I've been producing digital content since 2012, primarily for flagship BBC brands like Blue Peter and BBC News. Now I run Studio 91 Media, a video production agency on a mission: to create content that is good for platforms, good for people and good for the planet. When I'm not behind a camera, I can often be found playing cello at weddings or riding a three-wheeled cargo bike called Babs.
We’ve just finished our first full year as a B Corp™️ and we’re proud of how much we’ve been able to achieve already. For us one of the most valuable things about the B Corp certification process was that it forced to formalise and document a lot of the good stuff we were doing already. […]
Ah yes, the age-old question*. Whether you’re filming with a phone or with pro camera kit, should you shoot horizontal or vertical? There are a few things you’ll need to consider before you can answer that question. We could discuss the merits of both formats endlessly (landscape is how our eyes see! Vertical is how […]
As a company, we were meant to be at ‘Net Zero’ by 2025 and we definitely aren’t. There, I said it. Feels good to get that out. I’ve been putting off writing this for a few months, but it’s time to bite the bullet and say that I messed up when it came to net […]
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) might be Manchester’s largest provider of social housing, but they’re not some faceless corporation. They are an integral part of the community. 50% of staff live in Wythenshawe, while 20% are tenants themselves. We worked with WCHG over several months to interview some of the team and tenants, and produce […]
Studio 91’s mission is the same as it ever was. We make good video that does good. For people, platforms and the planet. This will come as absolutely no surprise if you’re familiar with who we are and what we do. That said, as a small team we’ve not always been great at shouting about […]
We may be divorced from the sun, but we got soul in the prenup. Ode to Manny by Jamie Swaby One of our goals for 2024 was to make more space for the stuff that doesn’t pay the bills. The voluntary work and passion projects that excite us and flex our creative muscles. The stuff […]
Sorry for the thoroughly un-sexy title, but this is a VERY important question when it comes to digital video. In my opinion, anyone responsible for publishing video content on social media for a brand or organisation needs to know what SRT files are, and how to use them. An SRT file works hand-in-hand with a […]
That might just be the most clickbaity blog title I’ve ever written for this website. Before we get into the magpies and the pelvic thrusts of it all, I need to give you a brief summary of my history working with the brilliant theatre maker Wayne Steven Jackson. I first came across Wayne in Hull […]
Studio 91 is now a proud member of the Better Business Network, a growing movement to connect and support purpose-driven businesses. It does not mean we’re perfect, not by any stretch, but it does mean we care about people and planet before profit. Our mission is to create video content that’s good for people, good […]
There are two crucial things to understand when it comes to posting video on Instagram. If you want, feel free to jump straight to the full version of this blog. Firstly, in the company’s own words, Instagram is no longer a square photo-sharing app. In its insta-infancy, it was all about putting vintage filters on beautiful […]
