Journal
Notes on studio cameras, lighting, audio and live production workflows, written by the people who do the work.
The journal collects practical articles on how broadcasts are planned and run, published about once a day. Each piece draws on real production routines, from camera setup to signal routing.
· Daniel WhitcombeMapping Signal Routing Before You Pull a Single Cable
A practical walk through planning camera, graphics and intercom routing on paper first, so a studio or live event gets cabled once and runs predictably from rehearsal to transmission.
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· Tom EastleyAudio Engineering: A Checklist Before You Decide on Your Sound Plan
Before you commit to an audio plan for a programme or live event, these are the questions worth settling: sources, monitoring, rehearsal time and who owns the mix on transmission day.
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· Daniel WhitcombeFive Lighting Mistakes That Cost Studios Time on Shoot Days
Daniel Whitcombe walks through five lighting mistakes we meet most often in studio and stage work, why each one causes trouble across cameras, and how to avoid it.
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· Priya NairWhat Live Event Production Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain look at how crew size, hours on site, camera count and rehearsal time shape the cost of live event production, and which choices change a quotation most.
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· Tom EastleyA Three-Camera Talk Show That Stopped Fighting Its Own Pictures
Tom Eastley recalls a regional presenter-led show whose three cameras never quite matched, and how a methodical camera setup brought the pictures into line before transmission.
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· Daniel WhitcombePortrait Sessions in Autumn: Planning Light for Shorter Days
Daniel Whitcombe on preparing presenter and guest portrait sessions in the darker months: studio light, room temperature, wardrobe and scheduling so the stills stay consistent.
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· Helen MarshTally, Talkback and Tie Lines: Routing Terms Explained Plainly
Three terms you will hear in any control room, explained without jargon: what a tie line, a tally and a talkback path actually do, and why they matter before transmission.
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· Priya NairLavalier or Handheld Microphones for Presenter-Led Shows: Which to Choose
A comparison of lavalier and handheld microphones for talk shows and live events, covering speech clarity, handling noise and crew effort, with a clear recommendation from the audio desk.
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· Daniel WhitcombeBehind the Lighting Plan: How a Studio Set Gets Lit
A lighting director walks through the working day behind a studio plan: the walk-through, the rig, the camera checks and the small adjustments that keep a presenter looking the same all show.
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· Helen MarshWhat Does a Live Event Production Crew Actually Do on the Day?
The question we hear most from organisers is what happens between doors opening and the final fade. Helen Marsh walks through the crew roles, the run-of-show and the decisions made live.
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· Priya NairHow We Now Plan Multi-Camera Studio Systems From the Control Room Outwards
A look at how studio camera system planning at videlyzo now starts from the gallery and the people in it, and what that changes for producers booking a presenter-led show.
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· Daniel WhitcombeThe Light, Backdrop and Lens Choices Behind Our Portrait Sessions
A look at the lights, modifiers, backdrops and lenses we rely on for presenter and guest portraits, and why each one earns its place on the studio floor.
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· Tom EastleyA checklist for signal routing before you commit to a design
Tom Eastley sets out the questions worth answering before a cabling, routing and intercom plan is signed off, so cameras, graphics and playout connect without surprises on the day.
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· Priya NairAudio Mistakes We See in Rehearsal and How to Avoid Them
Most audio trouble on a live show starts days before transmission. Priya Nair walks through the common microphone, mixing and monitoring mistakes and the habits that keep speech clean.
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· Daniel WhitcombeWhat Lighting Design Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain account of how lighting design for studio sets and live stages is priced, which parts of a brief raise or lower the figure, and what to settle early.
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· Helen MarshRunning Sam's Regional Awards Evening From the Back of the Hall
A short account of one awards evening Sam organised, and how crew coordination, vision mixing and a written run-of-show kept a long televised programme steady from doors to final applause.
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· Tom EastleyGetting Studio Camera Systems Ready for the Darker Months
Shorter days and heavier broadcast schedules put a studio camera system under steady strain. Here is how I check and tune a multi-camera setup in these weeks before the winter run of shows.
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