{"id":13311,"date":"2023-04-29T19:48:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/?page_id=13311"},"modified":"2023-04-29T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T18:48:46","slug":"stage-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/studios\/sony-pictures-studios-mgm-studios\/soundstages\/stage-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Stage 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypicturesmuseum.com\/studio\/lothistory\/stage6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sony Pictures Entertainment Museum website<\/a> for more information and photos of this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 6 at MGM was the tallest stage ever built in Southern California. It was built in 1929.<\/p>\n<p>80 feet wide, and 80 feet long, it was 97 feet tall. The reason for this is probably so that it could operate in the same was as a theatre stage does, with a fly tower allowing backdrops to be flown up out of view of the camera, even on a wide angle shot.<\/p>\n<p>A huge removable door between Stage 5 and Stage 6, forming a proscenium arch shape, meant that the two stages were perfect for the large number of theatrical musicals that were filmed there. Stage 6 became a single huge stage, and Stage 5 became the auditorium of the theatre. High in the corner of Stage 6 was a suspended platform for the director to control the action whilst being out of view of the cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 6 was also equipped with a removable-sectioned floor covering a large tank.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Sony unveiled a plan to remodel the historic stage interior into a 5 storey office building and theaters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sony Stage 6 - Construction Cinema\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/22622867?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<h4>Seen on Screen: Sony Pictures Studios [Stage_06]<\/h4><table width='100%' cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Released<\/th><th>Director<\/th><th>IMDB<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/applause\/'>Applause<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1929<\/td><td>Rouben Mamoulian<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0019644\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Applause' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/broadway-melody-of-1938\/'>Broadway Melody of 1938<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1937<\/td><td>Roy Del Ruth<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028665\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Broadway Melody of 1938' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/ziegfield-follies-1945\/'>Ziegfield Follies<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1945<\/td><td>Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039116\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Ziegfield Follies' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/easter-parade-1948\/'>Easter Parade<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1948<\/td><td>Charles Walters<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040308\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Easter Parade' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/on-the-town-1949\/'>On The Town<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1949<\/td><td>Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041716\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about On The Town' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game-1949\/'>Take Me Out To The Ball Game<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1949<\/td><td>Busby Berkeley<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041944\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Take Me Out To The Ball Game' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/singin-in-the-rain-1952\/'>Singin' in the Rain<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1952<\/td><td>Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045152\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Singin' in the Rain' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>The exterior scene of Gene Kelly on the rainy street was shot on Lot #2 at MGM, under a black tarpaulin during the daytime. The sequence was filmed over 2 days. On the first day Kelly had a fever with a  high temperature, not helped by the mix of milk and water (to make the rain drops show up on film) causing his wool suit to shrink. Stage 06 was also used.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/les-girls-1957\/'>Les Girls<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1957<\/td><td>George Cukor<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050631\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Les Girls' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 06<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><hr>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypicturesmuseum.com\/studio\/lothistory\/stage6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sony Pictures Entertainment Museum website<\/strong><\/a> for more information and photos of this stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the Sony Pictures Entertainment Museum website for more information and photos of this stage. 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