Creative Consulting

Creative consulting at MelodyVision grows out of decades of hands-on work across music, film, education, and storytelling. Rodney Whittenberg has shaped Emmy-winning projects, scored films that traveled the world, and helped artists, nonprofits, and companies uncover the message inside the noise. The through-line in all of it is simple: every idea has a heartbeat. Sometimes it just needs help finding its rhythm.

At MelodyVision, creative consulting is part detective work, part design, and part gentle sparring match. Rodney listens for what wants to be said, studies how your project fits into the world, and then helps you shape a clearer path forward. That might mean developing a narrative, refining a concept, building a sonic identity, or mapping out a full production plan. The goal is not to hand you a formula. It is to amplify what already makes your vision strong.

Clients come here for a partner who understands story, sound, image, and technology, and who knows how to weave them together without losing the soul of the work. Whether you are launching a film, crafting a podcast, rebuilding a brand, or searching for the thread that ties a project together, MelodyVision offers a place where ideas can grow legs and walk.

Creative Consulting

Where Ideas Find Their Shape

MelodyVision was born in a 206-year-old Quaker farmhouse built by people who believed in clarity, courage, and standing for something real. That spirit runs through everything we do. For decades, Rodney Whittenberg has carried that same spark into music, film, and storytelling projects that have earned awards, changed conversations, and helped countless creators bring their ideas into focus.

Creative consulting at MelodyVision sits at the crossroads of all that experience. It’s not about giving you a one-size-fits-all plan. It’s about finding the heart of your idea and helping it speak clearly.

What Creative Consulting Means Here

Rodney approaches each project the way a composer approaches a new score: listening first.
What are you trying to say? Who needs to hear it? What form will let it breathe?

Over the years, he has:
• Composed Emmy-winning music
• Scored feature-length films and documentaries
• Produced projects for nonprofits, artists, educators, and global companies
• Designed sound worlds for stories of every shape and size
• Guided creators through concept development, production challenges, and narrative design

Each project brings a new puzzle. Each puzzle sharpens the craft.

Creative consulting is where those decades of puzzles turn into guidance for your next move.

How We Work With You

1. Discovery
We start by learning your goals, your audience, and the forces shaping your project. This part feels a little like detective work mixed with a good, honest conversation.

2. Creative Mapping
We identify the strongest ideas, the gaps in the plan, and the best tools to support your message. This might involve story development, tone, sound, visual direction, pacing, or production strategy.

3. Collaborative Development
Rodney works with you to refine the concept, untangle sticking points, and build a creative path that makes sense. The goal is clarity and momentum.

4. Execution Support
If needed, MelodyVision can handle production, scoring, filming, editing, or sound design. Or we can simply guide you while you use your own team. The structure is flexible.

What You Can Come to Us For

• Concept development for film, video, podcasts, and multimedia
• Story and narrative shaping
• Music direction and sonic identity
• Pre-production planning
• Creative troubleshooting when a project feels stuck
• Guidance on using new technology in thoughtful, meaningful ways
• Aligning your message with your audience
• Creative retreats at the farmhouse for deep-focus sessions

Why MelodyVision

Rodney’s career has never lived in a single lane. That wide perspective is the secret sauce.
Because he works across sound, story, education, and technology, he sees the connections others miss. That means your project doesn’t just get advice. It gets insight from someone who has walked the full arc of creation, from the first spark to the finished work.

MelodyVision offers a place where ideas feel safe, explored, challenged, and supported. A place where creativity isn’t rushed but guided toward its best expression.

Ready to Bring Your Vision Into Focus?

Whether you have a half-formed idea, a script in progress, or a project that needs strengthening before production, MelodyVision can help you shape a clearer, stronger creative path.