https://www.granary.digital/journal.htmlGuides, studio news and industry news from Granary Digital, a film, photo and podcast studio near Chichester.en-gbMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://www.granary.digital/youtube-is-the-uks-top-podcast-app.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/youtube-is-the-uks-top-podcast-app.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsEdison's July figures put YouTube just ahead of Spotify, and 72% of UK weekly listeners now watch video podcasts. Ofcom has the other half of the story: most of them are still mainly listening.https://www.granary.digital/why-our-studio-has-no-windows.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/why-our-studio-has-no-windows.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000From the studioA 16th-century grain barn without a single window sounds like an odd choice for a photography and film studio. It is the reason the place works.https://www.granary.digital/what-to-wear-for-a-headshot.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/what-to-wear-for-a-headshot.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideA headshot is mostly face, collar and shoulders, so a few square inches of fabric decide whether it still looks right in three years. Here is what to put in the bag.https://www.granary.digital/voice-cloning-what-performers-and-producers-can-do.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/voice-cloning-what-performers-and-producers-can-do.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsOn 28 August more than 80 performers wrote to Andy Burnham asking for a legal right to their own voice. The law hasn't moved yet, so for now the protection is whatever gets written into the booking.https://www.granary.digital/uk-production-spend-first-half-2026.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/uk-production-spend-first-half-2026.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsCombined film and high-end TV spend dropped by 15.6% on the year, according to BFI figures reported in August. Spend on domestic UK features rose 20%, and that end of the market counts every build day.https://www.granary.digital/source-connect-pro-and-remote-adr.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/source-connect-pro-and-remote-adr.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Studio newsThe treated room we record podcasts and voiceover in now runs as a dialogue room too, with streamers over picture and the studio edition of Source-Connect. Here is the spec, who it suits, and what it isn't.https://www.granary.digital/recording-an-audiobook-for-acx.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/recording-an-audiobook-for-acx.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideACX will send a file back for a noise you stopped hearing weeks ago. Here is what it checks, how long a book really takes, and what a treated room changes.https://www.granary.digital/pat-testing-for-kit-that-travels.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/pat-testing-for-kit-that-travels.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Guest postThere is no law that says you must PAT test every year. There is a law that says your electrical kit must be safe, and kit that goes in a van to a different venue every week is not the same as a monitor on an office desk.https://www.granary.digital/ofcom-streaming-access-code-what-producers-need-to-know.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/ofcom-streaming-access-code-what-producers-need-to-know.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsThe largest streaming services are heading for broadcast-style access quotas. The final code is due between October and December, and the extra work starts to land from late 2027.https://www.granary.digital/new-headshots-at-the-barn.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/new-headshots-at-the-barn.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Studio newsFrom 27 September we're taking headshots in the White Space, for LinkedIn, team pages and Spotlight, and recording self-tapes with someone to read the other lines. Here is what each costs and who it suits.https://www.granary.digital/media-training-with-jawsmith.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/media-training-with-jawsmith.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Studio newsOur studio, talkback rig and crew, with Hilary Jeffs of Jawsmith Training running the session. The part a meeting room can't rehearse is the voice in your ear.https://www.granary.digital/lighting-a-show-that-is-being-filmed.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/lighting-a-show-that-is-being-filmed.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Guest postA show lit only for the room can look very different on a screen. The fix is cheap if it's decided at the start and expensive on the day. Here is what to send your designer first, and the three decisions that shape everything after.https://www.granary.digital/less-healthy-food-ad-rules-what-the-rulings-mean-for-shoots.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/less-healthy-food-ad-rules-what-the-rulings-mean-for-shoots.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsThe ban on paid online ads for identifiable less healthy food has been law since 5 January. The ASA's first rulings show where the line sits, and most of it can be handled on the shot list.https://www.granary.digital/how-to-record-a-self-tape.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/how-to-record-a-self-tape.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideSix pages, four days, landscape, a reader off camera and your name first on the file. The rules for UK self-tapes are short and mostly written down. The part nobody writes down is sound.https://www.granary.digital/how-much-does-a-video-podcast-cost.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/how-much-does-a-video-podcast-cost.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuidePublished prices run from about £60 an hour for a room to more than £1,000 an episode from an agency. They are pricing different things, so here is how to compare them fairly.https://www.granary.digital/how-much-do-headshots-cost-uk.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/how-much-do-headshots-cost-uk.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuidePublished UK price lists put a single business headshot session at about £100 to £300 outside London's premium studios. What you get for the money varies far more than the price does.https://www.granary.digital/how-many-videos-can-you-film-in-a-day.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/how-many-videos-can-you-film-in-a-day.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideEight, if the stage is already lit and the scripts are settled. Four, if every video needs its own light. Here is where the rest of the day goes.https://www.granary.digital/google-ai-answers-what-a-small-business-site-should-do.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/google-ai-answers-what-a-small-business-site-should-do.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsSome AI Overviews now expand into a full AI Mode answer before anyone clicks, and AI Mode sits in the UK Chrome address bar. Expect fewer clicks on general advice. The detail only you can publish is harder to replace.https://www.granary.digital/five-generations-one-message.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/five-generations-one-message.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Guest postThis year the youngest Millennials turn 30 and the oldest Baby Boomers turn 80. Most workplaces now hold four generations at once, and they agree on more than the headlines suggest. Where they differ is in the channel and the rhythm.https://www.granary.digital/first-six-episodes-of-a-business-podcast.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/first-six-episodes-of-a-business-podcast.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideOne listener, one format, six titles and a running order you can reuse, recorded in days rather than evenings. Here is how to put each piece together.https://www.granary.digital/christmas-photoshoots-2026.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/christmas-photoshoots-2026.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Studio newsA dressed Christmas set inside the White Space, £95 including VAT for twenty minutes and six edited pictures. Four weekends, from 14 November to 6 December, with the photos back in time for the cards.https://www.granary.digital/before-you-say-yes-to-a-media-interview.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/before-you-say-yes-to-a-media-interview.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Guest postMost interview trouble starts before the microphone is switched on, with a yes given too quickly on the phone. Here is what to ask, what the broadcaster should already be telling you, and how to build messages that survive the edit.https://www.granary.digital/audible-royalty-change-what-authors-should-check.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/audible-royalty-change-what-authors-should-check.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Industry newsACX's new 50/30 royalty model has been open to everyone since 26 May, and the legacy model closes at the end of the year. If a narrator shares your royalties, they get a say in the move.https://www.granary.digital/actor-headshots-what-casting-directors-want.htmlhttps://www.granary.digital/actor-headshots-what-casting-directors-want.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000GuideA casting director uses your headshot to decide whether to call you in. Spotlight's rules, and the advice of the people doing the looking, come down to one idea: the picture has to be you.