The purpose of MOVIEPLANNER™ is simple: to help you co-ordinate all of the things you need in order to complete your film project. In essence it is an easy way to break down your movie into manageable pieces.
MOVIEPLANNER™ is a Windows application (it also works on a Mac using PC emulator software).
Send Questions or comments to james.sauve@gmail.com
For more information read the the online help file (below) or the applicationsummary (right):
- Movieplanner - Overview
- Getting Started
- Adding Scenes
- Adding Shots
- Shot Properties - Design-Planning Tab
- Shot Properties - Production Tab
- Shot Properties - Post Production Tab
- Shot Properties - Storyboard Tab
- Adding Characters - Characters Properties
- Adding Crew
- Adding Equipment
- Adding Extras - Extra Properties
- Adding Props - Prop Properties
- Adding Sets - Set Properties
- Adding Production Units
- Assigning Characters
- Assigning Crew
- Assigning Equipment
- Assigning Extras
- Assigning Props
- Glossary
- Reports
- Call Sheets
- Character List
- Crew List
- Equipment List
- Prop List
- Scene Breakdown
- Detailed Shot Plans
- Shot Summary
Its a 4MB download which contains a complete sample file with storyboards and a comprehensive context sensitive online help file (also available below)
Read through your script and add each scene to your "moviebreakdown" project. For each scene add as many shots you think you'll want to shoot.
When you create the entry for your shot, you will need to assign characters, props and sets to the shot. The first time you come one you will have to add it to the project, then you can assign it to any subsequent shot.
Once you've gone through the whole script, and refined your shots, you will have a complete breakdown of your movie, shot by shot. You'll also have a complete list of characters to cast, crew to find and props, costumes, models and sets to find, borrow, steal or build.
You can assign diagrams to characters, extras, props and sets and you can assign storyboards to shots.
You can generate Call Sheets, Scene Breakdowns and Detail Shot Plans. You can generate reports of Characters, Extras, Crew, Props, Set, Equipment, whatever you want.
Then the fun can begin!