Comprehensive visual research, rights clearance, licensing and media management for any size of project including documentary, music video, advertising or fine art.
VISUAL RESEARCH
Turning over every stone to locate the best visuals to help you tell your story. Searching within an extensive array of footage vendors, archives, museums, individual collections from around the globe. Specialized skills to fulfill any request.
RIGHTS CLEARANCES
Addressing copyright and intellectual property issues with third party materials. Figuring out which permissions and clearances are necessary to obtain and how to credit them. Advising and working with Intellectual Property Counsel.
CONSULTATION
Guidance from the project’s inception, through planning shoots based on what exists in archive material, through to final post-production. Scoping out the vision and subject of your project, timeline and licensing budget feasibility, and legal risks assessment.
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Practical solutions for logging, tracking, and handling photos, clips, ephemera, music and other materials brought in for your project.
MUSIC LICENSING
Experienced in dealing with music publishers, song writers, record labels and various unions.
Service Fees are determined by the nature of the project, the scope of required clearances, the requested grant of rights, as well as the schedule and budget. Flexible fee structures (i.e. per project or per day rate) and preferred licensing rates with leading news and stock vendors in the field, and will always negotiate on your behalf to ensure the spending on archival materials is within budget.