Studio — Engagement model
How we work together.
Studio projects are scoped individually. Every engagement begins the same way — with a conversation about the challenge, not the deliverable.
Where it starts
We don't scope work we don't yet understand.
Studio engagements begin with a discovery conversation. Before we can say what the work should be, we need to understand what it is dealing with — the context, the constraints, the audience and what success genuinely looks like.
That conversation costs nothing and carries no obligation. It is not a sales call. It is the beginning of the thinking.
From there, we develop a scope and approach together. Nothing moves into production until both sides are clear on what the work is and what it needs to achieve.
The stages
How a Studio project unfolds.
01
Discovery conversation
Every Studio project starts with a conversation about the challenge — not a brief, not a form. We need to understand what the work is dealing with before we can say what it should be. This conversation is at no cost and carries no obligation. We won't scope work we don't yet understand.
02
Scope and approach agreement
From the discovery conversation, we develop a clear scope: what the work is, what it needs to achieve, how we'll approach it and what delivery looks like. This is documented and agreed before anything moves into production. If the scope changes, we discuss it. There are no surprises.
03
Creative development
Before a camera is picked up, the creative direction is defined. Treatment, narrative structure and editorial approach are developed and signed off at this stage. This protects the work — from scope drift, from competing agendas and from the kind of mid-production course corrections that compromise quality.
04
Production
Filming, interviews or animation, carried out against the brief and creative direction agreed in stage three. Senior creative leadership is present throughout. We don't hand off to junior teams at the point where experience matters most.
05
Edit, review and delivery
Post-production, review rounds and sign-off. We structure the review process clearly from the outset — who is reviewing, on what, and by when. Assets are delivered in the formats and specifications agreed at scoping.
06
Deployment support
Where the work sits inside a wider programme, we don't simply hand over files and disappear. We can provide usage guidance, conversation frameworks for internal facilitators, or briefing materials to support how the work is used in context. The film is designed to keep working.
What you can expect from us
Our commitments on every project.
A named senior lead throughout
One person who is accountable for the project from brief to delivery. Not a relationship manager backed by an anonymous team — the person you speak to is the person doing the work.
Honesty about what's realistic
We will tell you if we think something won't work, if a timeline is too tight, or if the brief needs more thinking before it becomes a production. That conversation is more useful than a yes.
Clear documentation at every stage
Scope agreements, creative treatments and review processes are documented and shared. There is no ambiguity about what has been agreed, and no room for retrospective disagreement.
Proactive communication
Particularly in complex or sensitive projects, we communicate early when something changes — not after the fact. You will not be the last to know about a problem on your own project.
Commercial approach
Quoted against scope. No hidden costs.
Individually scoped
Studio projects are not priced from a rate card. Each project is quoted based on what the scope actually requires — the complexity of the brief, the production approach and the level of editorial involvement. We agree the number before we begin.
Milestone-based payment
Payment is structured around project milestones rather than paid upfront in full. Typically: a deposit on agreement, a payment on production completion, and a final payment on delivery. We agree the schedule at scoping.
Timelines agreed upfront
Delivery timelines are agreed at scoping and documented clearly. A straightforward interview-led project typically delivers within three to four weeks of production. More complex programmes are scoped over a longer period. We communicate proactively if anything changes.
Ready to start the conversation?
Tell us what you're dealing with. The discovery conversation costs nothing and carries no obligation.