APPROACHHow we work

From first message to final cut.

Most B2B briefs follow the same six steps. Here's how the process actually unfolds, what we need from you at each stage, and what lands on your desk in return.

I STEP. 01 Week 1

Discovery

A short conversation, on a call or by email, about what you're putting together and why. The goal isn't a quote yet, it's a shared understanding of the shape of the project: audience, deliverables, rough date, rough budget. We figure out together which kind of film you're really commissioning before any numbers get put on paper.

From you

A paragraph describing the project. The audience, the deliverables, the rough date and budget.

From us

A 30-minute conversation. A working brief. A rough sense of price band.

II STEP. 02 Week 1-2

Brief & Quote

Once we both know what we're making, we write up a brief and a quote. The brief covers the deliverables, the crew, the kit, the location, the timeline, and the post-production scope. The quote is fixed, not estimated. If the brief changes later, we re-quote together.

From you

Sign-off on the brief. A purchase order or a signed quote, depending on your firm's process.

From us

A written brief and a fixed quote. Both delivered within a working day of the discovery call.

III STEP. 03 Week 2 onwards

Pre-production

The unglamorous bit, and the most important. Recces of the venue if needed, calls with the speakers or interviewees, location releases, schedule alignment, kit prep, contingency planning. The shoot day itself goes well or badly almost entirely based on what happens here.

From you

Introductions to the people we'll be filming. The schedule. Access details for the venue.

From us

Pre-interview calls with talent. A shot list. A run-of-day schedule. A short risk-and-contingency note.

IV STEP. 04 The day

Shoot Day

On the day, we arrive an hour early, set up cleanly, sound-check before the room fills, and quietly work the shoot. Multi-camera where the brief calls for it, single operator where it doesn't. Calm hands, broadcast audio, considered framing, and an eye on the editorial spine of the film as we shoot.

From you

An on-the-day contact. Coffee. (Optional but appreciated.)

From us

The crew, the kit, the redundancy, the room read. Backups of every card at lunch and end-of-day.

V STEP. 05 Week 3-4

Post-production

Two to three weeks of edit, on a calendar most clients don't see but very much feel. Card backup, log, rough cut, music, fine cut, colour, sound mix, captions, multi-format export. A first cut to you for feedback. Two rounds of revisions, usually all the project needs.

From you

Considered feedback on the first cut. (Group consolidated feedback works best.)

From us

A first cut within two weeks. Two rounds of revisions baked into the quote.

VI STEP. 06 Week 4-5

Delivery

Final files in every format the brief asks for: hero film, social cutdowns, vertical for Instagram and TikTok if needed, captioned versions, broadcast specs if any. Delivered via cloud transfer with a clear filename convention. Selects and rushes available on request.

From you

Approval on the final cut. Confirmation of delivery formats.

From us

All deliverables in the agreed formats. Selects available. Source files archived for the agreed period.

CH. IIReady to begin

That's how it works. Want to start?

If the process above makes sense for your project, the next move is a short message about what you're putting together. We'll come back the same day with the questions we need answered to scope a proper quote.

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