Practical notes on studio design, cameras, lighting, sound and live production workflow.
Our articles cover the everyday decisions behind studio and live event work, from floor layouts and camera control to lighting rigs and gallery audio. A new piece appears about once a day.
Camera Systems
A step-by-step method for turning vague camera wishes into a written specification covering cameras, robotic heads and control units, so quotes can be compared fairly.
Read the articleSound workflow
Before choosing an audio chain or a gallery layout, work through these questions on sources, routing, talkback, monitoring and crew habits, so the decision rests on how the show runs.
Read the articleLive Events
Most problems at a conference or live broadcast start weeks earlier, in the planning. Here are the slips I see most often on site and the habits that prevent them.
Read the articleLighting Design
A plain account of how lighting design for studio sets and live stages is priced, which decisions change the figure, and what to settle early so the quotation holds.
Read the articleCustomer Story
Priya follows Marcus, a facilities manager, as his team planned a compact television studio inside a former warehouse bay, working through floor plans, sightlines and cable routes before any equipment
Read the articleCamera Systems
Daniel Okafor looks at what to check on studio cameras, robotic heads and control units as the autumn schedule fills up and winter productions approach.
Read the articleGallery Terms
A plain-words guide to three terms heard in every live gallery, talkback, cue and clean feed, and why getting them straight saves confusion when the programme is on air.
Read the articleLive Events
Two ways to use live event production support: a focused crew briefing before the show, or technical planning on site from load-in. We compare them and say which suits most conferences.
Read the articleLighting Design
A walk through the working stages of a studio lighting plot: the site visit, the first sketch, the load checks and the rigging day, as we actually run them.
Read the articleStudio planning
The question we hear most is what we need to start. Helen Marshall answers it for studio floor plans, sightlines and cable routes, and explains what can wait until later.
Read the articleCompany news
Daniel Okafor explains how the camera systems advice service is organised: what we ask for beforehand, what a review covers on site, and what you receive in writing afterwards.
Read the articleMethods
Priya Shah describes the drawings, test tones and checklists she uses when planning audio chains and gallery layouts for live productions, and why plain methods win.
Read the articleLive Events
A practical walk through the on-site briefing for a conference or live broadcast: what to prepare, who needs to hear what, and how to keep a crew calm once the doors open.
Read the articleLighting Design
A working list for producers and studio managers to go through before approving a lighting plot or rig layout, covering the set, the ceiling, the power and the people who will run it.
Read the articleStudio Design
Most studio planning problems are decided on paper, long before anything is built. Helen Marshall goes through the common mistakes in floor plans, sightlines and cable routes, and how to avoid each
Read the articleCamera Systems
A plain account of how we price camera specification and setup guidance for studios, and the handful of factors that make one engagement cost more or less than another.
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