If you are seeking a more bespoke consultancy service from Steve, this is also an option.

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What this is:

A focused, experienced review of your film from an editorial and storytelling perspective.

Designed for filmmakers who want clear, honest feedback on how to strengthen their current cut and move the film forward with confidence.

What’s included:

• A full independent viewing of your film
• Structured written notes
• A 30-min video call to go through the feedback and discuss practical next steps

How it works:

You submit your current cut along with a short logline and context for the project.

I review the film independently, take time to assess it properly, and prepare detailed notes (which I will send ahead of our follow-up call, typically within 5–7 working days of receiving your film – allowing time to properly assess the edit).

We then jump on a 30-min call (inc video call option) where I walk you through the feedback — what’s working, what isn’t, and where the strongest opportunities are to improve the film.

Who this is for?

• Filmmakers with a developed rough or near-final cut
• Directors looking for an experienced external perspective
• Short film projects focused on narrative storytelling
• Films up to 20 minutes in duration

Important

This service is intended for films that are already in the editing stage with a structured cut.

Projects that are not yet at this stage may not be suitable.

I reserve the right to decline projects that are not a good fit. If this happens, a full refund will be issued.

What you’ll come away with:

• A clearer understanding of your film’s strengths and weaknesses
• Practical, actionable direction on how to improve the edit
• Confidence in your next creative decisions

Fee:

£395 per film

Limited availability each month

For short films up to 20 minutes. For longer projects, please get in touch.

If you’re at the stage where your film is close, but you need clarity on how to make it stronger, this is designed to help you move forward with confidence.

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In this session, we will:

• Identify what’s currently holding your project back
• Clarify your immediate next steps
• Develop practical strategies to move your film forward with confidence

What this is:

This is not general advice or vague encouragement.

It’s a focused, practical session built to give you clear perspective and help you make decisions that move your project forward.

What you’ll leave with:

• Clear next steps
• Renewed creative direction
• Practical solutions to current problems
• Momentum to continue your project with confidence

£149 per session
Limited availability each month

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(Service 3) One-to-One: Your Big Creative Project

Taking on something big can change more than you expect.

Maybe you’re about to take on an ambitious creative project.

Maybe you’re already deep into one and wondering whether you can — or even should — keep going.

Maybe you’ve finally finished something you’ve spent years working towards, and you’re surprised by how you feel now that it’s over.

Or perhaps you’re simply wondering:

“Is this actually the right thing for me to be doing?”

I’ve been there.

I spent five years pursuing an enormous creative goal: making a feature film with no budget and no industry help.

Getting the film made was one challenge.

Understanding what that pursuit was doing to the rest of my life was another.

Over those five years I experienced the determination, frustration, isolation, obsession, self-doubt, sacrifice and satisfaction that can come with putting so much of yourself into one thing. And I’ve had years since finishing the film to reflect on what I’d do differently.

That’s what these one-to-one sessions are about.

A private, honest conversation about your project, where you are with it, and what you’re trying to figure out.

This isn’t a generic coaching programme, a motivational speech or someone handing you a list of things you “should” be doing.

It’s a chance to step outside of your project for an hour and talk it through with someone who’s experienced what it’s like to pursue something intensely for years.

What might you be struggling with?

Perhaps you’re:

• About to start something that feels much bigger than you.
• Unsure whether you’re ready to commit to it.
• Struggling to know whether an idea is worth pursuing.
• Halfway through and beginning to question everything.
• Losing motivation after the initial excitement has worn off.
• Becoming consumed by the project.
• Finding that your work is starting to affect your relationships, time or wider life.
• Struggling with perfectionism or constantly moving the goalposts.
• Wondering whether you’re being persistent or simply stubborn.
• Comparing your progress to everyone else’s.
• Unsure whether to continue, change direction or walk away.
• Approaching the end of a huge project and wondering what comes next.
• Feeling strangely lost now that you’ve achieved something you’ve worked towards for years.

You don’t necessarily need someone to tell you what to do. Sometimes you need someone to help you think clearly about what you’re doing.

What can you expect to get from the session?

The aim isn’t for me to magically solve your project in 60 minutes.

It’s for you to leave the conversation with something clearer than when you arrived.

Depending on what you’re dealing with, that might mean:

Clarity

A better understanding of what is actually troubling you, rather than having everything swirling around in your head.

Perspective

Stepping outside the project for an hour and looking at it from a different angle.

Confidence

Feeling more confident about the decision you’re facing — whether that’s to continue, change direction, slow down or finally get started.

A clearer next step

You may not have everything figured out, but you should have a better idea of what you need to do next.

Reassurance

Sometimes you don’t need another answer. You need to realise that what you’re experiencing isn’t as unusual as you thought.

A more honest assessment

We can talk openly about whether the project is still serving you, whether the sacrifices you’re making are worthwhile, and what you might need to change.

Who is this for?

This isn’t exclusively for filmmakers.

It could be useful if you’re:

Writing a book.
Making a film.
Creating an album.
Building a business.
Starting a creative career.
Taking on a huge personal project.
Finally pursuing something you’ve wanted to do for years or feeling like you want to but unsure of the possible road ahead.

The project itself doesn’t really matter.

What matters is that it matters to you.

What makes this different?

I’m not approaching this as someone who’s read a few books about motivation and decided to become a life coach.

I’ve actually spent five years pursuing one enormous goal (ten years if you include the short film version of my feature film).

I made a feature film from scratch, outside the traditional industry, with no budget and no industry backing.

I learned an enormous amount about getting something difficult finished.

I also learned an enormous amount about what that pursuit can do to the person doing it.

Some of those lessons only became obvious to me afterwards.

That’s the perspective I’m bringing to the conversation.

£89 — 60-minute private session

Limited availability each month

A one-to-one video conversation focused entirely on you, your project and whatever you’re currently trying to figure out.

You don’t need to arrive with a perfectly defined question.

You might simply know:

“Something isn’t quite right and I need to talk it through.”

That’s enough.

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What others are saying about working with me…

If I would have done it the other way first…I would have been put off filmmaking.

Keeley Gainey

It took eight weeks to finish the short film ‘The Unexpected Expectant Father‘ from initial contact with Steve. After wanting to make a short film for a long time but being unable to for a variety of reasons, including other life responsibilities and a great deal of hesitation about embarking on such a project and thinking a large team was needed to make it happen, this is the writer/director’s debut short. Script creation, equipment, organisation, finding production value on a limited budget, pre-production, working with non-actors, post-production, self-confidence and long-term goals with the film after completion were areas of consultation recommended on this project. The short won four awards and was nominated for several more. Notably, it received official selection and was screened at The Earls Court International Film Festival, a renowned festival in London, where it also won the producers choice film award 2022.

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