Templates

Crew Deal Memos: What Goes in Them and How to Negotiate Terms

What a crew deal memo should cover, how the rate basis changes real pay, which terms are worth negotiating, and the clauses that start arguments at the first payroll.

Shooting Schedule Template: How to Lay Out Each Shoot Day

How to format a shooting schedule template: the day header, scene rows, element lines, end-of-day strip, and totals, with a filled-in example day and a free download.

Day Out of Days Template: How to Build a DOOD for Your Film

Build a day out of days (DOOD) from your shooting schedule: what SW, W, H, WF, SWF, T, D, and PU mean, how to fill each cell, total paid days, and cut holds.

Film Production Budget Template: How to Fill One In, Line by Line

How to fill in a film production budget template: set globals and fringes first, price each line as amount x units x rate, and avoid the errors that break totals.

Film Production Paperwork Guide: Every Form, Phase by Phase

Every piece of film production paperwork a student or indie shoot needs, from rights and releases to call sheets, production reports, and delivery, with who signs what.

How to Make a Call Sheet in Google Sheets (With Formulas)

Build a film call sheet in Google Sheets: the tab layout, FILTER and XLOOKUP formulas that pull scenes and cast by day, page totals in eighths, and a rest check.

How to Make a Film Call Sheet, Section by Section

How a 2nd AD makes a film call sheet: what to put in each section, how to work out cast calls backward from set time, who signs off, and how to send it and revise it.

Shooting Schedule Example: A Complete 5-Day Short Film Schedule

A complete shooting schedule example for a 24 4/8-page short film: the full one-liner, a long-form day with elements, call times, and the cast day out of days.