Start a fire
Your film or TV idea is your divine spark. Something ex nihilo. We’re here to preach to that, and, under oath, we’ll help you find its divine form. There are over 50,000 screenplays in circulation. So when it comes to the pitch, you want to make sure your idea rises to the occasion. We’ll make sure your pitch materials illuminate your script - and so increase your chances of success.
YOU DO WHAT EXACTLY?
Look-books and Series Bibles
We design and write bespoke look-books and bibles for film and TV.
Each one is specially created to elevate the world of your idea, the story you want to tell and the characters who inhabit it. It’s purpose is to pull your viewer into the world you plan to create, and bring it to life for your audience. No templated design. No monkey business. Every layout, every design is individual.
WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT US?
‘Sometimes it’s difficult for an artist to express what they’re attempting to create. Thankfully there are other artists who specialize in visualizing creative ideas. Strike a Light is such a place.’
Matthew Modine
Actor, writer and director
‘This is such a great way of grabbing attention and sparking interest. Wish you had started a few fires for us in the past, we’d have had a lot more series on the air!’’
Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
Co-creators and writers of ‘The Commitments’, ‘Porridge’ and ‘Auf Wiedersehen, Pet’
‘GENIUS!’
Stephen Bernstein
Hollywood director, writer and cinematographer of multiple award winning films
‘You’ve seriously raised the bar with our materials!’
Emma Bell
Development Producer at ‘Stolen Picture’
‘I LOVE your look-books. They’re beautiful!’
Olivia Newhouse
‘SYCO Entertainment’
‘In 20 years in the business, you guys create the best materials I’ve ever seen.’
Andy Thompson
Producer ‘Allies’, ‘Kicking Off ’ and ‘The Madness in the Method’
‘Love this. You’re MY guys!’
Kristi Shuton
Creative Talent Development at Walt Disney Television
‘You guys make some seriously cool sh*t!’
Mikey Schwartz-Wright
agent at ‘United Talent Agency’, Beverly Hills
‘Brilliant stuff!’
Charles Farmer
Executive Vice President at ‘MGM International Television Development and Production’
WHAT’S IT GONNA COST?
Starters for 10
Prices start at $1000, but because each and every commission is different, we’ll listen to your idea, your story before providing you with a comprehensive estimate based on your requirements. The estimate is purely based on the amount of time required to create your look book or bible to the standard and quality we all expect.
WHO THA HELL?
A Seasoned Crew
We are a small, nimble team made up of two Cannes Lions winning ex-music and advertising industry guys, Andrew Day and Dan Douglass. Andrew ran the art department for EMI Music, which worked directly with some of EMI’s most iconic recording artists, including David Bowie, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols and Duran Duran. Dan has co-founded no less than two advertising agencies, both sold to major global networks McCann and FCB. Between them, they’ve been responsible for over $140m of marketing and advertising spend for some of the biggest brands on planet Earth including Microsoft, Pernod-Ricard, Foot Locker, Intel and General Motors. They have both helmed the creative departments for ad agencies MRM//McCann, FCB, Imagination and Sapient_Razorfish.
They are kept on the rails by our producers Tracey Newman, and Zeus Benitez alongside actor Joe d’Angerio. Together we work out of Los Angeles and London, and between us we have accrued over 120 years experience in the entertainment and advertising industries, (ouch!).
