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About showbura

A Chichester production team built around the news cycle

We make broadcast-ready news video for television and online channels. This page explains how we started, what guides our choices and how our approach has developed.

A Chichester production team built around the news cycle

How the company came to be

showbura began in 2014 in Chichester with a simple observation: newsrooms needed video that arrived quickly and was ready to air. We set out to supply it without drama. Twelve years on, that remains the job.

The company started as a small crew of camera operators and editors who had worked inside busy news environments and knew how a missed deadline feels. They wanted to build a team that treated the clock as a design constraint, not a threat.

Early work was mostly on-location shooting for developing stories. Crews learned which kit travels well, how to keep handheld shots steady and how to record clean sound in poor conditions. Those habits still shape how we prepare for every call.

As clients asked for more, the company added studio production, remote interview recordings and fast editing and delivery. Each service grew out of a request we saw repeated, rather than from a plan to widen the catalogue for its own sake.

We also found that many delays happen after the camera stops. That led us to Newsroom Workflow Setup, where we help producers and editors simplify approval, ingest and delivery so finished material reaches air without bottlenecks.

Today a small, experienced team covers the full chain from shoot to delivery. Helen Marsh manages production, Daniel Whitcombe leads camera work, Priya Nair edits and Tom Fletcher directs the studio. Clients deal with the people doing the work.

Principles

What guides the work when the deadline is close

A news story gives very little time to reconsider a decision, so our principles are settled before a job begins. They decide how we staff a shoot, how we check material and how we speak to the people on camera. They keep fast work trustworthy and make our results predictable for the desks we serve.

  1. Speed

    Speed is something we prepare for. Kit is packed and checked in advance, crews know their roles, and edit suites are ready to receive footage. When a story breaks, there are few decisions left to make, so time goes into shooting and cutting rather than organising.

  2. Accuracy

    Accuracy is checked at several points. On location we confirm names, titles and spellings with the contact. In the edit, captions are read against the audio and facts are compared with your brief. Anything uncertain is raised with your desk before delivery, not after transmission.

  3. Fair reporting

    Fair reporting means treating everyone on camera with respect and cutting their words without bending the meaning. We avoid leading questions and unbalanced framing, and we keep the original material available so your editors can see exactly what was said and in what order.

How our way of working took shape

showbura

Founded
2014
Today
2026

  1. Starting with the clock

    Early crews learned that planning for the deadline matters more than reacting to it, so every job begins with the delivery time and works backwards.

  2. Light kit, steady shots

    Field work taught us to travel light and keep handheld footage stable, which is why Daniel trains crews in quick, dependable camera technique.

  3. Adding the studio

    Clients wanted controlled recordings as well as location work, so we built a lit set with autocue and multi-camera direction for bulletins and interviews.

  4. Interviews that fit a bulletin

    Repeated requests for short interviews led to packages recorded on location or by remote link, framed and lit to drop straight into a running order.

  5. Looking beyond the camera

    Seeing delays after filming, we began reviewing approval and delivery steps with clients, simplifying how material moves between desk, edit and transmission.

  6. Delivery as part of the job

    Captioning and formatting for television and online channels became routine, so each client receives files in the specification they asked for.

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