About Us

With our expertise in projection mapping, immersive media, design and video production, we're here to help you create your own spectacular projects that leave a lasting impression.

Focal Studios are an innovative Audiovisual Design and Technology Consultancy.

Based in Merseyside, UK, our interdisciplinary team offer bespoke and turnkey solutions to creative and technical projects. Our mission is to democratise technology and use our built environment to engage, inspire and tell the true stories of our communities.

Focal Studios specialises in creating immersive visual experiences. Our team fully invests in the vision of our clients by harnessing the power of technology to bring their stories to life.

Our expertise in projection mapping, spatial augmented reality, immersive and interactive installations can turn our partner’s message into engaging and effective visual content.

Using our holistic creative process and innovative products, we create a new reality for audiences by designing systems and content that imbues environments with marvellous audiovisual experiences.

“Imagine a world in which every surface and object becomes a magical storytelling device, brought to life through immersive technology.”

— Dennis Outten, Managing Director

Our Commercial Partners

Focal Studios are partnered with market-leading manufacturers and suppliers, ensuring we specify the best solutions for all projects. We look after our clients by offering aftercare and health checks to ensure projects remain effective and efficient.

Our Knowledge Transfer Partners

Focal Studios has established strong partnerships with institutions like Wirral Metropolitan College, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), and Cchange. These knowledge transfer partnerships are not only laying the groundwork for future collaborations but are also crucial in providing a solid foundation for imparting industry-standard knowledge. Through work placements and internships, students gain hands-on experience in projection mapping, videography, animation, and creative technology. This practical learning under the mentorship of industry experts ensures that the next generation is well-equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the creative technology sector within the region.

We collaborate, innovate and love what we do.

Our team members are self-motivated and passionate professionals who love their craft and live and breathe immersive media. As a highly personable team from diverse backgrounds, we take pride in the level of preparation and resources we provide in our work with all sectors.

We encourage our team to expand their knowledge and regularly engage in professional practices that build upon our existing skillsets.

We develop products and services that creatively and technically innovate in both our personal development and in the wider sector.

The Team

Immersive and Interactive content that is true to your identity

We offer end-to-end solutions for all aspects of your project. In addition to being technology and creative experts, we take pride in producing bespoke content covering a range of immersive platforms that reflects your vision and identity.

Our immersive solutions bring your vision to the forefront of viewers minds, transporting them to the space in which your story exists. Our interactive systems are able to respond and interact in real-time with the people who choose to participate; encouraging further engagement and deeper exploration.

DarkSide Collective

In 2022 we co-founded DarkSide Collective with Scenegraph Studios.

DarkSide is Wirral’s first innovation and tech collective that supports and fosters partnerships between artists, digital studios, STEM businesses and start-ups.

We have an active community of over 60 members who regularly collaborate, co-ordinate events and share knowledge together.

Supporting Positive Change

We are a member of COoL - a collective of 25+ key arts organisations based in the Liverpool City Region.

It is the leading cultural partnership model of its kind in the UK.

  • COoL contributes at least £8 million to the Liverpool City Region economy every year

  • COoL members’ activities have a collective audience of over 3 million people annually

  • Every year COoL creates over 1,000 full-time, part-time, freelance and volunteer opportunities within the Liverpool City Region

  • Over 800 newly commissioned artistic projects and 4,000 events each year with work winning awards and critical acclaim worldwide

We are a member of Shift Liverpool - the sustainability network for the Liverpool City Region’s cultural sector.

As a network we want to collaboratively address the climate emergency and the Liverpool City Region’s ambitious 2040 zero-carbon target.

Together we can share knowledge, resources, and create new initiatives to benefit the whole sector.

By signing the pledge our organisation has committed to improving the environmental sustainability of our day-to-day operations and promising to:

  • Use the network to help develop knowledge and practices to help it reach carbon neutrality;

  • Become a more environmentally sustainable and regenerative organisation

We use creative technologies as a vehicle for positive change to connect people, communities and spaces. Our mission is to democratise and make accessible the creative use of technology in our world.

We work with organisations to adapt digital media in their venues, creative work and online presence. Technology is having a significant impact in every sector by; improving access and participation online, diversifying audience engagement and enabling involvement that overcomes social and economic barriers.

We look to the future with accessing digital media at the forefront of our vision.