Featured Production Management
The Film Production Resources List
An attempt at cataloging useful repositories of knowledge. Over 100 links to government agencies and Industry standard websites.
Featured Reviews
Call Sheet Software – a comparative review
Today, there is enough Call Sheet software on the market to warrant this comparative review to even exist. But is it good enough to rival a spreadsheet template?
Featured Reviews
The new Movie Magic Budgeting – Review
The latest release of Movie Magic Budgeting comes with a new look and cloud functionalities. But is it as innovative as its creator claims?
Production Management
Kaizen – The art of continuous improvement
In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. Let’s explore how this concept can be applied to video production.
Featured Google Sheets
Crew List Template & Tutorial
A dynamic Crew List template for your shows and a tutorial designed to teach Google Sheets beginners how to create similar documents.
Google Sheets
Film Production Google Sheets Cheatsheet
A collection of useful formulas, peculiar syntaxes, and other tips for building production office spreadsheets.
Featured Production Management
The big cost tracking problem of small shows
Cost reporting can be difficult, especially for production companies that output content daily. Together, let’s dive into the issue to find process and technology-driven solutions.
Payroll
Increments of Six – How to write and read payroll time
“Military time”, “Filmitary time”, “Cine time”, “Decimal time”…There are many names for the time system used on time cards. I personally like to call it “Increments of Six”. But all in all, few people know much about it, what it’s for, or how to use it. So here is my Read more…
How to - Freelancers
How to invoice for your work
You would think that everyone knows how to get paid for their work. But I’ve been on the receiving end of hundreds of invoices, and it’s now clear that the practice remains a mystery for many. So here are a few tips on how to create, send, and tack an Read more…
How to - Freelancers
Employee Vs Independent Contractor
Note: This article was written prior to the enactment of the AB-5 bill in California. In addition to the information contained below, I encourage you to read this article on Castifi’s blog. If someone has ever given you the option to chose between submitting an invoice or filling a time Read more…