Case Study: Audrey's Children
By The ImageApprovals Team ·
“Aimee and her team at Image Approvals are truly fantastic. They made the process seamless from start to finish. They were incredibly communicative throughout, and ensured everything was delivered at the completion of the project in an organized fashion as promised. I will absolutely be working with them again in the future! Highly recommend.”
— Julia Fisher Farbman, Emblem Entertainment ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Production
Audrey’s Children is a feature film that generated approximately 2,000 images across 16 days of unit stills, plus a full gallery shoot. Emblem Entertainment engaged ImageApprovals to audit, organise, and manage the full cast approvals workflow — from raw file ingest through to final delivery.
Key Project Wins
- File organisation — all images were tagged and structured so the team could immediately find and identify what they needed.
- Identifying issues — our technical team identified and resolved discrepancies in image counts to ensure the client had no missing files.
- Quick uploads — to avoid delays in a tight post-production window, all images were tagged, uploaded, and made available to cast within five working days of receiving the files.
- High approval rate — six cast members reviewed their images through the platform, with 82% of images approved — giving the client a broad, usable range without bottlenecks or repeated follow-ups.
- Fast delivery — once approvals were complete, the final, fully organised set was returned to the client in just four working days.
Their Pain
The production came with four interlocking challenges:
- Six cast members were contractually entitled to review and approve their images — a large group to coordinate simultaneously.
- File count discrepancies in the submitted images made it difficult to verify whether all expected assets were accounted for.
- Director visibility — the director needed her own access to review stills and exclude images that didn’t align with the production’s creative needs.
- Post-production tracking — with multiple stakeholders involved, the team needed a way for post-production to monitor approvals in real time without creating delays or confusion.
Our Solution
The ImageApprovals platform was built for exactly these situations:
- Automated approval thresholds are enforced within the platform, ensuring contractual limits cannot be exceeded — eliminating the need for manual checks.
- Complete file audit — we reviewed all stills across multiple submissions, identified missing files, and ensured the final set was complete and accurate.
- Director account — we created an additional account for the director with intuitive navigation, so she could easily review and exclude images as needed.
- Viewer access for post-production — we granted the post-production team read-only access, allowing them to monitor approvals in real time without disrupting the cast’s workflow.
Project Timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| March 29th | Images received and audited |
| April 4th | Images uploaded and released to cast for review |
| May 28th | All cast approvals complete |
| May 31st | All images organised and delivered to the client, with a full set of reports |
From first receipt to final delivery in just over two months — with a five-day upload turnaround and a four-day final delivery. That kind of pace is only possible when the organisation and approvals workflow runs without friction.
Do you have a cast with stills approval rights? Whether you’re working on a feature film, television series, or commercial production, the ImageApprovals platform handles the organisation, curation, and approvals workflow end to end. Get in touch for a no-obligation quote or request a demo to see how it works.