Studio 3 is located in central Birmingham and produces graphics, special effects, animation, illustration, storyboards, and post production for broadcast and corporate clients.
 
In house designer-led facilities are fully digital and networked together providing the combined benefits of powerful high-end graphics systems,
a wall-mounted rostrum camera and PC based software such as Photoshop.
 
Traditional storyboards are often used for intial concept work and clients are updated with movie files and stills via e-mail throughout the production process.
 
This ensures quality service and on-target results for clients who are based outside of the midlands and also allows clients to keep up-to-date with project work without the need to call into the Studio.
 
Best known for its broadcast work in factuals and drama as well its corporate work for conferences and training the Studio has many years of television experience and has a wide range of industry connections which form an invaluable part of the service.
 
Services range from the design and production of titles and effects-work to concept-work and storyboards.
 
The main in-house facilities are as follows:
 
DISCREET LOGIC compositing on ''FLINT''
 
Much the same as the world famous ''Flame'' system used in top facilities around the world - this system has enormous flexibility with powerful colour-correction and keying systems as well as dozens of specialist effects options enabling production values of the highest quality.
 
QUANTEL PAINTBOX
 
A top-end real-time design and painting system designed for use with PAL video - enables speedy creative decision-making and rapid production of artwork for graphics editing.
 
The fastest way to produce graphic composites and design stills for broadcast programmes and corporates.
 
ACCOM Digital Disc Recorder ( DDR )
 
A totally uncompressed video source which records hand-drawn animations and re-touching work from the Paintbox and also real-time recordings from the Rostrum Camera.
 
A very quick live input thats perfect for small model animations, still life compositions and multiple frame grabs that are so useful for corporate and broadcast productions.