focusedix
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About us

focusedix is a Brighton company that designs, builds and runs live production decks and control rooms for television and streaming teams.

How a control room company began

focusedix started in 2013 with a simple aim: to make live production calmer for the people doing it. Oliver Hartley had spent years in television galleries and wanted to build rooms and crews that worked the way a good gallery should.

Oliver founded the company after more than a decade in live television galleries, where he saw how much a show depends on small, unglamorous decisions. A rack that is easy to trace, an intercom that is clear and a running order everyone has read all matter before a single camera goes live.

From the beginning we have done two kinds of work side by side. We design and build compact control rooms, and we supply crews to operate them or to run productions in someone else's space. Doing both means our designers know what operators need.

Today the team is four people. Oliver leads system design and show planning, Priya Sandhu cuts live shows as lead vision mixer, Callum Whitaker builds the signal routing and racks, and Hannah Doyle produces streamed events and keeps clients informed.

Our base is at 14 Trafalgar Lane in Brighton, where we prepare equipment and test setups before they travel. Clients include television producers, streaming teams, venues and event organisers, and the size of the show varies a great deal.

We prefer to stay small enough that the person you speak to at the start is the person who understands your show on the day. That choice shapes how we quote, plan and crew every job.

How we approach it

Working choices that keep a live show steady

Our approach comes from years in galleries where things go wrong at the worst moment. We would rather prevent a problem than fix it on air. These are the working habits that run through design, crewing and training alike.

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  1. Plan the signal path first

    Before choosing equipment we map where every camera, graphic and replay source goes and where the outgoing feed ends up. A clear signal path shows weak points early and makes faults quicker to find on the day.

  2. Rehearse with the director

    Our operators work through cues, transitions and graphics with your director before the show. This builds a shared way of speaking, so instructions during the broadcast can be short and unambiguous.

  3. Build to be understood

    Racks are laid out logically and cabling is labelled and documented. Your own engineers can follow what we have built, and a fault does not depend on one person remembering how it was done.

  4. Keep the client informed

    A producer stays in touch from the first call to the final feed. You hear about changes, risks and decisions as they arise, in plain language, rather than discovering them during the show.

  5. Teach what we know

    Where clients want to run their own productions, we train their operators on switching, signal flow and live show discipline. The aim is a team that works calmly without us when that suits you.

What guides us

Principles we apply on every production

Live television leaves little room for second attempts, so how people behave in the gallery matters as much as the equipment. Our principles are working habits more than slogans. They influence how we plan, how we speak to clients and how we build.

  1. Calm under pressure

    Staying calm is a skill we practise. Our vision mixers rehearse difficult moments, such as a late camera change or a dropped source, so that a problem becomes a routine fix. A steady voice in the gallery helps the whole crew keep their focus and keeps the broadcast on track.

  2. Clear communication

    We say what we mean in as few words as possible, both in the gallery and with clients. Intercom instructions are short, quotations spell out what is included and plans are written so a non-technical producer can follow them. Clear communication prevents most misunderstandings before they cost anyone time.

  3. Careful craft

    Careful craft means finishing the small things. Cables are labelled, racks are tidy, settings are noted and equipment is tested before it leaves Brighton. None of it is visible to viewers, but it is why a show can run smoothly and why a fault is found quickly.

In context

The company in plain figures and facts

We prefer to describe ourselves with simple facts. focusedix has been working since 2013 from Brighton, with a team of four covering design, engineering, vision mixing and streaming production. The ledger below sets out where we are and who we work with.

Founded
2013
Service areas
6
Team profiles
4
Based in
Brighton

Send us a message

By phone
01273 480 316
Email
[email protected]
focusedix

Live production decks, control rooms and crews for television and streaming teams, based at 14 Trafalgar Lane in Brighton since 2013.

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14 Trafalgar Lane
Brighton BN1 4ED
01273 480 316
[email protected]

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