Film Your Comedy Special With
Live Next To The Apollo
Walk in the footsteps of comedy giants and film your special at the legendary Riverside Studios with a professional broadcast quality TV rig for a fraction of the price of hiring it all in yourself.
Riverside Studios has been at the heart of comedy TV production in London for over 90 years. It is currently the home of Have I Got News For You and has hosted comedy greats from Lenny Henry in the 1980’s, Lee Mack in the 1990’s, Bill Bailey in the 2000’s and Ed Byrne in the 2010’s.
Jonathan Stadlen founded and is Executive Producer of the multi-award winning TV production company Knickerbockerglory, having produced shows for everyone from Netflix to Channel 4, BBC to ITV. River Room is now rigged with our state of the art, broadcast quality fixed-rig camera set up - as used on all the big TV shows, with the aim of filming high-end comedy specials without the need for lots of expensive operators.
We will provide you with the unique combination of decades TV industry expertise, combined with an iconic West London TV studio setting for a very competitive price.
Filming Packages
1
The Raw Dog Special
This package delivers broadcast-quality UHD raw assets compatible with all editing software if you want to edit your own footage.
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4 Cameras: Two wide angles (left and right), one centre stage close-up, and one dedicated audience camera.
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Audio Capture: Stage mic feed plus dedicated stereo hanging audience Mics.
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Resolution: Your chosen resolution and format.
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Crewing: Producer (Jonathan Stadlen) and Technical Supervisor.
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Footage: 4 streams of original camera media.
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Audio: Clean, synchronized audio feeds.
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Delivery: 2TB LaCie rugged hard Drive (included).
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The Live Cut
Building on The Raw Special, we add a highly-skilled live editor to deliver a fast, usable final video at the end of the night.
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ALL inclusions from The Raw Dog Special PLUS...
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Live Vision Mixer (Director): An experienced Vision Mixer will perform a live multi-camera edit in real-time. They will seamlessly switch feeds, understand the narrative flow, and enhance the storytelling of your performance.
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Master File: A single, synchronized, one-hour-long finished edit (live cut) with simple sound sync and light colour correction.
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Delivery: Delivered on a 2TB drive at the end of the night​
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3
The Broadcast Special
A polished, fully mixed, and beautifully presented comedy special, ready for immediate distribution.
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​ALL inclusions from The Live Cut package PLUS...
Full Post-Production: From a specialist broadcast post-production house for, which includes...
Professional Sound Mix & Master: To ensure broadcast audio standards for consistent, clear output.
Cinematic Colour Grade: To elevate the UHD footage to a superior, aesthetic standard.
Titles Design & Credits: Custom opening titles, end credits and subtitles.
Revisions: one round of post-production notes/revisions.
Final Master: Once edited, graded and sound-mixed your master file will be ready for distribution!
All Packages
Availability
Days: Thursdays and Fridays
Performance Time: 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Total Studio Booking: 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
(Get-In, Shoot, and Get-Out)
Venue
Capacity: 110-seated theatre style. 70 cabaret style
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Venue Staff: Fully stocked and run bar, Usher, ticketing platform provided
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Revenue Split: 50% of net box office receipts*. (*revenue after the deduction of VAT (20%), credit card commission (4%), Riverside split (15%))
