From the bid to the last invoice. Production Engine

Production management for commercial film and photo companies. Estimate on your own rate card, run the shoot, and close the job in one place.

Start freeRun a free estimate

Founding 100: don't pay us until your clients pay you. No card.

Example job

Spring beverage spot

Closed, paid in full

  1. Apr 12Estimate approvedStandard option, 2 shoot days$52,800
  2. Apr 12Budget setCarried over from the estimate$41,200
  3. Apr 26Day 1 hot costsCrew overtime, 1.5 hours+$1,140
  4. Apr 27Day 2 hot costsLocation came in under−$380
  5. May 3Actuals closedVendors and payroll reconciled$41,960
  6. Jun 2Last invoice paidINV-1042$52,800
Contract
$52,800
Cost
$41,960
Margin
$10,840 20.5%

The whole job in one place.

Each part works on its own. Start with estimates and budgets, then bring the shoot day across once you trust the numbers.

  1. Plan

    Everything that has to be true before the truck rolls.

  2. Shoot

    What the day actually cost, captured while the day is still running.

    Crew confirm and Sun Path live on CallSheet.

  3. Money

    Bid, budget, commit, pay, match actuals, collect, close.

  4. Client

    What your client sees, kept apart from what your team works in.

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Why it exists

Built inside active commercial production. The parts that make money visible exist because Joey Arcisz, a Dallas director of photography, was losing that money first, running Geared Like A Machine.

Know what a job made while you can still do something about it.

Start free with a brief you have already priced. If the estimate, the budget, and the close do not hold up against how you actually work, you have lost an afternoon.

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Plans from $149 a month. If you cancel, your work stays readable.