Live Streaming Broadcasts
It's TV, Jim. But not as we know it. Well, we probably do know it, even if we’re not particularly aware. Live Streaming Broadcasts have barged their way into most of our lives during the age of the global pandemic, thanks to applications such as Zoom and Teams....
Visual Effects in Film – A Potted History
Visual Effects in Film - A Potted History It’s probably true to say that there are those working in the film industry today who cannot remember a time before Chroma key was in use. What is definitely true to say is that some of us here at Soundstage Studios are...
Ready When You Are
Soundstage Studios - "Ready when you are..."Covid-19 has presented challenges few would have anticipated. As a script plotline, it would surely have been rejected out of sheer implausibility but, as they say, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” How very apt....
Green Screens – Back to Basics
It is possible – likely even – that if you’ve found our website you already know about, have used, have come to know intimately or have even built your own Green Screen.
What a Sound Engineer Really Does
Unsung Heroes – What a Sound Engineer Really Does
Size Matters
Size Matters We’re constantly persuaded that it doesn’t of course, but when David Croft, Soundstage Studio’s founder and owner decided to expand the size of Studio 2 to a whopping 11.5 metres by 12.5 metres, he clearly had an inkling that, actually, it does. And...
The Art of Film Editing: What Gets the Chop?
The very best directors have a comprehensive understanding of the film editing process. It’s not just about what they leave on the cutting room floor.
Four Ways to Finance Your Independent Film
With money scarce and the market flooded, how are you ever going to fund your project? Here are four ways you can finance your independent film…
Alfred Hitchcock – Five Tips from the Master
Such is the well stocked arsenal of cinematic techniques employed by Alfred Hitchcock, there really is something for every viewer to enjoy, and plenty of innovative techniques for filmmakers to learn from.
5 Filming Techniques that Intensify Dialogue
No matter how dramatic your script, bad filming can suck all of the intrigue and drama from the dialogue.
B-Roll Footage – Why It’s Important
B-roll is supplementary footage which, while not essential, can make all the difference to the end-product.