The Studio is the execution layer. Research might give you fifty ideas; the Studio is where a small number become videos with a locked pitch, a script, and a ship date. Learn the navigation once so you are not rebuilding mental context every session.
Overview first
Start from Today or the Studio overview to see videos in progress and where each one is—Pitch, Write or Ship. Glance at what stalled and what is ready to film. If the list feels noisy, archive or merge videos.
Series workflow
Open a series to see ordered videos and settings. Use series-level notes for the promise, tone, and recurring segments. Video-level notes should be specific to that episode—do not duplicate the whole bible each time.
Pick the next episode by viewer value, not filming convenience—unless schedule forces otherwise.
Update cross-episode references when you change order.
Link to research briefs by title so collaborators find the same doc.
Standalone workflow
Standalone long or short videos suit experiments, news reactions, or collaborations outside a numbered arc. They use the same Channel Brain, so voice stays consistent even for one-offs.
Aligning the Studio with Research
Start videos from your Ideas inbox rather than from scratch when you can—the research behind the idea comes along into the pitch. After publishing, link the upload on Ship: the 2, 7 and 28-day reviews tell you whether the insight predicted performance.
Collaboration
In shared workspaces, agree where comments live: app notes, external docs, or task tools. The worst failure mode is two outlines—pick one source of truth.