CREATIVE DIRECTION CONSULTANT SERVICES

Targeted creative support for film, music, immersive, and branded projects.

Dan Santoni offers personalized, project-specific art direction consultation for teams seeking early-stage creative guidance, visual clarity, or aesthetic refinement. With a multidisciplinary background in art direction, photography, and post-production, Dan brings both conceptual range and production-minded strategy to every session.

These consultations are ideal for productions that need a seasoned creative to help define the look, align the visuals, and anticipate execution challenges.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR CONSULTING SERVICES

Visual Development & Look Direction

Guidance in shaping a project’s aesthetic DNA. Services include mood board design, style and tone development, and shot planning strategies that work across production scale. Dan brings a sharp eye and years of on-set and post experience to the table.

Pre-Vis, Conceptual & Immersive Planning

For projects requiring more technical integration or immersive planning, Dan provides support using tools such as Unreal Engine and Maya to help develop spatial layouts, basic previs, and environmental design suggestions.

This is particularly useful for music videos, live performance environments, and immersive productions in early development, where spatial planning, visual cohesion, and technical foresight are critical to shaping the final experience.

Creative Direction for Editorial & Photo-Based Work

With decades of experience directing photography and still visual campaigns, Dan offers guidance for teams looking to plan, style, or evolve the visual story of a brand or artist shoot. Includes lighting approach, thematic guidance, and composition consultation.

SESSION TYPES:

• One-hour virtual or in-person sessions
• Half-day or full-day creative intensives
• Ongoing visual consulting during pre-production or early development

Deliverables can include written creative summaries, visual references, or decks, depending on project scope

DAN HELPS:

• Production companies and indie filmmakers in early development
• Musicians and directors planning stylized performance visuals
• Immersive media teams seeking visual anchors
• Creative agencies developing content for screen, space, or installation
• Brand teams or creative leads in need of aesthetic alignment

You’ll benefit from his cross-disciplinary experience: having served as a lighting artist, CG generalist, and on-set creative director, Dan offers both visual inspiration and production realism.

His approach is ideal for creative leads who want to move fast, stay grounded, and avoid costly or chaotic pivots down the line.

STYLE & PROCESS

The consulting process is collaborative and conversational. It often starts with a mood or concept, then evolves through reference gathering, aesthetic curation, and project-specific problem solving.

Sessions are structured, but fluid and geared toward achieving clear next steps or strong visual frameworks by the end of the engagement. Get in touch today!