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The Small Media Podcast

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.

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Our InnovateUK Takeaways and What It Has Meant For Us...

The Small Media Podcast ·

2025/06/20

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Admin hoops and hurdles, and how valuable it is to...

The Small Media Podcast ·

2025/02/18

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00:16:20

Episode 20 - Small Media Tools: Notion

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/11/20

We discuss how Notion has become an invaluable tool for our small media studio daily tasks.Useful Links…NotionTapocketa’s Blog/Podcast

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00:19:58

Episode 19 - The Power of Persistence

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/11/13

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 BlogGaldo’s Gift WebsiteTumult HypeTapocketa’s Mailing ListTapocketa on Ko-Fi

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00:20:47

Episode 18 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 2]

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/11/06

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 LinksReaper AudioSquarespace PodcastingOur Podcast LinkedIn post exampleOur Podcast Twitter (X) post exampleTapocketa Mailing List

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Galdo's Gift: The Boovie® - Storytelling Taking a...

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/11/01

How things going wrong set us on the path to something much much better.

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Episode 17 - Podcasting on a Budget [part 1]

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/10/30

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 MicrophonePop FilterReaper (the audio editing software we use)Our Mailing ListOur Podcast/Blog Page

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Tapocketa Awarded Innovate UK Funding for ‘Galdo’s...

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/10/25

Tapocketa awarded innovation funding for their ground-breaking web storybook, Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie®

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Episode 16 - Marketing Creatively

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/10/23

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 SutherlandBe More PirateOur Podcast/Blog PageGaldo’s Gift

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Episode 15 - Voice-Overs: Commissioning and Directing

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/10/09

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 MurphySue Terry Voices (the VO artist agency we used)Galdo’s GiftID Audio (recording studio we used)Toast of London (TV series mentioned in podcast)Reaper (audio editing software)Mailing List (newsletter)Tapocketa

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00:17:37

Episode 14 - Happy Clients and Collaborators

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/10/02

We discuss some of the best ways to keep your clients and collaborators happy - especially from a small creative studio perspective.

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Episode 13 - Telling A Different Story

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/09/25

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 articleSeth Godin's book (a great book even though we don’t sell it well in the podcast :-))Galdo’s GiftMailing ListTapocketa Podcast/Blog

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Episode 12 - Discovering Your Style

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/09/18

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)Tapocketamini-tonicThe Podcast on YouTubeTapocketa blog

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Episode 11 - Small Studio Tools: Blender 3D

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/09/11

This week we discuss Blender 3D, why it was perfect for us and the ground-breaking ethos behind its continued success.Useful Links...Blender 3DBlender Guru on YouTubeTon Roosendaal InterviewA Tour of the Blender InstituteOur Mailing List

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00:21:14

Episode 10 - Great Ways We've Found to Manage Our Images

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/09/03

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 StorageOffline Backup Service (the one we use)PureRefEagle 4Eagle 4 Feature VideoOur Mailing List

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00:14:47

Episode 9 - How to Combat Creative Block

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/08/20

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 MuseumBritish Folk Art at Tate BritainJohn Cleese Talking About Open and Closed StatesSeth Godin

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00:16:28

Ep.8 - Sound FX

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/08/13

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 RecorderPond5 Stock Sound EffectsReaper Digital Audio WorkstationSamarost 3 Sound Design YouTube ClipTapocketa Blog

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00:11:51

Ep.7 - Splitting Your Business: The Power of Sub-Brands

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/08/06

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 websitetapocketa websitetapocketa blog

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00:16:20

Ep.6 - Why We Don't Use Adobe Software

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/07/30

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 filesAffinity Suite (Photo, Designer and Publisher)Tapocketa's websiteTapocketa mailing list

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00:12:43

Ep.5 - Reversing The Creative Decline in Schools...

The Small Media Podcast ·

2024/07/23

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

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