We complete independent risk assessments for pre-production, live and in-development titles when capital commitments are imminent and the cost of getting a decision wrong is material.
The aim is not to validate existing plans, but to test what can be defended and where the downside sits before commitments are made. We draw on comparable titles, scenario ranges and observable demand signals to produce investment-grade evidence grounded in market data rather than internal aspiration.
This establishes what merits continued investment, where intervention is required and where assumptions need to be challenged before they become expensive.
Principal-led. Evidence-based. Scoped to defined decision points.
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When this work is commissioned
When internal confidence is high but external scrutiny is increasing - often ahead of a studio funding round, publishing agreement or major project greenlight.
In these moments, optimism, sunk cost and organisational momentum can often obscure risk rather than reduce it.
Assessments are also commissioned when portfolio prioritisation becomes contested, or when delivery and commercial risk is emerging but not yet fully visible.
What this work delivers
A grounded, evidence-based view of which projects merit continued investment, where intervention is required and which assumptions are driving risk.
This informs decisions on whether titles proceed, pause, are re-scoped or stopped entirely, and how capital and attention are sequenced across a portfolio.
Engagement scope:
Independent Assessments are delivered as fixed price, high-impact engagements, scoped to the decision, the number of titles and the depth of analysis required.
Most are completed within a defined time period and an upfront agreed budget. Independent Assessments are scoped to the decision, the number of titles and the depth of analysis required. Engagement fees typically begin from £18,000, depending on scope and decision context. Final scope and budget agreed following an initial discussion.
This work is not designed for early-stage idea exploration, quick reads, or ongoing advisory support.