The Small Media Podcast

We discuss how Notion has become an invaluable tool for our small media studio daily tasks.Useful Links…NotionTapocketa’s Blog/Podcast

How setbacks can be a positive step to something so much better.Small media studio owners, Eleanor and Trevor discuss the dead ends that ultimately set them on the path to securing innovation funding for their Boovie®, Galdo’s Gift.Useful Links…(links not available on Apple or Audible)The Power of Persistence BlogGaldo’s Gift WebsiteTumult HypeTapocketa’s Mailing ListTapocketa on Ko-Fi

What are some essential things to consider when editing and publishing your podcast? In the second part of their creative studio podcast, co-directors Eleanor Long and Trevor Young discuss what they have learnt about the process of setting up a podcast on a budget.Useful LinksReaper AudioSquarespace PodcastingOur Podcast LinkedIn post exampleOur Podcast Twitter (X) post exampleTapocketa Mailing List

The first in our two part guide to a basic podcast setup. In this part we talk about things to be careful of when recording your podcast and the microphones we use.Useful Links…Maono Podcast MicrophonePop FilterReaper (the audio editing software we use)Our Mailing ListOur Podcast/Blog Page

How can creative minds navigate the dark art of marketing? Small creative media studio owners, Eleanor and Trevor, discuss a positive new way of thinking about marketing for those with a creative mindset.Useful Links…Surreal Cereal (mentioned in podcast)Rory SutherlandBe More PirateOur Podcast/Blog PageGaldo’s Gift

A polished production needs professional voice over work. How do you go about finding, commissioning and directing voice over work for your production? Eleanor and Trevor reveal some of the tips and tricks they’ve learnt from their experiences commissioning VO work.Useful Links...Brian MurphySue Terry Voices (the VO artist agency we used)Galdo’s GiftID Audio (recording studio we used)Toast of London (TV series mentioned in podcast)Reaper (audio editing software)Mailing List (newsletter)Tapocketa Podcasts/Blog

We discuss some of the best ways to keep your clients and collaborators happy - especially from a small creative studio perspective.

Being a small studio does not stop you being a big fish in a small pond. Small creative studio owners, Eleanor and Trevor, muse ways to consider finding your niche in a noisy world.Useful Links...Pixar articleSeth Godin's book (a great book even though we don’t sell it well in the podcast :-))Galdo’s GiftMailing ListTapocketa Podcast/Blog

Familiar visual styles are being swallowed up. So it’s never been more important to stand out from the crowd in this fast developing media landscape. Media professionals, Eleanor Long and Trevor Young muse the importance of discovering your own style and some of the best ways of going about it.Useful Links...‘Splitting Your Business’ Podcast Episode (how we protect our in house style)Tapocketamini-tonicThe Podcast on YouTubeTapocketa blog

This week we discuss Blender 3D, why it was perfect for us and the ground-breaking ethos behind its continued success.Useful Links...Blender 3DBlender Guru on YouTubeTon Roosendaal InterviewA Tour of the Blender InstituteOur Mailing List