Guides and notes
Practical write-ups on studio design, camera control, lighting, sound and event workflows, written for the people who plan and run productions.
Our guides explain how studios and live events are put together, one topic at a time. They are short, practical and written from the work, with a new article appearing about once a day.
· Live SoundPlanning a Live Sound Check That Actually Saves Time
A practical walk through the order of a live sound check, from line check to monitor mixes, so a small venue show starts on time and the band hears itself properly.
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· LightingStage and Studio Lighting: A Checklist Before You Decide
Before you commit to a lighting plot, rig or operator, these are the questions worth settling first: the room, the power, the cameras, the crew and the programming time.
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· Event WorkflowsCommon Mistakes in Event Production Workflows and How to Avoid Them
Most problems on show day start weeks earlier, in signal plans, schedules and crew briefings. Here are the slips we see most often in event workflows and the habits that prevent them.
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· Studio DesignWhat a Broadcast Studio Design Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain look at how studio design is priced for small and mid-sized television and streaming rooms, and which decisions raise or lower the figure on the quotation.
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· Customer storyA four-camera panel show and the shading problem we solved
Oliver tells the story of Marcus, who ran a small streaming studio and could not get his four cameras to match, and how remote heads and shading settled it.
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· Live SoundLive Sound Engineering: Preparing Your Venue for the Darker Months
Autumn changes how rooms behave, how crowds arrive and how long a load-in takes. Hannah Croft sets out what to settle with your sound engineer before the winter run of events begins.
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· Trade termsWhat a Lighting Plot Is and How to Read One
A lighting plot is the drawing every rig is built from. Oliver Hartley explains its symbols, channels and positions in plain words, so organisers can follow a plot and ask better questions.
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· Event WorkflowsOne Control Tent or Two: Planning Signal Flow for a Festival Weekend
A comparison of running a festival from a single central control tent against splitting it into stage-side positions, with a recommendation based on site size, crew and the stream.
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· Studio DesignHow a Small Studio Plan Goes from Empty Room to Cabling Schedule
A look at how a broadcast studio layout is actually worked out: the site visit, the acoustic checks, the cable routes and the drawings that crews use on the day.
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· Camera ControlHow Many Cameras Can One Vision Mixer Operator Realistically Handle?
The question we hear most about camera control: how many cameras one operator can run, what shading adds, and when remote heads make a small crew work.
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· Live SoundMicrophone Planning for Live Events: What We Settle Before Load-In
A note from the production desk on how we now plan microphones, front-of-house and monitor mixes with organisers ahead of the autumn event season, and what we ask for in advance.
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· Lighting MethodsThe Tools and Methods Behind a Lighting Plot for Stage and Studio
A look at the paper plans, fixtures, rigging checks and programming habits our lighting designer relies on when preparing a concert, festival stage or studio shoot.
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· Event WorkflowsBuilding a Run Sheet and Signal Plan for a Live-Streamed Event
A practical walk-through of how we plan signal flow, timings and crew roles for a festival, party or live stream, so load-in, show and stream all stay in step.
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· Studio DesignA Checklist to Work Through Before You Commit to a Studio Design
Before a studio layout goes to drawings and cabling lists, a handful of questions are worth settling. Daniel Whitfield sets out what to check on room, sound, signal and the people using it.
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· Camera ControlCamera Control Mistakes That Cost Time on Multi-Camera Shoots
Most camera control problems on a multi-camera shoot are set up long before the red light comes on. Here are the errors we see most often and the simple habits that prevent them.
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· Live SoundWhat Live Sound Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain look at how live sound engineering is priced for events in Lincolnshire and beyond, and which choices about the room, the band and the schedule change the quote.
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· Case storyA Church Hall Concert and the Lighting Plot That Fitted It
Oliver Hartley recounts how Marcus, a choir organiser, got a lit stage out of a low-ceilinged church hall, and what the plot, the rigging and the operation taught us about small venues.
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