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How to film interviews

Date: February 28, 2025 Category: blog, Video Tags: , , , , , Comments: 0

1. Prepare Your Interview Environment The setting you choose for an interview plays a significant role in the overall aesthetic and professionalism of the video. Here are a few tips to ensure your interview space is ready: Lighting: Natural light is ideal, but in many cases, you may need to supplement it with artificial lighting. A three-point lighting setup — consisting of a key light (the main light on the subject), a fill light (which softens shadows), and a backlight (which creates separation from the background) — is a great place to start. Make sure the lighting is flattering and not too harsh. Background: Keep the background simple…

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Starting a Career in Video Production

Date: September 29, 2018 Category: blog, News Tags: , , , , , Comments: 0

We are very lucky at Studio8 to be working in a job that we love and you can can do it too! This article has been put together for students and anyone else thinking about making their way into film and video production.   A job in Video Production offers a diverse, creative and rewarding career full of unique experiences. There are plenty of different areas that you can look into which will suit your skill set. Perhaps you enjoy the idea of planning shoots, and therefore you may be suited to a career in Production (Producer), you could have a gift for composition and…

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Video Marketing Campaigns

Date: March 19, 2018 Category: blog Tags: , , , , , Comments: 0

With so many Videos being created, its important that your video not only looks the best it can, but also that your video has a marketing campaign behind it to help reach out to your target audience. Here are a few ideas on how you can do just that . . . Brand Stories Capturing emotive stories will help your business. Content that connects with peoples feelings can achieve a better overall film. Opening up to your audience about your passion and story will be much more captivating. Distribution  Once you have created your amazing video, its important to understand how you are going to get…

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Movi Video Production

Date: June 17, 2014 Category: News, Video Tags: , , , , , , , Comments: 0

Shooting without Limits At Studio8 we are always looking for equipment to help us achieve high quality dynamic shots that push the boundaries of Video Production. The Freefly Systems Movi rig gives our crew the ability to create stunning shots that glide through spaces and create movement not before achievable.   To see some examples of what we can do, please take a look at these recent videos for John Jones London and Bang and Olufsen.   Bang and Olufsen Oxford from studio8 on Vimeo. If you would like to discuss any projects where our team can help, please contact Clark on 01865 842525 or…

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Music Videos 2014

Date: February 12, 2014 Category: blog, Video Tags: , , , , , , , Comments: 0

Music videos are a great way for a band to vividly unleash itself to the world. A video does more than simply allow the viewer to hear a song; it provides the artist with the creativity to tell a visual story at the same time. In order for an artist or band to succeed great videos to accompany their tracks are essential. Great ideas and the latest technologies are crucial to creating a brilliant music video and its easier to create one now then ever. "We shot this comeback video for Dave Edmunds in a recording studio based in Oxford. Dave plays all the instruments…

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