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From a single brief to a full rebuild.

We meet brands wherever they are. One project. A focused workshop. An embedded retainer. A complete in-house production transformation.

The architecture is the same. The scope adjusts to the engagement.

Where to start.

[01]

Audit

A clear, independent read of where you stand. We assess your production setup — costs, vendors, structure, process — and surface the gaps and opportunities.

[02]

Workshop

Deep, focused sessions on a single topic. AI readiness, production strategy, organisational design, or anything else. Practical and built around your real briefs.

[03]

Pilot

A defined project, start to finish. We embed alongside your team, run it independently, and leave you with a working blueprint.

[01]

Audit

A clear, independent read of where you stand. We assess your production setup — costs, vendors, structure, process — and surface the gaps and opportunities.

[02]

Workshop

Deep, focused sessions on a single topic. AI readiness, production strategy, organisational design, or anything else. Practical and built around your real briefs.

[03]

Pilot

A defined project, start to finish. We embed alongside your team, run it independently, and leave you with a working blueprint.

[01]

Audit

A clear, independent read of where you stand. We assess your production setup — costs, vendors, structure, process — and surface the gaps and opportunities.

[02]

Workshop

Deep, focused sessions on a single topic. AI readiness, production strategy, organisational design, or anything else. Practical and built around your real briefs.

[03]

Pilot

A defined project, start to finish. We embed alongside your team, run it independently, and leave you with a working blueprint.

How we engage.

[01]

Build

Advisory-led design of your in-house production model. Structure, talent, process, tooling — designed and stood up alongside your team.

[02]

Engine

Senior advisory on retainer. Always-on counsel across content, campaigns, and operations. Independent of any single project. Named partner ownership.

[03]

Campaign

Embedded production oversight, brief to delivery. Cost control, vendor selection, quality assurance. We sit on the brand side of the table.

[01]

Build

Advisory-led design of your in-house production model. Structure, talent, process, tooling — designed and stood up alongside your team.

[02]

Engine

Senior advisory on retainer. Always-on counsel across content, campaigns, and operations. Independent of any single project. Named partner ownership.

[03]

Campaign

Embedded production oversight, brief to delivery. Cost control, vendor selection, quality assurance. We sit on the brand side of the table.

[01]

Build

Advisory-led design of your in-house production model. Structure, talent, process, tooling — designed and stood up alongside your team.

[02]

Engine

Senior advisory on retainer. Always-on counsel across content, campaigns, and operations. Independent of any single project. Named partner ownership.

[03]

Campaign

Embedded production oversight, brief to delivery. Cost control, vendor selection, quality assurance. We sit on the brand side of the table.

Four pillars. One partner.

[01]

Production Controlling

Cost intelligence and real-time visibility across every production.

Budget development & validation · Cost reporting & reconciliation · Vendor selection & negotiation · Triple bidding · Rate benchmarking · Talent buyout management · SOW & MSA review · Real-time spend visibility

Less waste, full visibility, no surprises.

[02]

Strategic Advisory

Shaping how brands commission and plan content at scale.

Production strategy · Operating-model design · Roster & vendor strategy · Sustainable production & ESG reporting · Risk & compliance · International production structures · Tax-incentive strategy

A production strategy your CFO and your CMO both sign.

[03]

Organisational Setup

Building the production capability you need — from scratch or from inside.

In-house production department setup · Talent strategy & hiring · Production tech stack & tooling · VFX & post-production pipelines · AI studio architecture · Team upskilling & change management

An in-house team that ships.

[04]

AI Integration

From AI experiments to AI-native production. Governed, calibrated, built to last.

AI maturity assessment · AI use-case identification & prioritisation · Tool selection & vendor evaluation · EU-compliant AI stack selection · Workflow integration · AI playbooks (Brand · Production · Governance) · Team training & certification · Ethics & policy frameworks

A working AI operating model — not a slide deck.

Common questions.

We don't make productions. We advise on them. We have no financial interest in any production going ahead, going bigger, or going to any particular vendor.

We've actually run productions. On set. In the edit suite. In the negotiations. Our recommendations are grounded in what happens in production — not what a slide deck says should happen.

No. Never. Our fees come from our clients. That's it.

We scope each engagement individually. Talk to us — we'll tell you what's involved before you commit to anything.

Yes. We work with brands whose agencies are managing the production, brands working directly with production companies, and brands building their own in-house function. Independent oversight is the constant.