Within 2 working days
A written reply with our read of the problem, the approach we’d take, a timeline and a price range.
You get — a written responseContact
Two working
days to a
real answer.
The brief form opens as soon as you land here. Fill it in and you’ll get back an approach, a timeline and a fixed price — not a calendar link. If the project isn’t right for this studio, we’ll say so in the same reply and point you somewhere better.
Call us
336-915-9293Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00 ET. A person answers, and it is usually the producer who would run your project.
New business goes to newbusiness@ideasfolio.com. Everything else reaches the whole studio.
After you send it
Three steps, then a price.
No discovery call before we have read your brief, and no proposal that hides the number on the last page.
Week one
A 45-minute working session on the actual problem. Free, and the notes are yours whether or not we work together.
You get — a working sessionWeek two
A fixed scope at a fixed price with dates against each stage — or an honest referral to a studio that fits better.
You get — a signed scopeBefore you write
The questions we get every week.
If yours isn’t here, put it in the brief — it gets answered in the reply, not on a call.
What’s the smallest project you’ll take?
Around $10,000. Below that we’re not better than a good freelancer, and we’d rather refer you to one than take a job the studio can’t do properly.
Do you work with clients outside the US?
Yes — about a third of current work sits outside the Carolinas, and we run projects in Canada, the UK and the EU remotely. Time zones are the only real constraint; we keep at least four overlapping working hours with every client.
Can you work with our existing brand guidelines?
Often that’s the ideal brief. We’ll audit what exists, tell you plainly where it breaks down on screen, and extend it rather than replace it unless replacing it is genuinely cheaper than patching.
How much of an “AI video” is actually AI?
As much as serves the work and no more. Generative shots are excellent for establishing frames, texture, product variants and the twenty versions a paid-social test needs. Faces, hands and anything a customer will scrutinise are usually still shot. We tell you which is which before you approve the storyboard.
Who owns the files at the end?
You do. Layered artwork, project files, repository access and fonts licensed in your name, handed over at closeout whether or not you continue with us.
Do you take equity or work on revenue share?
No. Fixed fees and retainers only — it keeps the advice honest and the timeline real.
Ready when you are
Send the brief, or just call.
Two minutes on the form gets you a scoped, priced reply. Two minutes on the phone gets you a straight answer about whether we’re the right studio at all.