The Phi
Develops the premise, characters, season and screenplay.
The filmmaker's guide
Your idea.
A production system.
Your decisions.
The system does the heavy work and presents clear choices. You shape the story, select what works, and approve only three formal gates.
The Forge
Plans, generates, evaluates and finishes the production.
The Vault
Safely remembers assets, rights, canon and production learning.
14 stages · 3 approvals
The journey
Open any stage to compare what the human sees and does with what the system handles behind the scenes.
IDEAPHIBRIEFPLANLOCKGENERATECONFORMSHIP
Formal decisions
Only three signatures
Creative edits happen throughout. These are the three moments that formally authorize production, completion and release.
LOCK
Approve the brief, cast, shots, plan and spend as one versioned act.
CONFORM
Approve the watchable finished episode and the canon events it will write.
SHIP
Approve the sealed master and its delivery manifest for release.
Plain language
Glossary
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