Tell us what you want said, not how to shoot it
The best briefs we receive are three paragraphs long and contain no camera directions at all. Send us the argument, the audience and the deadline — we will bring the rest.
Springfield, CA
Questions we get every single week
If yours is not here, write to us. We answer in a day, and we answer properly rather than booking a call to say the same thing.
A single shoot day with a skeleton crew. We have made films that ran eleven hours and films that ran ninety seconds, and the second kind is often harder. If the idea is good and the schedule is honest, the size does not put us off.
Regularly. Roughly a third of last year's work was shot elsewhere, in eleven countries. We travel with a core team of four and hire the rest locally, which is usually better for the film and always better for the budget.
You do, on commissioned work, including the rushes. We ask only for the right to show the finished film in our reel and to submit it to festivals, and we will hold that back if there is a reason to.
Two, at the offline stage, and they are built into the schedule rather than billed afterwards. Structural changes after picture lock cost money, which is why we spend so long on the treatment.
Yes, and it often makes sense. We will tell you honestly where a swap saves money and where it will cost you a day. Our camera and grip package is available on its own if you only need the kit.
Six to eight weeks is comfortable for most projects, and two weeks is possible if the idea is clear and you are flexible on locations. We are currently taking bookings from the fourth quarter of 2026.
