu-Cahuenga", accessed on 31 Jan 2009
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  5. ^ Kaufman, Debra (January 17, 2010). "RED buys Ren Mar Studios in Hollywood". Studio Daily. Access Intelligence. LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

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