Pinewood Toronto Studios
Pinewood Toronto Studios is both a film and television studio complex based in Toronto State, Ontario, Canada. The studios operate both locally and internationally in the two field’s film and television industries. Its services include video shooting, music, and video production and airing of televisions shows to its clients. Pinewood Toronto Studios also have on-site media hub, 18 purposes built sound stages, workshop, TV studios, full-service post facility and black lots used for outdoor filming with a big land of natural forests. All these features of the studios integrate to make it a world-class production studio. The studio was recently awarded the Grolsch People’s Choice Award. This is a clear indication that the studio provides quality services to its clients. Some of the noteworthy clients of the company include film actors and musicians (Semley n.p).
The business is on the verge of expanding its business in Port Lands whose purpose is to attract more big-budget blockbusters in its operations as reported by its president William (CBC News n.p). The project is also geared towards facilitating the production of films. This is an area where the studios face a major challenge forcing it to shoot its productions in warehouses or office buildings. The project will also help the company to attain the specific electricity and space requirements for its film production. Besides, the project is also part of the studio's corporate social responsibilities since it will lead to well-paying jobs which would enhance economic growth and increased city revenues as reported by (CBC news n.p).
Studio Hinrichs
Studio Hinrichs is a graphic design studio located in San Francisco City in California State. The studio designs various types of projects such as communications, promotion, packaging, environmental systems and publishing of books and magazines. Much of design operations are designed for communicating rather than decorating. The work of this studio has helped in making the complex simpler, beautiful and transparent hence making the message to its clients more memorable. The studio believes that through narrative design it is possible to help the clients tell their story. Hinrichs the owner of the graphic design was awarded the AIGA medal as an honour for his exceptional achievements in graphic design and visual communication. Some of the studio’s noteworthy clients include Crocker Bank, American President Lines, Art Center College of Design, Transamerica and California Academy of Sciences among many others. Currently, the studio does not have any project or campaign on its pipeline (Studio Hinrichs n.p).
Miller Street Studios
Miller Street Studios is a recording, mixing and mastering studio based in Chicago, Illinois state. It offers various services to its clients namely music recording which happens to be the background of any song. After doing the recording of the songs, the studios also offers to mix of the song which takes care of every element of the song such as EQ, effects, and compression. The last service offered by the studios is the mastering of the song to make it perfect so as to satisfy the consumers (Miller Street Studios n.p).
The studios have various features that make it satisfy its clients. First, it has soundproof doors to reduce noise that may exist between the rooms of the studios especially when various groups are performing or doing their recordings. Besides, the studios have double doors and double paned windows which service the same business. Additionally, the studios have a floated floors made to prevent rumble from the earth. All these features combine to give the studio the best stand which attracts many clients. Currently, Miller Street Studios does not have a project or a campaign in its run.
Summary
The advancement in technology has played a great role towards promoting the growth and development of studios in different parts of the world. The three discussed studios have various similarities but also differ in their making and operations. Miller Street Studios, and Pinewood Toronto Studios offer their clients with music recording services. On the other hand, Pinewood Toronto is offering some of the services which the other two studios do not offer to their clients. However, Hinrichs Studio is a graphic design studio which offer publications, posters, packaging and branding services to its clients.
Pinewood Toronto Studios offers film and televisions products. This extra service makes the studio to have a wide variety of services. Besides, Miller Street Studios facility has enough space for its clients’ performing and music recording. However, it does not have a current project or campaigns at the moment. Also, Hinrichs Studio does not have any current project or campaign. However, Pinewood Toronto Studios have taken the initiative to expand its facility to accommodate its services. According to reports by CBS News (n.p), the studios is ready to pursue the construction of 135,000 square foot facility.
Besides, the studios also differ in their studio features something that makes them different. Pinewood Toronto Studios has the largest sound stage compared to all the other studios despite the fact that its space is not enough for all its products and services. Additionally, Miller Street Studios has invested much on its floor, doors and window panes making it reduce noise to the lowest level. Hinrichs, on the other hand, have invested much on improving its designs to satisfy their clients.
Works Cited
CBS News,. "Canada's Biggest Film Studio Announces Major Expansion, Just In Time For The Oscars". CBC News, 2016, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pinewood- toronto-studios-plans-major-expansion-in-port-lands-1.3467147.
Miller Street Studios,. "Miller Street Studios – Professional Recording/Mixing/Mastering Studio". Millerstreetstudios.Com, 2017, http://millerstreetstudios.com/.
Semley, John. "Behind The Scenes Of Pinewood Toronto Studios". Torontoist, 2011, http://torontoist.com/2011/04/behind-the-scenes_of_pinewood_toronto_studios/.
Studio Hinrichs,. "About Studio Hinrichs". Studio Hinrichs, 2017, http://www.studio- hinrichs.com/the-studio/.
