We’ve just taken receipt our our new mobile animation studio and it’s agreed to join the Stormy Studio team. It’s in the shape of a Volkswagen long wheel base T4 camper van. Of course we just had to go for the Stormy studio colours. Mobile Animation Studio Branding We’ll be adding some ‘subtle’ animation & film production branding to the camper … Read More
How to record 4K screen capture on a HD monitor
The problem to solve… You need to record 4K footage on a PC monitor that can only be set to HD and you don’t want to buy a 4K monitor. The solution: If you have a Nvidia graphics the following could work, depending on the age of the card. (*We have a rather awesome Nvidia 1080 GPU, but I would … Read More
Mixed Reality Research
Mixed Reality Research For Filming The past couple of weeks we’ve been getting up to speed with our latest VR kit. We’re continuing to ‘tinker’ with this emerging technology to see both how it can beneift our work as well as open up new Mixed Reality Research filming opportunities. The past day or so we’ve started putting our efforts ( … Read More
3rd HTC Vive Controller
Today marked the arrival of our 3rd HTC Vive controller. Now under normal circumstances this wouldn’t be a reason for much excitement nor a blog post. However as we’re currently putting together our studios mixed reality filming rig (and I love all thing VR no matter how trivial) this seemed worthy of a quick blog post. Mixed Reality filming is … Read More
Video Marketing Magic
At Stormy Studio we honestly believe every business product, service, website and presentation would benefit greatly from a drop of video marketing magic. For this little article I’m of course referring to the marketing magic achievable when the perfectly conceived creative, narrative and aesthetic are combined into a beautifully produced video. *Below is our showreel for 2016, with exclusive clips from … Read More
New animated ident
I’m pleased to be able to share our new animated Stormy Studio logo. Created ready to top and tail our upcoming 2016 animation and film showreel with the animated ident. The animated ident mixes various elements to create a clean crisp visual which hopefully re-enforces the business services we provide. The white floating particles are actually filmed dust created by … Read More
URSA Mini 4k videos
This blog post is a collated group of some of the URSA Mini 4k videos that really shows the potential of this great camera. URSA Mini 4k videos Camera Capabilities With it’s stunning 60P 4k video capture (120fps at HD), 12 stops of dynamic range, high data rate recording formats, Global shutter it really can shine alongside its 4.6k counterpart … Read More
Ursa mini slow motion video footage
Why I shot this little Ursa mini slow motion video Since the sun had finally come out toward the end of what had been a very grey weekend, I packed the kids into the car with a basic picnic, our goto beach stuff and headed down to Wembury Beach near Plymouth, Devon, UK. I also decided to take along our … Read More
Ursa Mini 4k Test Footage
With the introduction of incredible high end cameras like Blakcmagics Ursa mini 4k, the price of cinema grade 4k continues to drop and the ease of access to professional level slow motion cinematography continues. We’ll no doubt see more and more of Vimeo and Youtube flooded with beach test shots. You’ll find our own test shots video filmed with the … Read More
Mount the Theta S as a drive – 360 video Top tip
360 Video Production Top Tip: Mount the Theta S as a drive If you’re working with the excellent Theta S camera 360 camera to shoot stunning 360 stills or 360 video you may have found that working out how to mount the Theta S as a drive to your Mac to transfer files is a little frustrating. By default the Theta … Read More
EZ FX jib for incredible filmic shots
We’re very pleased to have received our new camera jib today as it opens up a whole new world of fantastic cinematic shooting angles and movements. The main reason for buying is for an upcoming shoot which will really benefit form the jibs movement for the finale shot as we pan up into the tree canopy away from the … Read More
Magnetips Pens – creatives made more awesome
Stumbled upon: This morning whilst browsing the crowdfunding website Kick Starter I spotted these rather superb looking professional fine line pens. There’s a lot to like about the Magnetips pens firstly they’re refillable, look great and above all else they’re magnetic. Concept art and storyboarding: With an endless number of animated and filmed video projects due at our animation studio this year I … Read More
Filming on Dartmoor, with Phoebe & Dexter
We disappeared off to Dartmoor on Sunday for a fun (and chilly) climb up one of the many beautiful Dartmoor Tors in Devon. Making use of some of one Stormy Studios own fancy and portable cameras. Filming on Dartmoor is a fantastic experience as there are simply so many vistas and range of Autumn and Winter shades to capture. If … Read More
Animated Video Production Devon, Our New Studio
