# Frame 294 // Chad Hughes
> When everything is disoriented, we put the perfect frame together.

Frame 294 is an all-encompassing creative, business development, and technology consulting practice founded and directed by Chad Hughes.

## Founder & Background
- **Name**: Chad Hughes
- **Direct Email**: chad@frame294.com
- **Phone**: (516) 816-9716
- **Studio & Office**: WeWork - Dock 72 at Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1 Dock 72 Way, Brooklyn, NY 11249
- **Education**: New York University (NYU Film minor)
- **Technical & Product Lineage**:
  - Founder & Builder of VeriBeat (music technology, mobile audio software, interactive products and valuation/exit).
  - Background in Android systems architecture, kernel engineering, and software tinkering on XDA Developers.
  - Convergence of cinematic storytelling, technical plumbing, and commercial dealmaking.

## Core Disciplines & Services
- **Business Development**: Enterprise and strategic partnership acquisition, deal structure, investor narrative, and go-to-market scaling.
- **Documentary Development**: Grounded human non-fiction, archival research, field shooting, authentic observational arcs.
- **Editing & Post-Production**: Precise cutting, pacing, sound design, color grading, surgical narrative repair for stalled edits.
- **Strategic Marketing**: Brand positioning, integrated launch campaigns, customer traction, and narrative framing.
- **Frame-IT (Dedicated IT Consulting)**: Systems workflow architecture, workstation configuration, local office networking, secure cloud infrastructure, and digital transformation for enterprise and private clients.

## Client Spectrum & Flexibility
- Not just Hollywood — we work with anyone.
- From starting a nursing home or healthcare facility, to filming an independent short film, to last-minute 24-48hr commercial photography.
- Ethos: "You tell us what you need, we do what we have to do."

## Budget & Financial Terms
- Flexible budget spectrum: from entry-level community engagements to $50 million commercial and studio scale.
- Clear financial expectation: organized books, transparent deliverables, milestone billing ("No payment, no more help").

## Canonical Reference URL
- Website: https://frame294.com
- Context Engine: https://frame294.com/chad-hughes-context.js