Four specialists cover workflow, lighting, cameras, audio and technical writing, so most questions are answered by the person who does that work.
Each project is led by the specialist closest to the problem. You deal directly with the person doing the work, not an account manager.
Helen worked in television studio engineering before founding dailyray. She leads workflow reviews and writes most of our guides.
Callum designs lighting plans and advises on camera configurations for studio and live events.
Priya focuses on audio routing, synchronisation and mixing set-ups for live broadcasts.
Tom turns complex studio procedures into clear checklists and training material for crews.
Studios differ, but the way we approach them stays the same. We look first, write plainly and leave your crew able to carry on without us. Three habits sit behind most of our advice.
We prefer to see a room in use before offering an opinion. A diagram rarely shows the workaround an operator invented last year, or the cable everyone steps over. Watching a rehearsal or a live day tells us what is genuinely slowing the team. It also means our suggestions are based on your actual building, equipment and crew rather than a general idea of how a studio ought to run.
Advice that stays in a conversation is soon forgotten. We put findings, plans and procedures on paper in plain language, avoiding jargon where an ordinary word will do. A producer and an engineer should be able to read the same page and agree what it says. Where a technical term is needed, we explain it once and use it consistently.
A good solution is one your team can run on an ordinary Tuesday. We weigh each recommendation against cost, space and the size of your crew, and we say so when a simpler option will do. Not every studio needs more equipment; often the gain comes from arranging what is already there more carefully.
They watched a full rehearsal before saying anything, and the report that followed described our room exactly. It was easy to read and our crew started using the checklists straight away.
Tell us about your studio through the contact page and the right specialist will reply to discuss what you need.
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