The first few episodes of Culture Japan were filmed in the studio but there is a cost involved and we were producing the program on a shoestring budget. A studio shoot involves the cost of the camera crew, lighting, sound and set layout. After filming, the data is then dropped onto a tape which we then have take to another studio to convert to Apple Prores.

We figured we could save the cost the studio and shoot elsewhere (like my office) without degrade of quality in the show and it turned out to work very well.

Here I'm with sweetsome anime voice actress Shiori Mikami shooting the studio section for Episode 1 and 2.

By Danny Choo - www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/