Robot Talk gets VFX and post shops through TPN assessment prep and remediation - without derailing production or burying your IT team.

TL;DR - Book a readiness call (free, 30 min)

The Problem

TPN status is now the price of admission for a lot of studio work. And the requirements keep evolving; today's process is broader, more evidence-driven, and has become a real assessment. Dare I say audit. Even shops with a clean track record are finding the current cycle a heavier lift than the last one, and first-timers are discovering it was never a checkbox.

Meanwhile, in-house IT teams are slammed with the day-to-day: keeping renders moving, artists working, and delivery pipelines running.

Security architecture, policy documentation, and evidence collection get squeezed into whatever hours are left and balancing it all against uptime is where things break down.

The assessment date doesn't move.
That's the gap Robot Talk fills.

What We Do

TPN assessment prep
For shops facing their first assessment. A gap analysis against the current TPN questionnaire, a prioritized remediation roadmap, and hands-on work alongside your team to close the gaps before the assessor shows up; including policies, technical controls, and the evidence to back them.

Remediation
For shops that have been through an assessment and came out with findings, or stalled partway through. I triage what actually matters to the studios you work with, fix it in priority order, and get you to a clean status.

Studio security questionnaires
The one-off vendor questionnaires studios send between assessments. I handle the response so your team doesn't lose a week to a spreadsheet.

Also available: ISO 27001 and SOC 2 readiness, for shops whose clients ask for more than TPN.

How It Works

Readiness call (free, 30 minutes)
You tell me where you are. Your first assessment, an upcoming renewal, or open findings. I tell you honestly what it'll take.

Gap assessment
A structured review against the current TPN requirements, mapped to how your shop actually works. You get a written report and a prioritized plan either way.

Remediation
I work with your IT team, not around them, to close gaps in priority order. Controls that fit a working VFX pipeline, not textbook security that breaks your render farm.

Assessment support
When the assessor arrives, your documentation is ready, your evidence is organized, and your team knows what to expect.

Why Robot Talk

Over a decade securing M&E pipelines.
VFX, post, film, and TV. This is the only industry Robot Talk serves.

A track record of success.
The shops we've prepared have passed their TPN assessments and have earned the trust of the studios that require it for their partners.

Security that respects the business.
I know the difference between what TPN requires and what a 50-person shop can actually live with. No over-engineering, no controls that fight your pipeline, no budget surprises.

Studio-side fluency.
Knowing what the studios behind TPN actually accept, so remediation targets align with studio risk profiles and not every security control under the sun.

Contact Us

Facing an assessment? Start with a readiness call.
Thirty minutes, free, no pitch. You'll leave knowing where you stand and what it would take to pass.

Book a call here
Email us at help@robottalk.tv
Call or text us at (212) 729-1188

Robot Talk is a fully remote consultancy serving VFX and post shops worldwide.