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What I’ve learned being a female video producer

I’ve been working as a videographer for about 4 years now…I also happen to be a woman! Although I would never want my gender to define me and my job, it would be wrong to say it hasn’t had a part to play in some of my experiences over the years, both good and bad. […]

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3 things I’ve learnt after a decade working in media

I’ve worked in the media industry for over 10 years now, mainly within TV. It can be a very daunting place to know how to navigate when you’re starting out, especially if you don’t know exactly what your end goal is. There are a lot of very specific job roles within the industry that all […]

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Case study Charity

Sharing stories of hope: St Anns Hospice

St Ann’s Hospice has been a client of ours since 2019, so when we heard they were building a new and improved site (right next door to the old one!) we were super excited to be involved. Like a lot of our clients, St Ann’s is a charity that relies heavily on fundraising and donations […]

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Video content tips

How not to upload a video: 5 things everyone gets wrong

I originally wrote this as a guest blog for the lovely people at Marketing Stockport, but I’m posting it here as well as I think it’s required reading for anyone working in marketing or communications who might need to upload video content from time to time. The golden rule is to take your time. Don’t […]

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Case study Charity

Girl Guides: more than just cookies

We LOVE it! Literally had goosebumps watching it, it’s awesome. WAGGGS, AKA the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, has been a client of ours since the height of lockdown in early 2021. The difference this time around is that we actually got to do some filming ourselves. Our previous video projects for […]

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Personal

My first month at Studio 91

I can’t believe I’ve been part of the Studio 91 team for a whole month. It seems like yesterday I was applying, interview prepping and nervously ringing the office doorbell. Starting a new job is a nerve wracking time for anybody but even more so when you’ve been working for yourself for 3 years and […]

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Video content tips

How to interview people on camera

Interviewing people for your content can be a daunting prospect, especially if you’re capturing the footage as well as trying to direct what your interviewee is saying or contributing simultaneously. As somebody who gets anxious about interviewing in general, I sometimes struggle with the thought of coming up with questions and getting the best out […]

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Impact

An update on our journey to Net Zero

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: We’re now officially a Climate Positive company, which means we’ve offset at least 150% of our carbon emissions. Thanks to our partners at ON A MISSION for facilitating our carbon compensation through their worldwide reforestation projects. DISCLAIMER: this post starts off boring but gets VERY COOL by the end…bear with me. […]

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Video content tips

Lighting: how to get the best out of what you’ve got

Lighting can be quite a daunting aspect of self-shooting. There are so many options for how you light and the slightest adjustment can leave your subject looking over/underexposed.  Luckily, for most content, you only really need one key lighting source. However, you can add backlighting or fill lighting to see a real step up in […]

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Impact Video projects

Telling the story of a company that puts people before profit

We love it when we get to work with clients who share our values of putting people and planet ahead of profits. We also love it when we get to film animals. This project combined both those things in one happy marriage, as we documented one of Tyler Grange’s Community Days at Farms for City […]