You’re ready to produce your corporate video. The deadline is approaching and it’s time to plan your shoot. A pen, notepad, and keen memory won’t cut it. You’re a professional — that means you need the best tools to manage the video production process. Continue reading Corporate Video Production — How to Prep the Shoot
Modern film professionals are living and working in the midst of a golden age for audio-visual content production. Tools to streamline the production process are more advanced than ever and producers no longer have to rely solely on themselves. In today’s article we’ll cover the basics of the DOOD Report, and why we need it. We’ll discuss how it can determine a great deal about our production, and help us cut costs in areas we didn’t previously realize. We’ll use StudioBinder to do it. Let’s get organized and see how to figure out what the heck we’ve been spending our…
A production calendar is essential for keeping projects on track, whether you’re working on a feature film, a corporate video, or a social media campaign. Without a structured production schedule, deadlines can slip, budgets can spiral, and projects may suffer from inefficiencies.So, what is a production calendar? It’s a detailed roadmap that outlines every phase of production—from pre-production planning to final delivery. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to make a production calendar, covering essential steps for optimizing production scheduling and ensuring an efficient production workflow.Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to an Effective Production Calendar
What exactly goes into a call sheet? Which producers’ names go on top? Where do you put the parking details? Is the lunch menu listed? Fret not, gentle reader. Here is everything you need to know about how to make a call sheet for film and television productions. In this article (and videos), we break down all the components that should be included and best practices to follow. Continue reading How to Make a Call Sheet for Film & TV (Free Example)
Your film scheduling software might be able to juggle your cast, crew, and locations perfectly. You may even be using an excellent shooting schedule template. But here’s the truth. Even if the logistics are rock solid, your schedule may not be. Here are ten pro tips to help you create a shooting schedule that actually builds momentum on set.Continue reading 10 Shooting Schedule Pro Tips to Build Momentum on Set
Creating call sheets is time-consuming, complicated, and necessary. But what if you had an easy-to-use call sheet template that you could apply to all your projects? What StudioBinder offers is a simple and clear way to create, send, and track these vital documents. In this post, I’m going to show you how to make a call sheet in a fraction of the time.Continue reading How to Make a Call Sheet in StudioBinder — Step by Step
We've all seen a continuity error in a film or noticed a plot hole at some point. The fact that you don't see hundreds of them is because productions hire someone to pay attention to the details of a script. This person on set is known as the script supervisor. We'll go over what a script supervisor does, why they're so important, and also provide a free script supervisor template and forms. Continue reading Ultimate Guide to Script Supervisors (FREE Script Supervisor Template)
Whether you're a 1st AD or in the production unit, these best practices could help prevent common mistakes that occur as you start sending call sheets to talent & crew.Continue reading 5 Best Practices for Prepping and Sending Out Call Sheets
Call sheet protocols vary depending on the scale and type of production (documentary, narrative, still, commercial, live etc.). In this article we outline how call sheets are approved on features and television projects. Continue reading How Call Sheets are Approved on Features and Television Shows
Call sheet formats can vary dramatically depending on the type of project (documentary, narrative, still, commercial, live etc.). We talked to two 1st ADs about their process of creating call sheets and getting them approved. Continue reading How Call Sheets are Approved on Short Form, Music Videos, and Commercials
