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ADDRESS & MAP OF LOCATION

Address:

Tv studio

1 Grosvenor Street

Birmingham

B4 7QD

0121 359 9300

HOW TO GET TO LOCATION?

The TV studio where the photos are being taken is situated within Birmingham Ormiston Academy. The location can be reached by various transport, the nearest train stations are Moor Street Train Station, Birmingham New Street and Snow hill Tram/Train Station. All of these train stations are a maximum 15 minute walk from the location with Moor Street Station being the nearest with a 5 minute walk. Other forms of transport can be accessed there are bus stops outside and very near to the location going to all places within the West Midlands served by multiple operators *see links for timetables etc.* such as National Express West Midlands, Diamond etc.

If driving to the location the M6 junction 6 is the nearest junction to get off, leading onto the Aston Expressway, for directions please see links.

WHY IS IT A SUITABLE LOCATION?

• The TV studio situated within Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) is very well suitable for the location as it is the second biggest green screen studio within Birmingham. The equipment used within the facility is all that of a professional studio. As there is also a green screen fitted with all lighting and cameras it can be used for many shots and can change the scenery of the final product once been edited where with outside shots you are only able to have one background picture. Correspondingly with it being situated in Birmingham city centre it is very easily accessible from majority of places within the UK.

WHEN IS THE FACILITY AVAILABLE?

• The facility is available all year round for the majority of the year, to book to use the facility you have to phone up the academy and ask to speak to the TV studio technician (Craig). Where an appointment can be made.

POWER SOURCES

• Within the whole studio there are 8 plug sockets which are standard voltage for a building, this is fine as the equipment that would need to be plugged into these require that amount of voltage (camera chargers etc.)

LIGHTING ISSUES AT THE LOCATION

• In the TV studio the room is completely blacked out if needed as there is no natural light coming into the room, walls are all breeze blocks and painted black, as with the doors in there are also solid wood and painted black. This is beneficial as you have full control of the intensity of light.

• All of the lighting is already built in to the room on the lighting rigs, this is of a professional standard as the lighting is put in place via professioanls.

PICTURES OF TV STUDIO