SERVICES
We are a business consultancy rather than a law firm, talent agent or manager. We can do most things you would call a lawyer for in the media sector, but our unique strength lies in a broader commercial and practical input across four verticals:
Business Affairs
Operational Support
Production Services
Team Development
Business Affairs ServiceS
We are proud to work with some of the most innovative production companies in the UK across all stages of their film and television projects.
We also represent a broad spectrum of other clients ranging from US-based production studios (particularly doing UK-based production and development), through to individual musicians, actors, writers and directors who are looking to develop their own material.
Operational Input and Oversight
We have recently seen significant changes from operations perspective for production companies, agencies, distributors and everyone else in the sector.
Many companies and individual talent have been looking inwards and either identifying their goals for the next few years, or have been unable to do so, but cannot shake a sense of unease.
When working in house across the sector, we have handled both: designed and implemented the strategy to meet clear objectives, and also faced down intrinsic uncertainty to identify gating issues.
Support for Start-Ups
We have all either started businesses or specialised in supporting emerging companies. We automatically put ourselves in your shoes and smooth operations so you can focus on areas that grow value like developing creative projects and forging/managing external relationships.
Streamlining of Corporate Structures
We often work closely with tax advisers and accountants to assess the most effective corporate structure for your business. By identifying where rights sit, removing dormant companies and clarifying the correct contracting parties in different situations, we can save significant management time at the outset of a new project.
Strategy Review & Business Planning
If you want to take a step back and assess where you are, or if have particular goals: grow, pivot, diversify, raise finance etc., then we are well positioned advise on methodologies that can identify your key value drivers and inhibitors and lay out possible next steps for planning and growth.
Production Services
If you need to set up a shoot in the UK, be it a few days or a full schedule, scripted or factual, we can efficiently source the most suitable partners from our network.
We have become a trusted advisor to several production companies from the US and Europe and successfully introduced them to useful people and companies, including production service companies, completion guarantors, insurers and accountants, and also helped them navigate UK production methods and unions.
Having an ally on the ground can make production oversight smoother and ensure on-screen value is maximised.
Training and Guest Speaking
We can offer a comprehensive training programme to management and employees on a variety of topics including production compliance, deal making for film and television development, interview technique and CV writing and mentoring. We can also source people from our network to deliver fascinating masterclasses, Q&As and case studies on almost any topic.