Film interviews that feel calm, confident, and easy to watch

A multi-camera podcast lives or dies on consistency.

If you’re using multiple cameras (or multiple iPhones), you must make them behave like they’re part of the same system:

• Lock exposure
• Lock focus
• Set white balance manually (do not leave it on auto)
• Keep all cameras on the same frame rate and resolution

If you don’t do this, you end up with one angle warm, one angle green, one angle flickering, and the edit looks like it was filmed on three different planets.

Quick win: do a 20-second test recording, then look at the shots side-by-side before you record the full episode.

Yes — a proper podcast studio makes life easy. But you can turn almost any space into a believable set if you follow a few rules.

• Sound control (echo kills podcasts)
• Space for cameras (multi-camera needs distance)
• Background choice (what’s behind the hosts becomes your “brand”)

• Avoid bare walls and big empty spaces (they make echo)
• Add soft things: rugs, curtains, soft furniture, acoustic panels if you have them
• Turn off anything noisy: air con, fridges, buzzing lights
• Put the table far enough from walls so you can light and frame cleanly

Quick rule: a quiet, controllable space beats a cool-looking space.

For podcasts, the edit is where the magic happens. Your framing should make editing easy and clipping effortless.

• 2 cameras: one wide + one close-up angle you can cut to

• 3 cameras:
  
  • 1 wide master shot
  • 1 close-up on Host A
  • 1 close-up on Host B

• 4 cameras: the three above + a roaming or punch-in camera for dynamic cutaways

Short vertical clips are what drive discovery. So:

• Frame a bit wider than you think
• Leave space above heads for captions
• Keep faces large enough to read emotion

If you’re planning heavy short-form distribution, it’s worth filming with vertical crops in mind from the start rather than trying to “save it in post”.

Lighting is the quickest way to upgrade your podcast visually.

A simple, reliable podcast lighting plan:

• Soft, diffused light aimed at the face
• Avoid harsh shadows (softboxes and diffusion help massively)

• A practical lamp, LED tube, or subtle coloured accent makes the set feel intentional
• LED signs can work well if they’re not overpowering or flickering on camera

• Don’t create shadows that cut across faces
• Don’t light the background brighter than the hosts
• Try not to mix colour temperatures (warm lamp + cool LED panel can look messy)

Quick rule: light the people first. Then make the background look like a brand choice, not an accident.

Podcast sound is everything. You’ve got three common approaches, and each suits different formats:

• The familiar “proper podcast” look
• Usually gives the cleanest sound in imperfect spaces
• Great when the environment is a bit noisy or echoey

• Cleaner visuals, less “gear on show”
• Great for more cinematic, documentary-style podcasts
• Works well if your room is already sound-controlled

• Useful for movement, demo-style podcasts, or more casual formats
• Still needs correct placement and monitoring

Basic rule: whatever you choose, monitor audio on headphones and record a backup. A backup recording has saved more podcasts than fancy cameras ever have.