What spatial sound did for a corporate interview
We ran a trial of binaural audio processing on a leadership interview and the client could not articulate what was different. They just felt it. That is the point.
Andrew McLean
Studio Director at Disruptive Live
Andrew McLean is the Studio Director at Disruptive Live, a Compare the Cloud brand. He is an experienced leader in the technology industry, with a background in delivering innovative and engaging live events. Andrew has a wealth of experience in producing engaging content, from live shows and webinars to roundtables and panel discussions. He has a passion for helping businesses understand the latest trends and technologies, and how they can be applied to drive growth and innovation.
16 articles by Andrew McLean
The rehearsal everyone wanted to skip, and why we never do
Every client thinks they can wing it. Every client who has stood on a virtual studio floor knows differently.
Running a panel that does not sag in the middle
The middle twenty minutes of a panel are where you lose the audience. Here is what we change in the studio to stop that from happening.
The hybrid event where the room and the stream finally matched
At most hybrid events, the online audience gets a lesser version of what the room sees. This is the production story of the one where we fixed that.
What a broadcast director watches that you never see
Inside the monitor stack of a live show director. The signals, the tells, and the split-second calls that keep a broadcast looking composed.
The live stream that dropped and the redundancy that saved it
A live broadcast failure nobody saw coming. What the backup plan looked like, how the audience never knew, and why redundancy is not pessimism.
The difference a producer makes on a chaotic shoot
When a shoot falls apart, the crew looks to one person. Here is what that person actually does, and why the role is worth every penny.
How we de-risk a one-shot client testimonial day
One executive, one morning, no second chance. Andrew McLean walks through the pre-production sequence that turns a high-stakes testimonial day into a clean delivery.
Planning a Southbank exterior around weather, light and the Thames
A Southbank exterior sounds simple until the tide table says otherwise. Andrew McLean explains the three variables that determine whether you shoot or reschedule.
What a London crew does in the hour before you arrive
The hour before a client arrives on set is the one nobody sees. Here is what a professional London crew is doing while you're in the cab.
The permit mistake that nearly killed a London shoot day
One missing document nearly shut down our Southbank shoot. Here is what we learned about permits, compliance, and never leaving this to chance again.
Why the Southbank still earns its place on a shoot schedule
Andrew McLean on the real risks of filming on the Thames and why, when the brief is right, the Southbank keeps delivering what a studio cannot.
The talking head that worked when most do not
Most talking heads fail before the camera rolls. Andrew McLean on what the floor crew does differently to turn a reluctant exec into a compelling subject.
The virtual set we built for a product launch in 48 hours
The studio call came at 3pm on a Wednesday. The launch was Friday. Here is what we actually did, and what a compressed timeline teaches you about which risks are real.
The remote guest who joined our London set from Tokyo, seamlessly
She was joining from Tokyo at 10:17 PM her time. Our panel went live in London at 2:00 in the afternoon. What made it seamless had nothing to do with luck.
The day a client cancelled a location shoot and we moved it to a virtual set
A flooded venue, eight hours to shoot day, and a crew that had not been briefed. Here is exactly what happened next.