Galleon Studios at Manchester’s Marketing Show North

Title Goes Here (H2) 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 studios and our kit it was a chance to meet with some great companies from Manchester and worldwide. What is the Marketing Show North? Organised […]
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 companies that are leading the fight. Yet despite these encouraging facts 80% of companies fail within 5 years. Moreover, 80% don’t continue past 10 years. The overall attrition rate of 96% is pretty shocking and so it’s […]
Customer Video Testimonials

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. What research there is that supports the use of customer testimonial videos and what the ONE word […]
A Guide To What’s Included In Our Hire Studio (and What Isn’t)

About Us 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, agencies and other video production companies. You’ve looked around at other studios and you’ve opted for us; so now you’ve booked our studios what do you get with the hire studios? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E Whats Included The Infinity Cove The […]
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 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 this article, and so you understand the advice offered below is hard-earned; forged from starting […]
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 we’re ideally located for Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and beyond. Production companies and clients join us from throughout the UK as we benefit from great transport links making us much easier to get to than city […]
The Top 10 Reasons You Should Hire A Studio For Your Next Shoot
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. The easiest way to explain is by example. Most people are familiar with the sensation […]
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 3: Your Checklist

Green Screen 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