Last night we had the very talented 4 to 8 piece band, Spirit Agenda (who play 70s and 80s classic soul, R&B and Jazz Funk), into our office to do some promotional material for their act. As an independent video production company we know how hard it is to get good promotional material together to [...]
Corporate Video – Dos and Don’ts
Well, to be perfectly honest, this blog is more about the dos than the don’ts of corporate video production. Nostairway has just about settled into its new studio space which lends itself perfectly to web video production and corporate video production – the 2 key growth areas of video production in general. Take the video [...]
What’s it like being a Production Assistant at NoStairway Media
NoStairway Media is a multi-purpose production company specialising in music creation, voice-over production and video production; it even works as a recording studio! I have currently been a Production Assistant for this company for just under five months and have learned an incredible amount on how a professional production company works on a day to [...]
How NoStairway fit into the definition of the word Recording Studio
According to the dictionary the word recording means ‘Something on which sound or visual images have been recorded’ while studio stands for ‘An establishment where an art is taught or studied’. Combining these two words the definition signifies a workplace for the teaching and practice of audio or visual art. NoStairway Media fits perfectly into [...]
Video producer’s dream job
Here’s an example of a video we produced earlier this year. It was a dream to make because the subject matter was so close to our hearts – yes, we’re a bunch of geeks. As always, drop us a line for info Nostairway Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit [...]
How do I get into voice over?
We’ve been asked this question on several occasions – “my friends say I have a nice voice, how do I get into voice over?” Well, let me tell you. In short, you don’t, or should I say, you can’t. Voice over studios often jealously guard any good voice over artist they have because they know [...]
Web Video – what is it good for?
But here is where the Edwin Star comparison ends because web video, unlike war, is good for something; quite a bit, actually. It’s now almost taken for granted that if you have a web site you’ll be having one of them there new fangled web videos to go with it. The key reason is, you’ve [...]
Video production puts its feet up
With the long weekend upon us, video production has taken a well earned break at the studio. The good news is that the iShuggle project, for which we produced the initial promo video, has just had a boost. The first test version will be ready soon and we can’t wait to try it. The mystery [...]
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is an open membership programme allowing anyone in the public with an interest in the medium of Television the opportunity to come together and exchange ideas, and debate/explore key issues. In 1966 the RTS was granted its Royal title, and has quickly become Britain’s leading forum for television and related [...]
Everything you always wanted to know about Recording Studios but were too afraid to ask
Since the move to our much larger studio space we’ve been busy building what we feel is the coolest recording studio in town. Building a recording studio an education in itself; the process isn’t as straight forward as it may seem. Every space has its own acoustic qualities that can aid or hinder most recording [...]
