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Services

Six areas of advisory work for television and live production, from studio layout to a written review of your production chain.

What we advise on

Six advisory services for television and live production

famezra works with producers, technical directors and engineers on the technical side of a show. Each service below stands alone, and many clients combine two or three. Every piece of work ends with written guidance your own crew can follow.

  1. Broadcast Studio Design

    Layout, acoustics and cabling plans for television studios, from small news sets to multi-camera floors.

  2. Camera Control Systems

    Advice on camera shading, remote heads and control room set-up for consistent pictures across a show.

  3. Lighting Design for Screen

    Lighting plans for studios and live events that suit the cameras, the set and the schedule.

  4. Sound Engineering Support

    Guidance on microphones, mixing desks and monitoring for speech, music and live audience sound.

  5. Live Event Workflow Planning

    Step-by-step planning of signal flow, crew roles and rehearsal schedules for live productions.

  6. Production Workflow Audits

    A written review of your current production chain, with practical changes to save time and reduce faults.

How to choose

Choosing the right starting point

Most enquiries begin with one problem: a studio that sounds wrong, pictures that do not match, or a schedule that keeps slipping. These pointers help you decide where to begin and what shapes the scope.

  • New or rebuilt studio

    Start with Broadcast Studio Design when floor, acoustics or cabling must be planned together. Lighting and sound advice can then follow the same drawings.

  • Pictures that do not match

    Camera Control Systems suits shows where shading drifts between cameras. We look at the control room set-up as well as the cameras themselves.

  • Lighting for the cameras

    Lighting Design for Screen fits studios and live events alike. The plan reflects the set, the cameras and how quickly the rig must be changed.

  • Speech and music clarity

    Sound Engineering Support covers microphones, mixing desks and monitoring. It helps most when dialogue is hard to follow or audience sound is unbalanced.

  • A live show with many roles

    Live Event Workflow Planning sets out signal flow, crew roles and rehearsals step by step, so everyone knows their cue before the doors open.

  • Delays and repeat faults

    A Production Workflow Audit reviews the whole chain and returns a written report with practical changes, ranked by how much time they save.

  • Size of the production

    A small news set and a multi-camera floor need different amounts of work. Camera count, room size and crew size are the main factors in a proposal.

  • Existing equipment

    We work with the kit you already own wherever it can do the job, and say plainly where a change would make a real difference.

Scope

What each engagement includes and what shapes it

Every engagement starts with a conversation about the production: what goes to air or to the audience, how often, and who operates the equipment. We ask for floor plans, equipment lists and any existing signal diagrams. If none exist, we can sketch them together during a first visit.

The output is written. Depending on the service, that means a layout drawing, a cabling schedule, a lighting plan, a microphone and monitoring list, a signal flow diagram or a prioritised audit report. Each document is written for the people who will build and run the system, not for a sales file.

We advise rather than install. Where a build is needed, our plans give your contractors or in-house engineers what they need to quote and work accurately. We can attend rehearsals or a first day on the floor to check the plan holds up in use.

Several things change the scope: the number of cameras and microphones, the size and condition of the room, whether the work is for a fixed studio or a touring live event, and how much existing equipment must be kept. Tight rehearsal windows also add planning time.

A written quotation follows every enquiry and sets out what is covered, what is not and what could change the figure. Nothing starts until you have confirmed it in writing, and the prices page explains how invoicing and payment work.

FAQ

Questions about our services

These are the points producers and engineers raise most often before they send an enquiry. If yours is not here, the contact page is the quickest way to ask.

Can we book one service without the others?
Yes. Each service is separate and most clients begin with one. If the first piece of work shows that another area needs attention, we say so in the written report and you decide whether to continue.
Do you supply or install equipment?
We advise and plan rather than sell or install. Our drawings, schedules and equipment lists are written so your own engineers or a contractor can quote and build from them accurately.
Do you only work with large television networks?
No. We work on small news sets, regional studios and one-off live events as well as larger multi-camera floors. The scope is adjusted to the size and needs of the production.
Will you visit our studio or venue?
Where the work needs it, yes. A visit helps with acoustics, cabling routes and lighting positions. Visits are listed separately in the proposal so you can see what they involve.
How long does a piece of work take?
It depends on the service, the size of the production and how quickly information reaches us. We give a realistic timeline in the written quotation once we know the venue, the crew and your deadlines.
What do you need from us at the start?
Floor plans, an equipment list and any signal diagrams are the most useful. Without them, we can work from a walk-through. Tell us also about the show format, schedule and crew size.
Can you work with our existing equipment?
Yes, and we usually prefer to. We assess what you already own and keep it in the plan where it does the job. Replacements are suggested only where there is a clear reason.
How is the work priced and paid for?
After an enquiry through the contact page you receive a written quotation. Once confirmed, we invoice and you pay by bank transfer. The prices page gives the details.
Next step

Describe your studio, show or live event through the contact page, and say which of the six services seems closest. We will reply with questions and a written quotation.

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