One of the driving forces behind Studio 91 Media is our desire to make the world better. To make a positive impact both on digital platforms and on our physical environment. As part of that, we’ve been taking proactive steps to become as sustainable as possible. That includes working with The Carbon Literacy Project to […]
Author: Ben Horrigan
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.
Our impact: 2025-26
This has been a year of change for us, including the difficult decision to downsize from three permanent staff to just one. Thankfully, that’s not stopped us from making an impact. We’ve just renewed our B Corp™ status for a third year, and we’re pleased to report that it’s started making a positive difference to […]
We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Your phone is not just a camera any more, let alone just a phone. It’s now a self-contained video production powerhouse. It lets you shoot, edit and add graphics all with one, relatively affordable piece of kit. You can’t do everything with a phone, and there […]
I’m coming up on eight years of running a video production business. In that time I’ve been lucky enough to work with heaps of fantastic clients who understand how to get the best results out of me and my team. I’ve also had the odd occasion where things haven’t gone so well…but that’s not what […]
We’ve done a lot of work with Moya Cole Hospice over the years, although until a few weeks ago they had a different name: St Ann’s. As they prepare to open their shiny new building in Heald Green, they’ve rebranded and taken the name of their pioneering founder, Dr Moya Cole OBE. We’re so pleased […]
UPDATE: As of November 2025, you can now view all 10 films and the other exhibition materials online on the dedicated Peat on Earth website. Bog, swamp – what do these words make you think of? The world’s peatland habitats are often misunderstood, synonymous with terms like “swamped” and “bogged down”. But they deserve celebrating: they […]
Our impact: 2024-25
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 […]
Confessions of a net zero committer
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 […]
