Our Approach
Some attorneys prefer to collaborate closely.
Others simply provide their objectives and budget.
Most fall somewhere in between.
We adapt to your workflow.
Strategize
Every project begins with a conversation about goals and budget.
Whether your project calls for a streamlined local production or something larger, we build each documentary around your financial limits – but every film receives the same level of craftsmanship.
Research
A compelling documentary begins with understanding – not filming. We review the materials that counsel believes are important.
Our goal is to understand the facts, identify the human story within them, and recognize moments that best communicate the attorney's objectives.
Plan
After talking with the attorneys and looking over the case materials, we develop an outline for how the documentary might play out.
This dictates who – and what – we film.
When possible, we talk with the subjects of the documentary to prepare for on-camera interviews.
Film
After the law firm approves our plan, we efficiently film the interviews and day-in-the-life events that we need to make a compelling documentary.
The most powerful moments come through a combination of careful planning and letting people be their authentic selves.
Script
After the shoot, we build a clear and powerful narrative using our decades of experience.
We combine emotional and thoughtful interviews with stark but telling imagery to create undeniable visual testimony.
Collaborate
We develop the documentary with as much or as little input as counsel wants to provide.
But we always adhere to the goals and budget set forth at the beginning of the project.
Refine
The final stages of production are rarely about adding more.
They're about improving the documentary's clarity and calibrating its emotional intensity.
We strive for one of the most persuasive qualities that documentaries can have – authentic emotion.
Deliver
When we deliver a documentary to a client, this is not the end of the process. We realize you will usually request alterations, refinements, and even wholesale changes.
We welcome these notes because we want our clients to love the documentary as much as we do – and we realize these changes will only make it better!