The Small Media Podcast

The Small Media Podcast

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The Small Media Podcast episodes

  • Episode 19 - The Power of Persistence

    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

    20 min
  • Episode 18 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 2]

    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 Mailing List

    21 min
  • Episode 17 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 1]

    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

    21 min
  • Episode 16 - Marketing Creatively

    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

    22 min
  • Episode 15 - Voice-Overs: Commissioning and Directing

    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 of London (TV series mentioned in podcast)

    Reaper (audio editing software)

    Mailing List (newsletter)

    Tapocketa Podcasts/Blog

    21 min
  • Episode 13 - Telling A Different Story

    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

    18 min
  • Episode 12 - Discovering Your Style

    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

    mini-tonic

    The Podcast on YouTube

    Tapocketa blog

    17 min
  • Episode 11 - Small Studio Tools: Blender 3D

    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

    19 min

About The Small Media Podcast

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Small media studio owners, Eleanor & Trevor, take an open and light-hearted look at the way they face the challenges of running a creative business. Small media with big impact.