The Small Media Podcast

We discuss how Notion has become an invaluable tool for our small media studio daily tasks. Useful Links… Notion Tapocketa’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 Blog Galdo’s Gift Website Tumult Hype Tapocketa’s Mailing List Tapocketa 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 Links Reaper Audio Squarespace Podcasting Our Podcast LinkedIn post example Our Podcast Twitter (X) post example Tapocketa Mail...

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 Microphone Pop Filter Reaper (the audio editing software we use) Our Mailing List Our 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 Sutherland Be More Pirate Our Podcast/Blog Page Galdo’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 Murphy Sue Terry Voices (the VO artist agency we used) Galdo’s Gift ID Audio (recording studio we used) Toast o...

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 article Seth Godin's book (a great book even though we don’t sell it well in the podcast :-)) Galdo’s Gift Mailing List Tapocketa 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) Tapocketa...

This week we discuss Blender 3D, why it was perfect for us and the ground-breaking ethos behind its continued success. Useful Links... Blender 3D Blender Guru on YouTube Ton Roosendaal Interview A Tour of the Blender Institute Our Mailing List

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... NAS - Network Access Storage Offline Backup Service (the one we use) PureRef Eagle 4 Eagle 4 Feature Video Our Mailing List

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... Pollocks Toy Museum British Folk Art at Tate Britain John Cleese Talking About Open and Closed States Seth Godin

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... Zoom H2N Handheld Recorder Pond5 Stock Sound Effects Reaper Digital Audio Workstation Samarost 3 Sound Design YouTube Clip Tapocketa Blog

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... mini-tonic website tapocketa website tapocketa blog

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 Affinity Suite (Photo, Designer and Publisher) Tapocketa's website Tapocketa mailing list

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: Tapocketa Mailing List

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) Tapocketa's mailing list

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: Teux Deux Notion Tapocketa Mailing List

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

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