by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | Blog
Filming Studios Manchester Key Highlights There are top-quality filming studios in Manchester. This city is a lively center for film production in the UK. We have 3 great studios including 2 green screen studios and a main filming studio. They offer complete...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | Blog
Video Studio Lighting Key Highlights Good lighting is crucial for creating professional-looking videos. Lighting can make a huge difference in the quality and impact of your video content. Follow basic lighting rules to achieve impressive results, even with affordable...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, April 11, 2024 | Blog
Blackout Studios In Manchester Key Highlights Blackout Studio Manchester is the perfect location for your next shoot be it an interview, promo, piece to camera, product launch, or music video production in Manchester. With its unique blackout setting, our studios...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, March 28, 2024 | Blog
Lights! Camera! Woof! Animal Friendly Studios Manchester Key Highlights Manchester city centre studio is home to our pet-friendly studios that cater to media productions involving animals. Our pet-friendly studios provide a safe and comfortable environment for furry...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, March 18, 2024 | Blog
Can AI Replace Corporate Video Production? Key Highlights AI and ChatGPT cannot replace the need for a video production company due to the unique skills and perspectives that human professionals bring to the table. Video production companies offer customised content...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, March 11, 2024 | Blog
Manchester’s Premier Content Creation Studio Welcome to Galleon Studios, a leading content creation studio in Manchester. With the rise of social media and the demand for quality content, businesses and content creators are constantly searching for innovative...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | Blog
Creating Compelling E-Learning Videos: A Comprehensive Guide Whether you’re a student, an employee, or a lifelong learner, e-learning has become a popular option for acquiring new skills and knowledge. As the world continues to evolve, so does the way we learn....
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | Blog
Book Our Media Training Venue In Manchester Are you looking for a venue for your media training course? Look no further! Our Manchester venue offers everything you need for your media training program. Whether you’re an established media trainer or just starting...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, July 19, 2023 | Blog
Charge Your Car While You Shoot Now more than ever the impact on the environment must factor into your shoot. One aspect that makes a huge impact into the carbon footprint of your production is the cost of getting crew and yourself to location. At Galleon we chose the...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, March 28, 2022 | Blog
What are the Benefits of Corporate Video Production? Written by Sophia Young – Content Studio Before social media, corporate videos were not essential in a marketing strategy. They were expensive and complicated to make. Nowadays, videos have become integral...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, October 7, 2021 | Blog
Corporate Video Production Company in Manchester Manchester Video Production From Galleon Studios When you need a video production agency in Manchester for your upcoming project, Galleon Studios delivers the highest-quality service. Our studios also host our talented...
by Kris Gibson | Friday, February 5, 2021 | Blog
Green Screen in Manchester for Live Streaming Galleon Studios offer green screen in Manchester for live streaming. Whether you’re using it socially or as a vital part of your business recent history has made live streaming a fact of life. At Galleon Studios we’ve...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, October 12, 2020 | Blog
Virtual Events Studio Manchester Virtual Events at Galleon Studios Galleon Studios has 3 fantastic green screen spaces ideal to be used as virtual event studios. Located just off the M62 at junction 19 we’re ideal for Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool. What’s more,...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, June 15, 2020 | Blog
How Do I Move My Event Online? Moving Your Event Online So you’re all set with your live event, the venue was chosen, the speakers were booked, the delegates were excited. Suddenly with terrifying speed, Covid-19 arrives wrecks lives, livelihoods, and your event. If...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, May 28, 2020 | Blog
Covid Safe Studio Hire Practicing Safe Sets At Galleon Studios With Tier 4 restrictions underway, here are the steps we’ve taken to ensure any shoot at Galleon Studios is a safe shoot. We’ve taken a look at not only the government guidance but industry ones. These...
by Kris Gibson | Sunday, May 3, 2020 | Blog
Remote Studio Remote Studios For Your Production Galleon Studios are pleased to offer our unique “remote studio” option. During this difficult transition from “Lockdown” to “Business-As-Usual”, we want you to continue to be able to produce video content while ensuring...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, March 2, 2020 | Blog
Roadcaster Hire At Galleon Studios What Is The Rodecaster? Galleon Studios is proud to add the Rode Rodecaster to hire at their Podcast Studios based in our new Live Suite. If you want to podcast professionally you need the right kit. Yes, you can have great mics but...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, February 17, 2020 | Blog
A Beginner’s Guide To Live Streaming Live Streaming Today 2020 is all about instant gratification. In Instagram we catch those “moments” that life offers as we have them and share them with the world. Facebook dedicates server space to building a “timeline” of...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, February 10, 2020 | Blog
Studio Hire in Leeds Leeds Studio Hire As the new home for Channel 4, Leeds has cemented its place as a key creative location for filming for TV, Film and Video production. Many great video production companies call Leeds home and those businesses need reliable and...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, February 3, 2020 | Blog
Studio Spaces Manchester If you’re looking for studio spaces in Manchester specifically catering for film, video and TV services then you’re in the right place. Galleon Studios opened in 2006 as studio spaces primarily for video production. Since then we have opened 3...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | Blog
Studio Hire in Manchester3 Remarkable fully equipped studios for every type of project. Studio Hire Infinity Cove StudioLarge fully lit green screen cyclorama for your production. Infinity The Soundproof Studio AKA HushOne of only 2 soundproof facilities in the...
