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Module 06Capstone5 chapters

The Creator Studio

Talent is necessary. It is not sufficient. This live module teaches the operating system of a creator studio: pricing, retainers, agency partnerships, monetization. The playbooks that turn taste into a practice that pays for the next decade.

€199lifetime access · this module only

Included in The Bootcamp at €990. Bundling all six modules saves €204 versus buying separately, and adds the six AI assistants, private WhatsApp office hours with the founder, and lifetime Club membership.

A minimalist creative studio with a desk, monitor and natural light from a tall window

What you will learn

The outcomes of The Creator Studio.

  • Position yourself as a director, not a freelancer
  • Price the new cinema with confidence
  • Build retainer relationships with brands and agencies
  • Operate a creator studio with ops that scale
  • Ship a pitch deck, retainer template and pricing model

Module breakdown

Six chapters. One transformation.

The full curriculum of The Creator Studio, designed to ship the assignment, the asset and the assistant by the end of the module.

  1. Ch. 01

    The Creator as Director

    Positioning, voice, body of work. How to step out of the freelancer pile and into the director's chair, with the language to match.

  2. Ch. 02

    Pricing the New Cinema

    Day rates, project rates, retainers, output-based pricing. The pricing models that work in 2026, and the ones that quietly cap your career.

  3. Ch. 03

    The Retainer Playbook

    Selling, scoping, delivering and renewing retainers. The three-page proposal that lands them and the operations that keep them alive.

  4. Ch. 04

    Agencies & Brands

    How agencies actually buy creators. The introductions, the framework agreements, the in-network status that compounds beyond projects.

  5. Ch. 05

    The Creator Studio Ops

    Calendar, finance, contracts, IP. The operating system that keeps a one-person studio running like a small agency.

The toolkit

Tools you will use.

A working set, taught with intent. We do not chase tools — we direct them.

Claude

Pitch decks, proposals, ops drafting

Python

Studio dashboards and contract automation

What you will build

Your creator studio operating system

Pricing model, pitch deck, retainer template, ops playbook. The four documents that turn talent into a sustainable creator practice, ready to deploy the day after the cohort closes.

Continue

Other modules in the Club.

Module 01

Cinematic Prompting

The grammar of cinematic AI: lens, light, lens flare, mise-en-scène, atmosphere. Write prompts the way a director briefs a DP.

Module 02

Story for the Algorithm

Three-act structure, beat sheets, cold-open formula. Translate timeless story craft into a workflow that compounds AI output.

Module 03

Direction by AI

Shot lists, continuity, performance direction in latent space. Build your own director's playbook from set to render.

Studio LabRead module

2026 intake

Ready to step into the Club?

Modules are taught inside a six-month cohort, fewer than fifty filmmakers per intake. Apply to join the 2026 cohort and ship the work alongside the people building the new cinema.

Bootcamp €990 lifetime, or 3 × €390. Club from €39/month. Start whenever you are ready.