Win an Apple TV with Studio8

Win an Apple Tv with Studio8 on Facebook plus a Photo Shoot at Studio with your images on DVD to show off on your HD ready TV.

Simply enter your details into our prize draw for your chance to win!

Apple TV, streamlined.

Stream films, music, photos and more to the smaller, redesigned Apple TV. All you need is a single cable to set it up.

Browse and rent from thousands of films and stream the action directly to your Apple TV.

Stream photos, films and music from your computer to your HDTV and home cinema speakers.

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Corporate Video for Shaw Gibbs Oxford

We have just finished a video with Shaw Gibbs for their new YouTube channel. Videos like this offer your company a unique way to connect with your audience, put a face to a name and present information in a professional and engaging manner. If you would be interested in creating video for your company either on a regular basis or to create a bespoke promo – please give us a call on 01865 842525 or email info@studio-8.co.uk.

Christmas Prize Draw

Studio 8 have teamed up with some great businesses to bring you an unbelievable prize bundle this christmas.

All you have to do to enter is purchase a gift voucher book a photo session or sign up to our club newsletter before 20th December to be entered.
The winner will be chosen at random and will be contacted by a member of the studio8 team before Christmas.

Read more here

Good Luck! Ho Ho Ho . . .

Buy one shoot – get one free

With Christmas coming you can now enjoy savings when you buy a standard session by receiving a free mini session voucher to use either yourself or as a gift anyone you choose!

B4 Video

Latest Video for B4 Business created to help promote the business magazine throughout Oxfordshire:

Emma and Ben’s Wedding

Just back from a great wedding in North Moreton, Oxfordshire. A really great day – every one was happy and I really enjoyed myself too – Here’s a sneek peek at some of the photos . .

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The Power of Video

As soon as you land on a webpage and see the ‘play’ icon on a page – you can’t help but click it. It is because everyone likes entertainment and the play button has become synonymous with entertainment ever since the first video recorders were used at home. We instinctively know that video on a website is going to provide us with moving images and hopefully sound in the way of speech or music. It is a very engaging and easily digestible way of receiving information.

If I presented you with a page of text content about a subject such as how to fix a problem on your iPad and provided you with an option to watch a quick 2 minute how to video on the subject – which would you prefer to use?

We are becoming increasingly busy these days and mobile. Information is available to us now 24 hours a day, 7 days a week no matter where we are. We surf the internet on our mobile phones, ipods, iPads, Laptops, Desktop PC’s and now even digital TV such as the Apple TV.

It is because of our busy lives, that we enjoy the ease of video content. It is quick, easy and entertaining.

Online Video is now the most rewarding tool for any business wanting to increase brand awareness and traffic back to their website.

Take the following video we created recently for Blenheim Palace. It was designed to be a social media video showcasing the Brompton World Championships 2010 at Bike Blenheim Palace.

Look what Google has done for a user searching for information on this, see how the Video result to the right has come up – this is a Video by Blenheim Palace – click that video, and you are on Blenheim Palace’s Youtube Channel. You now watch the Video and are interacting with the Blenheim Palace brand. Next you might visit their website, share the video or watch more content. This is the glue every business needs.

You can see the video here:

Oxford Brookes understand the power of video and social media very well. They use it to their advantage and are able to embrace searchers looking for information on the University.

Take a look at this video we created for their Facebook and Youtube Channel. It is designed to show potential students thinking of coming to study, what it is like for a fresher. It has received many hits as it is of great interest and because users want to understand the process and this will get them the information fast.

Did you know YouTube is the World’s 2nd largest search engine after Google and being owned by Google, this is why video results show up on Google searches you perform. We suggest videos are added to your company youtube channel as this is the easiest way to embed to your website, share with others and embrace the endless clicks waiting for a well optimised video.

Here are some interesting facts about online video:

1.) 77% of adults have viewed videos online. About 33% of these adults are in college or have completed a degree.

2.) YouTube has an average of 100 million unique visitors per day, viewing about 6 billion videos.

3.) An average viewer watches about 273 minutes of online video.

4.) More businesses have invested in online video ads in 2009, growing up to 45% in 2009

5.) After viewing an online ad, about 46% of viewers take action, whether through visiting the company’s website, asked for further info or purchasing a product or service.

6.) 65% of viewers watch online ads all the way to the end.

7.) By 2011, it is expected that $4.3 billion will be spent because of online video ads.

8.) Most people (about 65%) who watch online videos are between 35-64 years of age and 67% of these have middle to high incomes.

9.) Online videos account for 60% of Internet traffic.

10.) Of the Top 50 Internet Retailers, 68% have videos on their site.

11.) 60% of web traffic is video

12.) Nearly 31 billion videos were viewed in the month of December 2009

13.) YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine and at times gets more visits than Google.

source: Google

Call us on 01865 842525 or email info@studio-8.co.uk to find out how we can help create hd web videos for your business plus full broadcast quality hd videos.

It’s been a busy Summer

It has been a busy couple of months here at Studio 8…

Wedding season is still going strong, with wedding bookings running up to October. If you have just got engaged it’s now the time to start thinking about the wedding photography. Here are Studio 8 we offer great wedding packages which can be tailored to suit your needs. Check out our webpage on weddings

We’ve been filming videos at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Malmaison & Oxford Brookes University, amongst others. If you are interested in using a video to promote your business get in touch with us and see what we can do for you. A promotional video is a great way to attracting new clients. For a sample of our Prosessions and videos just click on the links.

The studio has been full of people all Summer wanting portrait sessions, and we were only too happy to help. Although the summer has just gone, it could be time to think about getting some family portraits done in time for Christmas. It’s always best to be prepared, Christmas seems to get earlier every year! Why not book in for a Standardsession, have a look at what we can for you and feel free to call us on 01865 842525 if you have any questions at all.

Just back from holiday? Now is a great time to come in for a family session

If you’re just back from your holiday you’re probably feeling rejuvenated and full of life again, and of course have that healthy tan. This is a great time to come in for a family portrait session here at Studio 8, as you can continue on the holiday spirit in the studio whilst looking great! Call us now to book an appointment – 01865 842525

Thinking of becoming a model? Book in for a fashion shoot at Studio 8