by Kris Gibson | Saturday, September 28, 2019 | Blog
Video For Start-Ups Start-Ups Need Video Galleon Studios loves to work with Start-Ups. Manchester is experiencing the greatest renaissance in business since the industrial revolution, especially in the tech industry. It is estimated that 65% of people studying now the...
by Kris Gibson | Sunday, August 25, 2019 | Blog
Car Studio Hire Manchester Car Studio Hire If you’re looking for a car studio hire in Manchester then take a look at our largest space. Our infinity cove studio has drive in access and is supplied fully lit for your shoot. What’s more we have loads of grip and tech...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, August 19, 2019 | Blog
Music Video Manchester Manchester Music Video Manchester has been the creative home to music for decades. It is only right then that a thriving music industry goes hand-in-hand with creative video production. Galleon Studios has been home to Galleon Productions...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | Blog
Hire A Studio Studio Hire If you’re looking to hire a studio, either a Manchester studio hire or a hire studio anywhere in the UK it can be a daunting task. So here we present a comprehensive guide of what to look for when you are hiring a studio for your video...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, August 6, 2019 | Blog
Studio For Christmas Commercials Your Christmas Advertising Campaign Starts Here The sun is shining, you’re thinking of your summer holiday, and you’re desperate for an ice cream. It can mean only one thing if you’re part of a creative agency the marketing department...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, July 29, 2019 | Blog
Video For Social Media Social Media Video If you’re looking to engage with your customers then video for social media is for you. This doesn’t mean creating expensive video content for your channels; be they Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat or LinkedIn. What it...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, July 23, 2019 | Blog
Video SEO How To SEO Video Content Just like your website it’s important to SEO your video content. Google loves video. According to research by next year 80% of all web traffic will be video. Video is sharable, it transcends language and brings your product or...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Blog
How To Approach A Video Production Company When it comes to video production most businesses are aware they need video and many have produced their own in-house. Yet if you really want to stand out having a video produced by a specialist video production company can...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, July 9, 2019 | Blog
White Screen Studio Hire White Infinity Cove As well as being famous for green screen studio hire we are also popular white screen studios in Manchester. A question that’s often posed is what’s the difference between white and green screen besides the obvious. Well,...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, July 1, 2019 | Blog
Blue Screen Studio Hire Manchester When it comes to chromakey there’s really only 2 games in town. Green Screen and Blue Screen. Yet what are the reasons you’d choose one over the other? Basically, as with all things, it’s what suits your project better. Blue Screen...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, June 24, 2019 | Blog
Live Keyer at Galleon Studios See Your Keyed Footage As You Film If you’re a video production company working on green screen at our Manchester hire studios then you should hire our live keyer. If there’s one piece of kit that takes the guesswork out of green screen...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, June 17, 2019 | Blog
ASMR Videos If you’re looking for somewhere to record ASMR videos your or somewhere to film your ASMR videos then our soundproof studio is ideal. The soundproof studio hire is one of only two fully sound proof studios in the northwest built for filming. As such it’s...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, June 10, 2019 | Blog
5 Things That Should Be In Your Camera Bag What’s In Your Camera Bag? If you’re cameraman or you run a video production company it’s easy to forget the simple things. SO here’s a handy cheat sheet of 5 things every camera operator or video production company...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, June 3, 2019 | Blog
10 Reasons To Shoot Green Screen At Galleon Studios Green screen video production With chromakey software improving day by day and cameras becoming cheaper green screen (or blue screen) filming is now more accessible than ever. Yet when it comes to shooting...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, May 27, 2019 | Blog
Case Study: Advert Filming At Galleon Studios Galleon Studios opened it’s doors in 2007. Since then we’ve welcomed production companies and independent agencies from all over the world. We’ve been pleased to be involved in dramas, commercials, entertainment and quiz...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, May 20, 2019 | Blog
14 Amazing Facts About Video Video Marketing For Business Producing Video as a means to market your business is here to stay. Here’s 14 Amazing Facts About Video that you need to know. These statistics are from Wyzowl’s yearly video survey (for 2019) unless...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, May 13, 2019 | Blog
How Businesses Can Use Video Regardless of the size of your business video marketing can be a fantastic opportunity. Professional video production can help your business to show off your products and services. Furthermore, it can explain how those products or services...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, May 6, 2019 | Blog
Case Study: Commercial Filming At Galleon Studios Galleon Studios is a professional fully equipped filming studio located in north Manchester. As a specialist video production space we’re the first phone call for broadcast production companies seeking a home for their...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Blog
