Explore every episode of the podcast The Small Media Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 11 - Small Studio Tools: Blender 3D | 11 Sep 2024 | 00:18:08 | |
This week we discuss Blender 3D, why it was perfect for us and the ground-breaking ethos behind its continued success. Useful Links... | |||
| Episode 10 - Great Ways We've Found to Manage Our Images | 03 Sep 2024 | 00:21:14 | |
Image management is a key part of being a creative studio. From avoiding cloud storage services to image management gems, unsponsored and honest discussion and tips from small studio owners Eleanor and Trevor. Useful Links... | |||
| Ep.1 - Why We Are Leaving Facebook (and Instagram) ! | 25 Jun 2024 | 00:17:57 | |
Eleanor Long and Trevor Young discuss why they are leaving Facebook (and Instagram) and what that means for the future of their marketing. Useful links... Our Mailing List: https://www.tapocketa.com/mailing-list Our Blog (and RSS): https://www.tapocketa.com/blog Us on Cara: https://cara.app/tapocketa Cara home: https://cara.app/home | |||
| Episode 9 - How to Combat Creative Block | 20 Aug 2024 | 00:14:47 | |
What are some of the best ways to combat creative block? Every creative studio can have inspiration dry spells - usually with a deadline looming. We discuss some of the best ways to combat it and increase the flow of great ideas. Useful Links... British Folk Art at Tate Britain | |||
| Ep.8 - Sound FX | 13 Aug 2024 | 00:16:28 | |
How does a small media studio without a Hollywood budget create high quality sound effects? What are some of the tricks and tools are available? Useful Links... Reaper Digital Audio Workstation | |||
| Ep.7 - Splitting Your Business: The Power of Sub-Brands | 06 Aug 2024 | 00:11:51 | |
How do you make sure you don’t present a muddled picture of the various aspects of your business? Is it clear to people what you do? Sub-branding may well be the solution. Useful Links... | |||
| Ep.6 - Why We Don't Use Adobe Software | 30 Jul 2024 | 00:16:20 | |
With the latest Adobe controversy fresh in our minds, we discuss that and other reasons why we avoid using Adobe software at our creative studio. Useful Links... Photopea: To open Photoshop files | |||
| Ep.5 - Reversing The Creative Decline in Schools (part 2) | 23 Jul 2024 | 00:12:43 | |
The second half of small creative studio owners look at the serious decline in the creative subjects in schools and what can be done to reverse the worrying trend and build up the next generation of talented creatives for small studios everywhere. Useful Links: | |||
| Ep.4 - Reversing The Creative Decline in Schools (part 1) | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:12:36 | |
With the recent UK election fresh in our minds and a 47% drop in the take up in creative subjects at schools since 2010, we discuss our thoughts on the state of creativity in our schools. Useful links Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk (mentioned in podcast) | |||
| Ep.3 - Tools We Use - Productivity | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:10:40 | |
With numerous studio productivity tools out there, we picked the best and ditched the rest. There are two tools we use on a daily basis we believe are a great option for small studios [not sponsored content!]. Let’s go through them in our ten minute podcast… Useful links: | |||
| Ep.2 - Avoiding Computers | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:19:44 | |
In the second of their weekly podcast, small creative studio owners, Eleanor and Trevor, discuss the benefits of embracing low tech solutions to advance the progress of your working day. Useful links Wafer 1 Lightbox: https://daylightcompany.com/wafer-1-lightbox/ Our Mailing List: https://www.tapocketa.com/mailing-list | |||
| Episode 12 - Discovering Your Style | 18 Sep 2024 | 00:16:36 | |
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) | |||
| Episode 13 - Telling A Different Story | 25 Sep 2024 | 00:17:51 | |
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... Seth Godin's book (a great book even though we don’t sell it well in the podcast :-)) | |||
| Episode 14 - Happy Clients and Collaborators | 02 Oct 2024 | 00:17:37 | |
We discuss some of the best ways to keep your clients and collaborators happy - especially from a small creative studio perspective. | |||
| Episode 15 - Voice-Overs: Commissioning and Directing | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:20:03 | |
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... Sue Terry Voices (the VO artist agency we used) ID Audio (recording studio we used) Toast of London (TV series mentioned in podcast) | |||
| Episode 16 - Marketing Creatively | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:21:33 | |
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) | |||
| Episode 19 - The Power of Persistence | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:19:58 | |
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) | |||
| Episode 18 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 2] | 06 Nov 2024 | 00:20:47 | |
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 Links Our Podcast LinkedIn post example | |||
| Episode 17 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 1] | 30 Oct 2024 | 00:20:37 | |
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… | |||
| Episode 20 - Small Media Tools: Notion | 20 Nov 2024 | 00:16:20 | |
We discuss how Notion has become an invaluable tool for our small media studio daily tasks. Useful Links… | |||