Process
Seven stages, no surprises.
We work to a written schedule with review points agreed up front. You know which week each version lands, and how many revision rounds you have at every stage.
- 01
Brief
A session to understand the film as you see it: audience, platform, runtime, budget and deadline.
- 02
Research
Sources, archive, testimony, a documented timeline. We don't write a line before we know what it stands on.
- 03
Draft
Treatment first, then a full script — with two revision rounds built into each level.
- 04
Prep
Scouting, permits, crew, kit and a risk plan. Nothing goes to the field half-arranged.
- 05
Shoot
A crew on location with daily rushes, sound reports and a producer you can reach.
- 06
Cut
An offline edit that locks structure and rhythm, then color, sound, motion and subtitles on a picture-locked cut.
- 07
Delivery
Master to spec, platform versions, plus project files and archive handover.
How we work
A film is written three times: on the page, in front of the camera, and on the timeline. We stay for all three.
Script first
We don't roll a camera or start cutting before the narrative structure is clear on paper — even on projects that arrive fully shot.
A straight opinion
If an idea won't carry a film, or a country is one we cannot shoot in safely, we say so in the first meeting.
Sourced and cleared
Every claim in our scripts has a source, every permit is real, and every archive asset has a clear legal status before it enters the film.
Dates that hold
A written schedule, defined delivery points, and early warning the moment something threatens to slip.