Dust Studios LA

What Dust Studios LA does

Dust Studios LA (legal entity DUST STUDIOS LA, INC.) is a fully equipped photo and video production rental house operating from a single facility at 920 N. Formosa Ave. in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, founded in 2014. The company offers five dedicated studio spaces (Studio One through Studio Five) plus a café area, alongside a curated equipment inventory that spans professional lighting (ARRI, Aputure, Profoto, Broncolor, Litegear), grip and power equipment, digital cameras and lenses from Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm, production supplies, and expendables. It also rents production vehicles including 144-inch and 170-inch wheelbase Mercedes Sprinter cargo vans, an RIZON e18L electric box truck, and a Ford F550 Super Cube.

The business operates on a direct-to-customer, quote-based rental model. Customers submit requests via dedicated online forms for studio and equipment rentals, and pricing varies by duration and project scope. Dust has productized a portion of its inventory into pre-configured equipment packages (Photo, Video, Sprinter-mounted location kits, and Beauty/Ecom configurations) that deliver 20-40% savings versus individual item rentals. The website serves as the primary marketing and transaction gateway, with a client portfolio showcasing enterprise logos used as social proof. Targeted verticals include fashion and beauty brands, film and television production, media and publishing, and music industry clients.

Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional project-based rentals rather than subscriptions. The company is privately held under California jurisdiction with no disclosed investors, no funding history, and no software or technology product layer; the offering is the physical space, equipment, and vehicles. Operations run on a lean team of approximately 12 employees, with extended equipment room hours (Monday-Saturday 7AM-9PM) supporting production-heavy schedules.

Name

Dust Studios LA

Legal name

DUST STUDIOS LA, INC.

Website

https://duststudiosla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dust Studios LA is a fully equipped photo and video rental house in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, offering five studios, professional lighting and camera equipment, pre-configured equipment packages, and production vehicles to fashion, film, and media clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photo and Video Production Studio Rental

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249), General Rental Centers (5323)

SIC

Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADAIAA

Soundstage & Stage Rental (Film/TV)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Studios, Soundstages & Backlots

Keywords

• Photo studio rental
• Production equipment rental
• Video production studio
• Lighting equipment rental
• Studio rental house

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles, CA

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Studio Space Rental: Hourly/daily rental of photo studios in West Hollywood. Studios available include Studio One through Studio Five, plus a Café space.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of professional photography and video equipment including lighting (ARRI, Profoto, Aputure, Litegear), grip equipment, power generators, flags, scrims, digital cameras and lenses, production supplies, and expendables.
3. Equipment Packages: Bundled equipment packages for specific use cases including photo, video, and location shoots. Packages include lighting, grip, power, and accessories at discounted rates compared to individual rentals.
4. Vehicle Rental: Rental of cargo vehicles including Mercedes Sprinters (144" and 170" wheelbase), RIZON e18L electric box truck, and Ford F550 Super Cube for production logistics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dust Studios LA is a fully equipped photo and video production rental house in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, offering five dedicated studio spaces plus a café, a broad inventory of professional lighting, grip, camera, and power equipment, cargo vehicles for production logistics, and pre-configured equipment packages for in-studio and on-location shoots. Rentals are fulfilled directly from the single facility on a quote basis, with pricing published for standard equipment packages and customized for larger studio and vehicle bookings.

Product overview

Dust Studios LA is a fully equipped photo studio rental house in West Hollywood, Los Angeles offering a comprehensive portfolio of production services. The core offering includes five studio spaces (Studio One through Studio Five) plus a café area. The business provides extensive equipment rentals encompassing professional lighting (ARRI, Aputure, Profoto, Broncolor, Litegear), grip equipment, power solutions, digital cameras (Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm), lenses, and production supplies. Additionally, vehicle rentals (Sprinter vans, electric box trucks, Ford F-550) enable mobile productions. Pre-configured equipment packages are available both for in-studio use (Photo and Video packages) and as mobile Sprinter-based location kits. All services are accessed through rental request forms rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photo Studio Rental Hourly/daily rental of five photo studios (Studio One through Studio Five) plus a café area in West Hollywood, used by fashion, beauty, editorial, advertising, and film/TV productions.
• Equipment Rental Rental of professional photography and video equipment including ARRI, Aputure, Profoto, and Litegear lighting; grip equipment; power generators; flags and scrims; digital cameras (Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm); lenses; production supplies; and expendables.
• Vehicle Rental Rental of cargo production vehicles including Cargo Sprinter Van 144", Cargo Sprinter Van 170", RIZON e18L 18' electric box truck, and Ford F550 Super Cube for production logistics and equipment transportation.
• Photo Equipment Packages Bundled equipment packages for photography including Aputure RGB Beauty Package Lite, Beauty Photo Package, and Ecom Photo Package with various lighting and grip configurations at discounted rates versus individual rentals.
• Video Equipment Packages Bundled equipment packages for video production including Daylight Beauty/Video Studio Package, Color LED/Video Studio Package, HMI Daylight Studio Package, and Beauty & Ecom Tungsten Studio Package at discounted rates versus individual rentals.
• Sprinter Equipment Packages (Location Production Kits) Location-ready equipment packages mounted in Sprinter vans including Single CS1500, Double CS1500, Double 600C, Quad 600C, Photo & Video Grip Lite, Photo Lighting & Grip, LED Sprinter, LED & Strobe, Tungsten, and Off Road/Beach packages, enabling mobile production shoots outside the studio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment packages provide 20-40% savings compared to individual rental
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers37 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARRI Rental: Global rental arm of ARRI offering cameras, lenses, and lighting to major productions — comparable on the ARRI lighting/camera inventory side of Dust's business, but at significantly larger scale and global footprint.
• Panavision: Globally dominant film/TV camera, lens, and post-production technology provider with deep LA operations — broader incumbent offering complete production technology ecosystems versus Dust's narrower studio-plus-equipment focus.

Direct peers

• Hot Rod Cameras: LA-based motion picture and digital cinema equipment rental house — comparable provider of cameras, lenses, and accessories to commercial, episodic, and feature clients in the same LA market.
• Hand Held Films: Los Angeles-based camera, lighting, and grip rental house serving film, TV, and commercial productions — directly comparable to Dust Studios LA's equipment rental arm in market, customer base, and product mix.
• Keslow Camera: LA-based high-end digital cinema camera and lens rental company serving feature film, episodic, and commercial productions — overlapping customer base (A24, Netflix-tier) and similar premium equipment positioning.
• Cinequipt: Film and video equipment rental house serving productions with lighting, camera, and grip gear — similar product mix and target customer base to Dust Studios LA's equipment rental offering.
• Quixote Studios: LA-based provider of full-service sound stages, production offices, and support facilities — directly comparable to Dust's studio rental business for film/TV/commercial clients in the same geography.
• Otto Nemenz: Long-established Hollywood motion picture camera, lens, and accessories rental house — directly comparable equipment-rental business serving the same LA production market and high-end clientele.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dust-studios-la

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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