( Process )

Four stages from brief to screen

One crew, four stages and about six weeks from brief to delivery. Here’s what happens at each step and what lands in your inbox.

( Process )

Four stages from brief to screen

One crew, four stages and about six weeks from brief to delivery. Here’s what happens at each step and what lands in your inbox.

( Process )

Four stages from brief to screen

One crew, four stages and about six weeks from brief to delivery. Here’s what happens at each step and what lands in your inbox.

01

TC 00:00 — Week 1

TC 00:00 — Week 1

Treatment

Every film starts on paper. Your brief becomes a written treatment with references, a mood reel, a first shot list and a fixed budget. Nothing is filmed until you’ve signed off on how it will look and feel.

You get

Written treatment

Mood reel

Shot list

Fixed quote

02

TC 01:00 — Weeks 2–3

TC 01:00 — Weeks 2–3

Shoot

One producer runs pre-production and the shoot. We handle casting, locations, permits and scheduling, then shoot with our own crew and kit, on our stage or on location.

You get

Call sheets & schedule

Casting & locations

Shoot days with full crew

Daily rushes review

03

TC 02:00 — Week 4

TC 02:00 — Week 4

Cut

The director sits in the edit from day one. You see a first assembly days after wrap, then two rounds of notes on the way to picture lock.

You get

First assembly

Two rounds of notes

Picture lock

Music & licensing

04

TC 03:00 — Weeks 5–6

TC 03:00 — Weeks 5–6

Grade & sound

Colour, sound and delivery all happen down the corridor. We grade, mix, add titles and export every version you need, from a six-second cutdown to a cinema DCP.

You get

HDR colour grade

5.1 or stereo mix

Titles & subtitles

All delivery masters

( Questions )

Questions we hear before every first call

How much does a film cost?

How far ahead should we book?

Do you shoot outside Lisbon?

Can we hire just the edit and colour suite?

Who owns the finished film?

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