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Production office apps

Schedules, call sheets and crew paperwork on everyone's phone.

A production office changes plans every day and onboards a new crew for every show. We build apps that keep the schedule, the call sheet and the paperwork in one place, so the crew always has the current version and the office stops retyping forms.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

The current call sheet

Published to the crew's phones, with every change flagged, so nobody works from yesterday's version.

Onboarding without paper

Deal memos, forms and documents collected online and checked before day one.

Private pay details

Pay and banking details seen only by production accounting, and every view logged.

Show after show

Each production kept separate, with crew details carried forward when they return.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Production office and call sheets

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A film and TV production company runs schedules in spreadsheets, sends call sheets as email attachments, and collects crew start paperwork on paper for every show.

// What we would build

A production office app for web, iOS and Android: schedules by day and unit, call sheets published to the crew's phones with changes flagged, and crew onboarding with deal memos, forms and documents collected online and exported to your payroll service. Pay and banking details are seen only by the roles you choose.

// What is in it

Shooting schedules by day, unit and location
Call sheets on the crew's phones, with every change flagged
Crew onboarding with deal memos, forms and documents collected online
Pay and banking details visible only to production accounting
Exports to your payroll service in the format it accepts
Each show kept separate, with crew carried from one to the next

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
E-signature service API
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$119,000 to US$183,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 170,100 to 260,100
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 6.4 to 10.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.4 to 5.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
API access to each outside system: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 34,020 to 52,020
Discovery 9.2%: CAD 15,649.20 to 23,929.20
Design approved 9.2%: CAD 15,649.20 to 23,929.20
Core features 7.6%: CAD 12,927.60 to 19,767.60
Full build 5%: CAD 8,505 to 13,005
First build on devices 20.1%: CAD 34,190.10 to 52,280.10
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 4,252.50 to 6,502.50
Store submission 6.7%: CAD 11,396.70 to 17,426.70
Launch 9.7%: CAD 16,499.70 to 25,229.70
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 17,010 to 26,010

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Example projectWeb app

Manuscript and demo submissions

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A book publisher takes manuscripts by email, readers keep notes in their own files, and writers wait months with no word on where their submission stands.

// What we would build

A submissions portal designed with your editors, where writers or artists submit to open calls, readers score and comment in one place, and every submitter sees the status of their work and gets an answer, in the words your editors choose.

// What is in it

Open calls with your own rules, deadlines and genres
Submissions with files, kept private to your readers and editors
Readers' scores and notes in one place, with second reads
A status every submitter can see, and replies from templates
A design that matches your imprint, tested with writers

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Object storage for files
Transactional email
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$55,200 to US$84,400, delivered within 17 weeksCAD 78,600 to 120,200
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$1,000 a monthCAD 1,425 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 30%: CAD 23,580 to 36,060
Discovery 6.6%: CAD 5,187.60 to 7,933.20
Design approved 6.6%: CAD 5,187.60 to 7,933.20
Core features 20%: CAD 15,720 to 24,040
Full build 13.3%: CAD 10,453.80 to 15,986.60
Testing and fixes 6.6%: CAD 5,187.60 to 7,933.20
Launch 6.9%: CAD 5,423.40 to 8,293.80
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 7,860 to 12,020

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Does the call sheet app work for crew without a smartphone?

Yes. Call sheets also go out by email and text, and the office can print them.

Can crew start paperwork feed our payroll service?

Yes. We export in the format your payroll service accepts, or connect to its published API where it has one.

Can writers see where their manuscript stands?

Yes. Every submitter sees a status for their work and gets a reply in the words your editors choose.

Back to the industry: Music, film and publishing About the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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