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As an indie filmmaker, you have to wear a lot of hats. You can’t solely focus on your script or directing if you don’t have a studio to provide production managers, a financial team, and other professionals to cover your film’s logistical needs. To make your own movie and spend the majority of your time on the aspects that matter most to you, you have to invest in software that simplifies the organizational needs of your production.

Script Formatting

Perhaps the most obvious software that aids screenwriters everywhere is Final Draft. It’s certainly the most popular! The way that shooting is organized, it is truly impossible to set a shooting schedule and make other pre-shoot logistical decisions without a properly formatted script. Final Draft has set the industry standard for years. Its software includes many advanced features you won’t find in any other formatting system, like Story Map, for planning out your plot, and Beat Board, for brainstorming and organizing your ideas. The Collaboration option allows multiple individuals to edit the script document simultaneous and chat through the Final Draft platform, making Final Draft the only choice for collaborative writers.

Budgeting & Scheduling

Organizing a budget and shooting schedule can be rigorous and immensely difficult if you’re doing it on your own. Trying to fit all the parameters necessary into charts in a word processor (not to mention making sure you aren’t missing any important details) can be almost impossible! As budgeting and scheduling go hand in hand, it’s ideal to find a software that offers help with both, such as Chimpanzee. This software was designed for student, beginner, and low-budget filmmakers. Chimpanzee allows you to import a screenplay, attach scenes to specific shoot days, and schedule cast and crew accordingly. The budgeting features allow you to build and print a variety of professional budget reports, even linking any that are pertinent to individual crew members to their schedules! You can use Chimpanzee to draft everything from your shot list to your prop sheets, all compiled with ease.

Drafting & Sharing Call Sheets

With call sheets, clarity is everything. Call sheets are used to ensure that everyone who needs to be on set for a given day is not only there, but there at the right time and prepared for what they’re doing. The fastest, easiest way to construct full-proof call sheets? Get a software that directly synchs your shooting schedule from your scheduling software! There’s no better way to avoid inconsistencies. If you’re using Chimpanzee, Koala Call Sheets is the complimentary software you’re looking for. Koala allows you to choose from a dozen different call sheet templates, organize craft services, and distribute call sheets by email or text.

That Sounds Like A Lot Of Software!

As overwhelming as each of these functions would be to accomplish on your own, it’s nearly just as overwhelming to imagine buying a separate software for each of these production needs. Those purchases add up fast, or at least they usually do. Until February 18th, The Writers Store is offering an Indie Filmmaker Package that addresses all of these needs for just $199! That means that if you just pay their (already discounted) price for Final Draft 10, The Writers Store will also include Chimpanzee and Koala, free of charge! That’s a $507.99 value, all yours for just $199. This isn’t just a deal, it’s a huge step you can take towards producing the film of your dreams! This offer won’t be around long, so visit The Writers Store today and get planning!

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