A new article appears about once a day, written by the people who set up and run studios. Each one looks at a single practical problem in news, live shows or filmed events.
Camera Operation
A step-by-step guide to briefing pedestal, handheld and jib operators before a live bulletin or panel show, so shots stay consistent and nobody is guessing during the broadcast.
Read moreLive events
A practical list of questions to settle with your venue, crew and audio team before deciding how to capture a concert, festival or party night for a broadcast-quality feed.
Read moreStudio Setup
Most problems on air start long before the first bulletin: a cable run, a monitor position or a missed test. Here are the setup mistakes we see most often and what to do about them.
Read morePricing
A plain look at how we price run sheets, cue structures and team briefings for live broadcasts, and which parts of a show make the work larger or smaller.
Read moreCustomer story
Daniel recalls a filmed choir evening where Aled, the venue manager, struggled with muddy speech and uneven music, and how a few changes to microphone placement and monitoring settled it.
Read moreLighting Design
Shorter days change how a news desk or live stage looks on camera. Catrin Hughes goes through what to review in your lighting plot as autumn turns to winter.
Read moreCamera craft
A plain-words guide to the framing vocabulary behind studio camera work, from headroom and looking room to safe areas, and why operators and directors lean on these terms during a live bulletin.
Read moreLive Events
Two ways to film a festival or party night for broadcast, a locked-off camera plan and a roaming crew, set side by side with a clear recommendation for most venues.
Read moreStudio Setup
A walk through how a news or live studio is actually fitted out: surveying the room, pulling cable, placing cameras and mixers, and testing everything before the first rehearsal.
Read moreWorkflow Planning
The question we hear most from venue teams and producers: what belongs on a run sheet, how detailed should cues be, and who needs to see it before the doors open or the red light goes on.
Read moreCompany news
A plain account of how zycroix handles microphone placement, mixing and monitoring for live television and stage shows, and what a production team can expect when it brings us in.
Read moreLighting Design
A look at the fixtures, meters and drawings we rely on when lighting a news desk or live stage, and why each one earns its place on the rig.
Read moreCamera Operation
A practical list of questions to settle on shot types, rehearsal time, communication and kit before you choose camera operators for a bulletin, panel show or live event.
Read moreLive Events
Joanne Davies, our audio engineer, goes through the slips that most often damage a filmed concert or festival feed, and the habits that keep a broadcast-quality signal clean.
Read morePricing
A plain look at how we price a studio setup, which choices raise or lower the bill, and what to settle before asking for a written quotation.
Read moreCustomer Case
A short account of a venue team's first live-streamed evening and the run sheet, cue structure and briefings that kept the broadcast moving from doors to final credits.
Read moreAudio Advice
Practical advice on microphone placement, mixing and monitoring for live productions through autumn and winter, when cold rooms, damp venues and early evenings change how speech and music behave.
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