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Ultimate Video Studio Lighting Guide
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...
Blackout Studio Manchester
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...
Pet Friendly Studios Manchester
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...
Can AI Replace Corporate Video Production?
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...
Content Creation Studio Manchester
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 ways to...
Studios For E-Learning Videos
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. One of...
Media Training Venue In Manchester
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 out...
EV Charging at Galleon Studios
Charge Your Car While You ShootNow 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...
What are the Benefits of Corporate Video Production?
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...
Video Production In Manchester
Corporate Video Production Company in ManchesterVideo Production 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...
Green Screen In Manchester For Live Streaming
Green Screen in Manchester for Live StreamingGalleon 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...
Virtual Events Studio Manchester
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,...
Virtual Events – How Do I Move My Event Online?
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...
Covid Safe Studio Hire – Second lockdown
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...
Remote Studio
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...
Rodecaster Hire At Galleon Studios
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...
A Beginners Guide To Live Streaming Events
A Beginner's Guide To Live StreamingLive 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 your...
Studio Hire Leeds
Studio Hire in LeedsLeeds 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. There are many great video production companies who call Leeds home and those businesses need...
Studio Spaces Manchester
Studio Spaces ManchesterIf 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...
Manchester Studios
3 Remarkable fully equipped studios for every type of project.Large fully lit green screen cyclorama for your production.One of only 2 soundproof facilities in the northwest. Welcome to uninterrupted filming heaven.Green screen live streaming studio for interviews,...
Video For Start-Ups – start-up video
Video For Start-UpsStart-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...
Car Studio Hire
Car Studio Hire ManchesterCar 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...
Music Video Manchester
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...
Hire A Studio
Hire A StudioStudio 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...
Studio for Christmas Commercials
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...
Video For Social Media
Video For Social MediaSocial 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...
Video SEO
Video SEOHow 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 service...
How To Approach A Video Production Company
How To Approach A Video Production CompanyWhen 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...
White Screen Studio Hire
White Screen Studio HireWhite 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,...
Blue Screen Studio Hire Manchester
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...
Live Keyer at Galleon Studios
Live Keyer at Galleon StudiosSee 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...
How To Make ASMR Videos
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...
5 Things That Should Be In Your Camera Bag – Cameraman
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 should...
10 Reasons To Shoot Green Screen At Galleon Studios – Green screen video production
10 Reasons To Shoot Green Screen At Galleon StudiosGreen 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...
Case Study: Advert Filming At Galleon Studios
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...
14 Amazing Facts About Video Marketing
14 Amazing Facts About VideoVideo 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 otherwise...
How Businesses Can Use Video
How Businesses Can Use VideoRegardless 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...
Case Study: Commercial Filming At Galleon Studios
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...
5 Things To Make You An Expert In Front Of Camera
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...
Interview Studio
Interview StudioIf 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...
Green Screen Treadmill Hire Manchester
Green Screen Treadmill Hire ManchesterAs 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...
Teleprompter Hire
Teleprompter Hire In ManchesterAutocue 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...
Galleon Studios at Manchester’s Marketing Show North
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, the...
It’s Time For Small Business To Make Big Videos
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...
Why Customer Video Testimonials Don’t Matter Anymore (And Why They Do!)
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 make....
A Guide To What’s Included In Our Hire Studio (and What Isn’t)
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,...
10 Things You Need To Be A Successful Camera Operator (And 5 You Don’t!)
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...
Northwest Studio Hire
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...
The Top 10 Reasons You Should Hire A Studio For Your Next Shoot
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...
What is an Interrotron?
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....
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 3: Your Checklist
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 green...
Motion Control Rig Hire in Manchester at Galleon Studios
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...
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 2: Lighting
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 2: LightingWelcome 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 the...
How NOT To Make A Video Testimonial
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...
Virtual Reality Filming
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...
Why Is A Greenscreen Green?
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...
How do I shoot for Green Screen? – Green screen video production
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...