We’re all very excited to be able to announce that our animated video production Devon company, Stormy Studio will soon be moving to new office space in the fantastic, coastal Mount Batten area of Plymouth in Devon, South West England. After a great first 8 months our young animation and video production Devon business, we’ve produced a wide variety of … Read More
Video Production Plymouth
Video Production Company in PlymouthIn house animatorsOur team of animators compliment filming services.Professional FilmingWe use the professional lighting and camera kit to ensure rich images and audio.Return on investmentLocal studio location, with a focus on quality productionsTRUSTED BY Find out more about our new Plymouth film studio space here.Studio ShowreelThis short showreel highlights of some of our Plymouth video production … Read More
Dartmoor Video with Dexter
A video edit made purely for fun whilst out exploring a patch of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England with my son Dexter. If anything it’ll sit nicely amongst a growing collection of near professional quality family videos. All the footage was filmed using a Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera, with a Sigma 12 – 35mm F1.8 lens with a … Read More
How to record an illustration time lapse
In this video I walk you through Stormy Studios own setup for recording an illustration time lapse. The rig would also work perfectly for any top down filming or other sorts of time-lapse (i.e. stop motion, painting, writing etc.) In this video we look at: – What kit you need – How to setup the rig – What software we … Read More
Classic film characters brought together in one coherent video edit
This video is well worth 9 minutes of your time. So go grab a cuppa tea, step away from work and enjoy. The level of skill and time involved in creating this superb video edit is astounding. It has a coherent narrative pieced together from a wide pool of classic film characters and night club scenes. Every cool character who … Read More
Animation Should Be A Key Part Of Any Crowd Funding Video
Crowd funding has become a very popular revenue raising option for many people over the last few years. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become household names for crowd funding and have in some cases made some rather big name projects get the green light. Running an effective crowd funding campaign has become a bit of an art form. It … Read More
40 Business Animation Ideas For Effective Presentations
ANIMATION PRODUCTION40 business animation ideas for effective presentationsJon Draper – CREATIVE DIRECTORLots of ideas to help plan your own corporate animated video projects. Plus a wide variety of animated business video examples to inspire you.Last Update: 12th March 2023Business Animation Tips • Written by Jon Draper – Lead Animator / Creative DirectorShare the article:Business Animation BenefitsWhen you want to create … Read More
How To Create An Effective Marketing Campaign For A Corporate Video
When you are planning on having a corporate video made, you need to know that you have an effective marketing strategy in place before everything gets started. While you may have found a corporate video production company that you think can really deliver what you want, that will all mean nothing unless you are able to market it effectively. Here … Read More
How To Promote Your Business Video On Social Media
So you have created a great business video. Now what are you supposed to do? Well, the important thing is to get people watching your video and then talking about it and sharing it through social media channels. This has quickly become the most effective way to reach a wider audience with your business video, so it’s important you start … Read More
Why A Badly Made Corporate Video Can Be Detrimental To Your Business
There are few things quite as damaging to the reputation of a company that a poor corporate video production. While this may seem like an exaggeration, it is actually very truthful. A corporate video is probably the most effective business video you can produce. It is a means of creating a reputation among people in the business and with the … Read More
Why Corporate Video And Animation Production Is Cheaper Outside Of London, UK
It is often said that everything is more expensive in London. Purchasing services in the capital of England can be quite pricey, even when you have done the legwork to find a cheaper option. This is why so many businesses are now looking outside of London for their corporate video and animation production needs. Companies like Stormy Studio just outside … Read More
Minify Soliloquy Slider
Soliloquy is our preferred and arguably one of the best responsive image sliders available for a website built using WordPress. We like its speed, minimal look and the way in which you can adapt it to suit your own needs. We love it so much we actually have 3 Soliloquy sliders on the front page of our own professional animation … Read More
What to do when all your clients go on holiday?
With the arrival of August came our first real experience of some quiet business days. It seems some bright shining force in the sky had plucked clients from every part of the world and whisked them away on holiday, leaving emails unanswered, creative projects stalled mid flow and invoices taking a little longer to get paid as it turns out … Read More