Service · Narrative Film
Short Film Productions
Festival-ready shorts from script to premiere — intimate crews, real locations, and stories told in light before dialogue.
What this service entails
Cinema at a human scale
Short films are the studio's first love. We develop scripts with writers or from your own draft, then produce with crews of six to ten people — small enough to move fast through real locations, experienced enough to hold a festival-grade image.
Post-production is full and unhurried: edit, colour grade, sound design and mix, titles and festival deliverables including DCP. Eleven of our shorts have screened at regional festivals across the West Coast.
What's included
- Script development, storyboards and shooting script
- Casting, rehearsals, locations and full production management
- Intimate professional crew with cinema camera and lighting
- Edit, grade, sound design, mix and original score licensing
- Festival deliverables: DCP, press kit, stills and trailer cut
Process
From page to premiere
01
Script & boards
Development sessions, rewrites and storyboards until the film can be seen on paper — usually four to six weeks.
02
Production
Three to five shoot days with an intimate crew, daily selects shared with you each evening.
03
Post & festivals
Edit, grade, sound and DCP — plus a festival strategy with premiere targets and submission handling.
Questions
Short film FAQs
What does a short film cost?+
Productions typically range from $9,500 for a single-location two-hander to $28,000 for multi-location festival pieces. Development is quoted separately and credited against production.
Can you develop my script?+
Yes — we option and develop original scripts, co-write with your writer, or start from a logline. Development runs four to six weeks.
Do you handle festival submissions?+
Festival strategy, premiere targeting, DCP creation and submission paperwork are all included, with stills and a trailer cut for press.
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Get Started
Have a story worth twelve minutes?
Send a logline or a draft — we'll read it properly and reply with honest development notes.
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