Practical notes on studio design, camera control, lighting, sound and live workflows from the tickerzi consultancy.
Our articles look at everyday technical questions in broadcast and live production, written for people who plan and run studios. A new piece appears about once a day, each focused on a single, practical subject.
Studio Design
A step-by-step guide to laying out a studio floor, from set footprint and camera paths to cable routes and where the control room should sit.
Daniel Whitcombe
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Sound Checklist
Priya Nair sets out the questions a producer or technical director should settle before hiring a sound consultant, from the audio chain and console choice to monitoring and crew handover.
Priya Nair
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Camera Control
Most camera control problems start long before the first shot: in how cameras are chosen, matched and wired. Here are the mistakes we see most often and how to avoid them.
Daniel Whitcombe
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Lighting
A plain account of how lighting design for studios and live events is priced, which choices raise or lower the figure, and what to settle early so a quotation stays accurate.
Richard Hollis
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Customer Case
Marcus produces a regional live broadcast. Before his next show he asked us to review how signals, communications and crew roles fit together. This is what we found and changed.
Daniel Whitcombe
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Studio Design
Mid autumn is when studio layouts get tested by longer schedules. Priya Nair sets out what to check on floor plans, cable routes and control room placement in the coming months.
Priya Nair
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Audio Terms
Gain staging is one of the trade's most used and least explained terms. Priya Nair walks through what it means on a studio audio chain and why a quiet fault often starts there.
Priya Nair
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Camera Control
Two ways to arrange camera control in a multi-camera studio, set side by side on cost, staffing and flexibility, with a clear recommendation for most mid-sized productions.
Richard Hollis
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Lighting
Priya Nair walks through how a lighting plan for a television studio goes from site visit to a rig the crew can operate, including the checks done before anyone climbs a ladder.
Priya Nair
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Workflow Planning
Clients keep asking what a workflow review actually involves and what they receive at the end. This note answers it plainly, from the first call to the written findings.
Priya Nair
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Company news
A note from the consultancy on how we are approaching Broadcast Studio Design enquiries in these weeks: the questions we ask, the drawings we want to see, and what a first review covers.
Priya Nair
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Audio Methods
A look at the meters, test signals and listening methods we rely on when we assess a studio or live audio chain, and why we trust them over assumptions made on the day.
Priya Nair
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Camera Control
A step-by-step guide to configuring camera control and shading for a multi-camera production, from reference setup to matching the cameras and keeping them matched through a long recording.
Priya Nair
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Lighting
Before you sign off a lighting plan for a studio or live event, work through these questions on colour, power, access and daily operation. Priya Nair sets out what to check, and why.
Priya Nair
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Live Workflow
Most problems on a live show start in the planning stage: unclear signal paths, comms gaps and vague crew roles. Here are five common workflow mistakes and the habits that prevent them.
Richard Hollis
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Studio Design
A plain account of how studio design advice is priced, which decisions raise or lower the fee, and what to prepare so a quotation reflects your actual studio.
Richard Hollis
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Case Story
Priya recounts how Marcus, a technical director at a regional talk show, tracked a recurring audio problem to the monitoring chain and what changed once the gallery listened differently.
Priya Nair
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