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Our Team

Four specialists in studio design, sound, lighting and camera systems, working out of York. Each one leads a part of the work and writes or teaches what they know.

Team

The people behind the work

Four specialists cover studio design, sound, lighting and camera systems, and each leads the part of a project they know best. Based in York since 2014, we work with television networks and live crews who need practical, plainly explained guidance.

  • Helen Whitaker, Founder and Studio Designer

    Helen Whitaker

    Founder and Studio Designer

    Helen has designed broadcast and rehearsal spaces for over a decade. She leads our studio design work.

  • James Fothergill, Lead Sound Engineer

    James Fothergill

    Lead Sound Engineer

    James mixes live concerts and festival stages and writes our audio guides.

  • Priya Nandra, Lighting Designer

    Priya Nandra

    Lighting Designer

    Priya plans lighting for stages and television sets, focusing on safe and efficient rigs.

  • Callum Rhodes, Workflow and Camera Systems Lead

    Callum Rhodes

    Workflow and Camera Systems Lead

    Callum sets up camera control and signal flow for multi-camera events and trains crews to run them.

How we work

The principles behind how the team approaches each job

Our four specialists come from different corners of audiovisual production, yet they share a few habits that shape every project. A studio plan, a lighting rig or a festival run sheet is only useful if the crew can follow it on the day. These principles guide how we write, build and check our work, from the first site visit in York to the last page of a training guide.

  1. Clarity

    Every plan we hand over is written so a producer, a technical director and a junior operator can all read it. Helen's cabling schedules, Priya's rig plans and Callum's signal flow diagrams use plain labels, agreed terms and one version, so nobody has to guess what a symbol or a channel name means.

  2. Reliability

    Broadcast and live work leaves little room for second attempts, so we build in checks. James tests audio chains before doors open, Priya checks load and power against the venue, and Callum rehearses camera control with the crew. We would rather find a fault on a quiet afternoon than during transmission.

  3. Craft

    We care about the small details that make a space or a show run well: cable routes that stay tidy, monitor levels set sensibly, lighting that looks right on screen as well as in the room. Our guides and workshops pass that practical knowledge on, so crews can keep improving after we have left.

Get in touch

Talk to the people who would do the work

If you have a studio, a camera setup or a live event in mind, tell us what you are planning through the contact page. The right person from the team will read your message and reply with sensible next steps.

Contact or call us 01904 797 0226

Ask for a quote

Write to us: hello@newsymph.net

Clear guidance for broadcast and live production

Get in touch

01904 797 0226 hello@newsymph.net

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