A Taunton video team built around the news cycle
kowziro produces rapid-turnaround video for television news and trains newsroom teams in camera technique and workflow. Here is how we work, what we hold to and who does it.
From regional newsroom floors to a Taunton edit suite
kowziro was founded in 2014 by Helen Marlowe, who had spent years producing regional television news. The company grew from a simple observation: stories are won or lost in the hours after they break, and good pictures need a calm, practised crew.
Helen started kowziro to give broadcasters a dependable source of broadcast-ready video when an urgent story lands and their own crews are already stretched. The early work was filming and editing on tight schedules, delivered in the formats a transmission desk actually needs.
Requests soon widened. Editors and producers asked how we kept pace without losing accuracy, and journalism students wanted to learn the same habits before they reached a newsroom. Training became the second half of the business, and it still draws on live production work.
Today the company runs from 14 Bridge Works Lane in Taunton. Daniel Ashworth directs shoots and edits for urgent stories, Tom Pritchard cuts and packages items to broadcast standard, and Priya Nair designs the workflow training. Helen sets the standards all of it is measured against.
What ties the two halves together is a plain belief that speed is a skill, not a shortcut. A crew that frames cleanly, records usable sound and labels its material properly saves more time than any amount of frantic editing afterwards.
We work with television news teams, broadcasters and journalism students across the UK. Some need a single story turned around before a bulletin; others want a team trained so that the next story runs more smoothly.
What we stand for
Accuracy
Every caption, name and graphic is checked before it leaves us. We would rather ask one more question on a shoot than correct an item after transmission. Clean facts are what a newsroom relies on.
Speed
Quick turnaround comes from preparation: kit checked, shots planned, files named and handed over in the right format. We move fast by removing avoidable delays, not by cutting corners on the story.
Craft
Steady framing, honest lighting and clear audio still decide whether a report is watchable. We teach and practise these basics daily, because pressure exposes weak technique faster than anything else.
How our approach took shape
kowziro
- Founded
- 2014
- Today
- 2026
Start with the newsroom's clock
We plan backwards from the bulletin slot. Knowing when material must be in the queue decides how we shoot, how long we spend on each stage and when we hand over.
Shoot for the edit
Cutaways, clean sound and steady holds are gathered with the editor in mind. A few extra seconds on location saves far longer in the suite when time is short.
Keep kit simple
Compact camera, tripod and microphone cover most breaking stories. Our coaching favours kit a single person can carry, set up quickly and trust under pressure.
Label everything at ingest
Clear file names and notes at ingest keep editing queues moving. Handover problems usually begin with missing information, so we treat labelling as part of the job.
Teach from live work
Workshops use situations we meet on real productions. Trainees practise framing, lighting and audio in the conditions a breaking story actually brings.
Deliver to broadcast standard
Items are edited, captioned and packaged for transmission before they leave us. The aim is that a producer can place the story straight into a running order.
What working with us has been like
These are comments from people who have commissioned video or training from kowziro. They describe how the work felt day to day, in their own words.
“We needed a story filmed and cut against a bulletin deadline. Daniel's crew arrived prepared, shot useful cutaways and delivered in the format our desk expected. Nobody had to chase files or ask how to open anything.”
“Priya's workflow session made our handover far clearer. We now name and log material the same way every shift, and the editing queue is easier to read. The training stayed practical throughout and used our own examples.”
“The camera workshop gave our students something a lecture could not: time with the kit under realistic pressure. Their framing and sound improved noticeably by the end of the day, and they asked good questions.”
“Tom turned our rough material into a clean, captioned item without fuss. He flagged two factual points to check before sending it back, which we were glad of. The edit suite felt calm even when the clock was not.”
The kinds of teams we work with
- Regional news desks
- Broadcast producers
- Journalism departments
- Student news teams
- Independent reporters
- Newsroom editors
They understood the pressure we were under and kept the work calm. The story reached us ready to run, and the team knew what to do next time.
Talk to us about your next story
Send a short note through the contact page and we will reply with questions about timing and format, then confirm in writing what we can do.
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