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Hollywood shots,
a fraction of the cost.

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[ 01 ] THE SHOT

Hero shots

The shot the budget cut. Back in the film. 01 / 03
[ 02 ] THE FIX

Reshoots

Fix the scene without reopening the budget. 02 / 03
[ 03 ] THE FILM

Whole films

Studio-scale production values, on an independent budget. 03 / 03
[ 01 ] WHAT WE BELIEVE

Shoot what matters, render the rest.

A killer shot can be the most memorable take-away for an audience. The problem is budget, or at least it used to be. We help you lift your production values beyond what your budget could achieve.

THE MAINFRAME THESIS M-2026-002
[ 02 ] WHAT WE DO

Four services. One promise.

Hollywood quality at a fraction of Hollywood cost.

01 Per shot

Hero shots

The aerial over the city. The car through the window. The army on the ridge. The shots that break a budget, rendered to match your footage for a fraction of the traditional cost.

02 Days, not weeks

Reshoots and pickups

A scene that didn't land. A missing insert. A continuity fix found in the edit. Fixed without reopening the budget months after wrap. We rebuild the moment and match it to your cut, with talent approval.

03 Shorts to series

AI-led productions

Features, series and shorts produced entirely in our workflow, giving smaller productions the scale and polish of a studio picture. Currently in production on a 60-episode drama series.

04 For writers

Script teasers

Your script, seen before it's made. A teaser rendered straight from the pages, built to help you sell it, attach talent and raise the money. See the formats →

[ 03 ] THE ECONOMICS

Bigger pictures, smaller budgets.

Production value that once belonged to the biggest films, now within reach of every film.

[ A ]

The
hero shot

$350K+Traditional 70%+ savingsMAINFRAME

A tentpole hero shot easily runs to $350K, and often far more. Now that kind of moment can fit an independent budget, and make the whole film bigger.

THE NEW MATH More movies, better. MAINFRAME
[ B ]

The
reshoot

WeeksReopen the budget DaysKeep the film moving

A reshoot months after wrap can cost money most independent films simply don't have. We help you finish the film you set out to make.

[ 04 ] THE PROOF

The shot that breaks the budget.

One large crowd scene: 200 extras, closed streets, multiple cameras. It runs north of $300,000 a day.

ONE DAY · ONE CROWD SCENE ≈ $302K
  • 200 background extras + fringes $52K
  • Grip, electric & lighting $50K
  • Wardrobe, hair & make-up $45K
  • Camera: 5 operators + packages $40K
  • Permits, street closure & police $35K
  • Transport, base camp & catering $30K
  • 1st AD team + crowd wrangling $25K
  • Insurance & contingency $25K

A typical indie feature's entire budget rarely clears $1–2M. One crowd day can swallow a fifth of it, so the scene gets cut. With MAINFRAME, it stays in.

Shoot it for real: 1 day $300K+
Render it with MAINFRAME 70%+ less
[ 05 ] HOW WE WORK

From brief to final frame.

Four steps. Matched to your footage. Ready for your edit.

01

Brief in

Send the pages, the plates, the reference and the cut. We do the rest.

02

Boards and match

A prompt director boards every shot and locks lens, palette and continuity to your footage.

03

Render

A rough for review within days. Your notes, our revisions, then final.

04

Delivered

ProRes 4K, conform-ready for your editor. Notes welcome for fourteen days.

[ 06 ] IN DEVELOPMENT?

The trailer, before the movie.

For writers and producers taking a script to market. PDF in, reel out, in twelve days.

01

Pitch trailers

90s to 3:00

The reel that gets the deal, for rooms like Apple, Plan B, A24 and AFM.

02

Lookbook video

60 to 90s

A moving palette, period and frame for director attachment and talent packaging.

03

Proof-of-concept reels

2 to 6 min

For features and limited series. Used to option, attach and pre-sell across territories.

[ 07 ] STUDIO

The advantage is the workflow.

We work with producers, production companies and studios, in production, in post and in development. We deliver hero shots, reshoots and complete productions for a fraction of what traditional methods cost, and in a fraction of the time. Founded by Tony Martin, based in the Hollywood Hills, working internationally.

We are not a prompt box. We are a community of creatives with a proprietary workflow. We bring shot continuity, palette discipline and director intent, encoded in processes built by industry professionals, with a human signing off on every frame.

4K
ProRes, conform-ready
2.39:1
Cinemascope, native
24fps
Always
100%
Human sign-off
[ 08 ] THE TEAM

The people behind the render.

A highly experienced team of filmmakers, technologists and finishers, with one eye on every frame.

Tony Martin 01

Tony Martin

Co-founder
& CEO

Combines creative artistry with a futurologist's foresight. A former Sony Music Europe VP and EDM recording artist with 25+ years in entertainment, he's pioneered drone light shows and AI-powered platforms, reading tech trends 5–15 years out. His grounded sci-fi script writing informs and mirrors his ‘future-now’ business ventures.

Hollywood Hills Prev · Sony Music
Micaela Huber 02

Micaela Huber

Head of Creative
Partnerships

Ten years as a talent agent at IAG, representing below-the-line film and television talent, she now leads creative partnerships at MAINFRAME. Her network across production, packaging and representation connects the right people and projects to our visualization work, bridging an unproduced script and a greenlight.

Rome, IT Prev · IAG
Peter A. Holland acs 03

Peter A. Holland acs

Lead Prompt
Director

A freelance cinematographer (acs) based in Los Angeles, by way of London and Sydney. Award-winning features and episodics (including the ACS Gold–winning Gabriel), with second-unit and additional-DP work on Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Netflix's Space Force. AFTRS Masters graduate.

Los Angeles, US 2nd Unit · Marvel
Richard Kaufman 04

Richard Kaufman

Snr Director
& Editor

An Emmy-nominated filmmaker, editor and director. His latest documentary, Oscar de la Renta: A Well Lived Life, world-premiered at Tribeca 2026, following the co-directed The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. From cutting MacGyver and music videos to directing IMAX work, he now tells stories under his own banner, Goodspot.

Los Angeles, US Tribeca · Emmy-nom
Jennifer Price 05

Jennifer Price

International
Business Dev.

A screen-industries business development and PR specialist who links international clients to opportunity and exposure in the US. She has delivered projects on the ground across America, Canada and China, spanning film, TV, music, interactive media and festivals, and curates the partnerships, pitch sessions and screenings where deals begin.

Los Angeles, US USA · CA · CN
[ 09 ] DISCRETION

Nobody will know.

It's our little secret.

AI is a sensitive subject in this industry: with audiences, with talent, with distributors and with the people who finance films. We understand that. So discretion is built into everything we do.

01

Your project stays yours

We never name clients or projects without specific permission. Not on this site, not in a pitch, not in conversation.

02

The clips here are ours

Every clip featured on this site comes from our own in-house projects. None of it is client work.

03

The applause is yours

We are here to help you please your audience and your film financiers. The film, and the credit, belong to you.

Tell us the shot
you can't afford.
We'll quote you one you can.

Studio Nestled in the Hollywood Hills