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 superimpose your actor on any scene and have them move within that scene. It’s fantastic if you can’t afford or source the appropriate location. Secrets of the green screen […]
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 […]
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
How Do I Shoot For Green Screen Part 2: Lighting
The importance of lighting. Lighting generally comes in 2 flavours; tungsten and daylight balanced lights. As the name suggests daylight is the blue/white light emitted from the sun. It lingers at around 50 kelvins on the colour temperature scale. Tungsten is around 20-30k on the Kelvin scale. An easy trick is to go counter-intuitive and if […]
Virtual Reality Filming
Filming Virtual Reality using Green Screen Manchester is home to some of the companies pioneering VR. Some use VR for gaming, some offer it on a corporate level to better explain big data, some Virtual Reality companies use it in sport and rehabilitation, some in engineering and technology. These tech companies increasingly need a way […]