FilmToolz allows to manage the usual mess of the shooting process. The information entered by the 2nd unit director and main departments on a daily basis is available to the general producer in an understandable form and allows to keep abreast by reducing the risk of overspending and delayed shooting. I hope that FilmToolz will become the operational standard for all 2nd unit directors and the industry in general.

Actor fees, overtime, shooting days and other indicators are easily detailed and verified. For me, the Budgeting module has long become an alternative to multiple separate Excel tables (variations, cash flows, debts of reporting parties and contractors) that greatly streamlines the operations.

A huge number of project reports flock to the Executive Producer. You used to have to search for Excel files in the emails, wait for them, make sure that the calculations are correct, etc. Now all reports are available at any time of the day, immediately after production reports are made at the end of the shooting day. Moreover, summary indicators (including financial) are automatically calculated by the system, thus mitigating the risk of errors.

FilmToolz is a blessing for a 2nd unit director. The entire screenplay is clearly visible, it is impossible to miss or forget anything. It is convenient as we can customize the software to our needs and preferences. And automated project analytics for sets, characters and other elements saves valuable time. Now you do not need to spend hours creating tables with the number of scenes and shooting days. The software will do everything for you!

It has been 3 years since I started using Filmtoolz and now I understand for sure that I will not be able to work without it ever! Even when I need to continue the project in a place without Internet access, I download the shooting schedules and all related reports in the formats like Excel and continue working there, and then I import the stripboard to the software. There are many peculiarities, but if you spend some time exploring all features, you can save much time required for shooting scheduling, drawing up call sheets and reporting.

Even at the stage of screenplay development, FilmToolz allows to quickly evaluate its parameters, including the density of sets, location/studio ratio, actor employment in scenes and other. Another useful feature is the automated timing calculation allowing to roughly but quickly check manual calculations. We are looking forward to the Preproduction module for full-fledged casting automation and Screenplay block.