A visualised podcast is a podcast recorded with video as well as audio, allowing the full programme to be distributed on platforms such as YouTube as well as traditional podcast channels. The terms visualised podcast, video podcast and vodcast are often used to describe overlapping formats. Recording with video also allows individual answers, highlights and other moments to be repurposed for LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and other social platforms.
Long-form conversations depend on clean, uninterrupted sound. Offices and many non-purpose-built recording spaces can be affected by traffic, sirens, construction work, neighbouring rooms and other background noise. Mount Pleasant Studio is fully soundproofed, giving hosts and guests a controlled environment in which conversations can flow naturally without an otherwise good section being ruined by external noise.
An audio podcast studio is primarily designed around microphones and sound recording. A visualised podcast studio also needs to accommodate cameras, professional lighting, backgrounds or sets, multiple contributors and appropriate camera positions. Mount Pleasant is a full-size production stage rather than a small fixed podcast room, giving production teams considerably more freedom over the way a series looks.
Yes. One of the advantages of using a full-size studio is that you are not restricted to a permanent table, chairs and house background. You can create a bespoke set, use branded elements, change furniture and backgrounds, and design the camera and lighting setup around the visual identity of your programme.
Yes. For recurring series, we can organise cost-effective off-site set storage with our colleagues at CAMA. Your set or branded elements can be stored between recording dates and returned to Mount Pleasant Studio for the next shoot, helping maintain a consistent look across the series without having to rebuild everything from scratch each time.
Absolutely. Mount Pleasant Studio is available as a dry-hire production stage, so production companies and experienced teams are welcome to bring their own cameras, sound equipment, lighting and crew. Our studio team can work alongside your production team and help with studio facilities, lighting, additional equipment and other practical requirements where needed.
Yes. We can help put together the production solution required for your project, from cameras, lighting and sound through to crew and post-production. This does not have to be a simple turnkey setup. With many years of studio and production experience, we can also help with complex multi-camera shoots, specialist lighting and sound, remote contributors, live streaming and other technical requirements. We can work with our established production contacts and equipment suppliers to build the right setup for the project.
Yes. Batch recording is often a cost-effective way to produce an ongoing series. Once the set, cameras, sound and lighting are established, several episodes can be recorded during the same booking, giving the series a consistent visual identity while making efficient use of studio and crew time.
Yes. A visualised podcast shoot can be planned to generate much more than the full-length episode. Additional camera framings, introductions, promotional messages and selected moments can be recorded or edited for vertical and social formats, including LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
Yes. Mount Pleasant Studio has superfast fibre broadband with upload speeds of up to 900Mb/s and many years of live-streaming experience. Depending on the production, a podcast can be streamed live, include remote contributors or be made available for clients and producers to view remotely during recording.
Yes. Our production support is not limited to straightforward podcast recordings. We can help plan and deliver technically demanding productions involving multiple cameras, specialist lighting, sound, remote contributors, live streaming, bespoke sets and post-production. Alternatively, we can work alongside your own producer and crew, providing only the studio services and additional support they require.
Yes. The studio has a large green room, make-up area and production space away from the stage, giving hosts, guests, clients and crew room to prepare and relax before recording. As Mount Pleasant has only one stage, the facility is exclusively yours for the duration of your shoot, providing privacy for guests and production teams.
A Central London studio makes it easier to bring together hosts, guests, clients and production teams, particularly when contributors have busy schedules. Mount Pleasant Studio is in Central London, within easy reach of Farringdon, King’s Cross St Pancras and the West End. This can be particularly valuable when working with high-profile guests, senior executives or contributors travelling into London by rail.
Yes. We encourage clients to visit Mount Pleasant Studio, see the stage and facilities, and discuss the proposed set, camera positions, lighting and production requirements with us before booking.
Turnaround depends on the length and complexity of the programme and the amount of editing, graphics, sound work, colour grading and social content required. If you need post-production as part of the project, we can discuss the required delivery schedule in advance and build an appropriate workflow around it.
