CONSULTING & STRATEGY
Creative & Narrative Strategy
Ideas matter. How you communicate them matters just as much.
Maximilian Curnow helps filmmakers, founders, organisations and mission-led teams turn complex ideas into clear, emotionally engaging stories, campaigns and creative direction. His perspective combines award-winning filmmaking, more than 16 years of production experience and frontline public-safety insight.
OUR SERVICES
Narrative & Messaging Strategy
Development of clear, coherent narratives and key messages across channels to ensure brand alignment and impact.
Creative Strategy & Ideation
Shaping concepts, campaigns and creative platforms from early idea through execution, grounding creativity in purpose.
Impact & Cause Communications
Helping mission-led teams communicate complex social issues with clarity and emotional weight to drive meaningful change.
Public Safety & Emergency Services Consulting
Advising on authenticity, risk communication and frontline realities for public-safety organisations and high-stakes media.
Film, Video & Content Strategy
Aligning stories, formats and distribution with audience, platform and goals for cinematic-grade content production.
Ongoing Creative Advisory
Providing ongoing strategic partnership and feedback across projects and teams to maintain creative integrity.
WHY MAXIMILIAN
Filmmaker, writer, director and composer; former firefighter and Immediate Emergency Care responder.
Experience across UK fire, ambulance and local government communications.
Published work with the BBC, Universal Music and Warner Chappell; creator of Out of the Fire.
Based in Los Angeles.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Most project-based strategy engagements begin at $3,500. Select aligned cash-plus-equity arrangements may be considered; no equity-only engagements.
Strategic Consultation (90 minutes, advance review and written summary)
$1,500
Narrative & Messaging Intensive
$3,500
Creative Strategy Sprint
from $7,500
Fractional Creative & Narrative Advisor (generally three months)
from $6,000/month
Public Safety / Authenticity Consulting
from $2,500/day or $5,000/project
Enterprise, Campaign & Production
custom scope
Have a problem worth solving? Discuss a project.
Consulting services are provided by Out of the Fire Initiative LLC.