5 Things To Make You An Expert In Front Of Camera Today appearing in front of camera is considered a natural skill it’s just assumed you have. Video is everywhere. Appearing on video is also essential to help publicise your business or mark you our as an expert in...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | Blog
Interview Studio If you have an interview or a piece-to-camera there is no better location that Galleon Studios. In fact, we built the soundproof studio as we were unhappy with the range of studios locally where we could film pieces interviews or talking heads without...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, April 4, 2019 | Blog
Green Screen Treadmill Hire Manchester As well as keeping you fit treadmills are great for green screen. Our Manchester studio specialises in green screen and an essential tool of this type of video production is a treadmill. The green screen treadmill allows you to...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | Blog
Teleprompter Hire In Manchester Autocue hire Manchester One of the most essential pieces of kit we have in the studio for your hire is the teleprompter. If you don’t know what an autocue or teleprompter is you’ll certainly have seen one. Most often used in relation to...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, March 18, 2019 | Blog
Galleon Studios at Manchester’s Marketing Show North In early 2019 we were given the opportunity to exhibit at The Marketing Show North at Manchester’s Event City. As well as being an excellent excuse to show off our not inconsiderable video production talents,...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | Blog
It’s Time For Small Business To Make Big Videos Todays Small Business Marketplace There are 97,000 businesses in Greater Manchester. Over 3000 are new Start-Ups. There’s a new industrial revolution happening in Manchester and it’s surrounding areas and it’s tech...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, December 3, 2018 | Blog
Why Customer Video Testimonials Don’t Matter Anymore (And Why They Do!) Do Customer Video Testimonials Still Matter? In this blog, I’m going to tell you why you need customer testimonials but more importantly, why it could represent the biggest mistake you’ll...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, November 26, 2018 | Blog
A Guide To What’s Included In Our Studio Hire (and What Isn’t) Galleon Studios is a studio hire and video production company based in the Northwest just north of Manchester. Opening its doors in 2007 we’ve welcomed 100’s of projects from hundreds of businesses,...
by Kris Gibson | Monday, November 5, 2018 | Blog
10 Things You Need To Be A Successful Camera Operator (And 5 You Don’t!) I’ve been a camera operator for 19 years, I’ve run my own Manchester video production company for 15 years and I’ve ran a hire studio in Manchester for 11 years. I say this to give a context to...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Blog
Northwest Studio Hire Galleon Studios are a collaborative video production company who offer studio hire, kit hire and crew hire either on location or in our custom-built studios off the M62. With our hire studios located just off junction 19 of the M62 motorway...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Blog
The Top 10 Reasons You Should Hire A Studio For Your Next Shoot When you need a location for your video production there ‘s probably a few options open to you depending on your production. If it’s a corporate you could shoot it at your client’s premises, if it’s...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | Blog
What is an Interrotron? At our Manchester hire studio when we say to clients who need to film interviews or film pieces to camera that we have an Interrotron we are usually met by a stoney silence. That or palpable fear. “What on Earth is an Interrotron?” They ask....
by Kris Gibson | Monday, April 16, 2018 | Blog
Welcome back for Part 3 of the Galleon Studios guide on “How Do I Shoot For Green screen?”. You can find Part 1 which covers the basics for green screen here and Part 2 that covers lighting here. In terms of what shade of green you’re after see our “Why is...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | Blog
Galleon Studios prides itself on constantly updating the kit at our Manchester hire studio. As such we recently invested much of our retirement fund and children’s University money in purchasing not only the Ditogear Omnislider, but the Omnihead, the Evolution...
by Kris Gibson | Thursday, April 5, 2018 | Blog
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 2: Lighting Welcome to Part 2 of my “How To Shoot For Green Screen” Blog post The importance of lighting. Lighting generally comes in 2 flavours; tungsten and daylight balanced lights. As the name suggests daylight is...
by Kris Gibson | Sunday, April 1, 2018 | Blog
Our 2018 April Fools video; taking the form of a video testimonial video. At our Manchester hire studio Galleon Studios it can’t all be work, work, work (we’ve tried it – it sucks). There’s no point having a hire studio if you can’t have a little fun. So we brought in...
by Kris Gibson | Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | Blog
Filming Virtual Reality is fast becoming a specialty at our Manchester green screen hire studio Galleon Studios. As a green screen production company, one of the more recent and interesting developments in video production is the growth of Virtual Reality. Virtual...
by Kris Gibson | Sunday, March 25, 2018 | Blog
The first question I’m asked when people walk into our remarkable infinity cove studio is “why is green screen green?”. The truth is, in reality, it doesn’t have to be. Keying is the removal of a solid colour in order to replace it with something else; as the...
by Kris Gibson | Tuesday, March 20, 2018 | Blog
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen? When I sat down 11 years ago to write the first blog here in our Manchester studio it seemed obvious that it should be about green screen video production. At the time green screen for video production was in its infancy and EVERYONE...
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