This Tain recording studio was set up with my (Carrie’s) voiceover work in mind. If I had thought of hiring it out to other actors then I would have changed the design from the beginning. The booth is perfect for me but too small if more than one person wants to use it – I’m looking into the possibility of changing to a larger booth.
Over the last couple of years, we have completed a few ADR projects for animation but are currently unable to record do ADR for live film production. We are currently working on infrastructure changes to make these ADR sessions happen. When these changes take place it will mean that actors living in the Highlands will be able to do the majority of their voiceover recording from the Highlands. They will no longer need to travel to Edinburgh, Glasgow or other city studios. These studios often still retain control of the audio production but the actor can work with them via the Highland studio.
Our aim will be to cater to encourage more actors to spend time in the lovely Highlands of Scotland with the knowledge that they can complete their regular or ad hoc voiceover contracts from here.
The beauty of the Highlands is that generally the public will leave actors alone, they can go about their daily lives without a demand for autographs or selfies. Skibo Castle is less than 10 miles from our studio and is an ideal location for a Highland retreat.
Inverness Airport now offers a point-to-point service to the rest of the world. The large number of flights available make it easy for actors to live here and jet out to their film location. We also have a small airfield less than 10 miles away, for those flying in with private planes.
Locally, we also have many private estates and luxury hotels such as 5* Links House in Dornoch. These would be ideal locations for actors who wanted to holiday in the Highlands, with access to a voiceover studio only a 10 minute drive away.
So far our Studio Hire clients have been based in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Madrid, Los Angeles and more. We have worked with a number of high profile clients on some very exciting productions.
As you will see from the homepage of our website, our studio is located in Tain. This is North of Inverness, close to the towns of Dornoch, Dingwall and Invergordon. The Highlands is a very popular film location, with lots of filming taking place throughout the year. The Highland Film Commission (soon to be renamed Screen Highland) are the people to speak to if you are looking to use the Highlands as your film location. They will be able to help with all aspects of this and have a detailed directory of companies and resources that you may need….. including a wee studio in Tain!
This photograph is of the Million Dollar View at Struie Hill. This is not far from our studio. The image was taken by David Kratz and can be found on his websites – Northern Sights
