Everything families usually want to know before they start.
A single session records a child as they are. Filmed across years, the same child becomes the subject of something more rare: a document of genuine change. Children alter far more profoundly than parents anticipate, and far faster. The contrast between sessions is where the film finds its depth.
There is no single answer. A child of five inhabits a completely different relationship to language, belief, and imagination than the same child at nine. We have begun with children as young as four, and made equally compelling films starting at twelve. Earlier tends to preserve more of the journey.
Carefully, and in consultation with you. Younger children are asked about the world as they find it — friends, dreams, how things work. As children mature, the questions open outward toward larger ideas. Each session builds on the last, so responses deepen rather than repeat. The questions follow the child, not a script.
On location at your home, or privately over video for families outside London. Children are most themselves in familiar surroundings. On-location filming is in 4K.
We take our time. The camera is never the first thing a child encounters. Reserved children frequently produce the most considered footage.
Your family, and no one else without your instruction. We hold the material safely until the finished film is delivered, at which point the raw footage is yours. Privacy is the default. It does not need to be requested.
That depends on what you commission and how many seasons have been filmed. A single season typically produces five to seven minutes. Three seasons yields something closer to fifteen. Milestone films — a final year at home, an eighteenth birthday — can run considerably longer. The more material we have, the richer the edit.
Each project begins with a conversation. There is no standard rate.
Yes. We have filmed families across Europe, the United States, and further afield.
If something here hasn’t been addressed, it’s best discussed directly.