Scheduling
Import Screenplay 1
Accepts the .sex file format from Final Draft 8 and below and Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 and below.
Tag elements on Scenes 2
Tag scene elements such as Props, Set Dressing, Costumes, etc. for breakdown sheet reports and Call Sheets.
Scene/Cast Call Sheet 3
Generate industry-standard call sheet for cast and crew, including scenes and elements. Category Management
4
Ability to create unlimited number of categories for elements and add color and text formatting to categories for easy management. Attach multiple pictures to elements for Costume Designers and Prop Managers.
Cast & Crew Call Times 5
Ability to add cast and crew call times for each shoot day.(MM Scheduling can create a Cast list, but cannot enter any Crew).
Production Phases 6
Create multiple phases for your schedule which include shoot days and non-shoot days for pre-production planning, meetings, and rehearsals.
Stripboard 7
Full drag and drop stripboard, including the ability to sort the board by multiple criteria, auto-add day breaks using a shoot day to scene ratio, insert banners for notes, move unwanted strips to a boneyard, and saving multiple boards. (SB Scheduling has a board, but it is not the industry-standard board).
Merge Breakdown Sheets 8
Print Industry-Standard Breakdown Sheets 9
Link Elements 10
Ability to link elements together then add them to breakdown sheets with one click. Day out of Days
11
Ability to run a Day out of Days report for any element, including Cast Members, Props, etc. This shows you all days an element is needed for production in an Industry-Standard DOOD report.
SAG/Exhibit G Information 12
Ability to add meal times, travel times, dismiss on set times, and forced calls for actors.
Daily Production Report Information 13
Ability to enter rehearsal, camera days, set-ups, script, picture, sound, vehicles, equipment, and much more DPR information for each shoot day.
Call Sheet Extras/Detail 14
Ability to enter first and aft shot information, last shot and camera/crew wrap times, parking and hospital information, atmosphere and stand-ins, and weather information for each shoot day.
Black Out Days 15
Ability to flag any element as a Blackout Day and run a Blackout Day report to see any conflicts. MMS has a similar feature called Red Flag Conflict.
iPad Companion 16
Koala Call Sheets Integration 17
Export to Koala Call Sheets to create more detailed call sheets.
Budgeting
Budget Templates/Samples 1
Access to budget templates and/or samples. Industry-Standard Topsheet Structure 2
Easy to use dig down structure from the Topsheet, Account, Detail and new 4th level (see below).
Auto Budget Builder 2
Create budget templates with your own accounting numbering system to use over and over again for each project.
4th Level 3
Now import Excel spreadsheets directly into a 4th level (one below the Detail level) of the budget. Using a simple map to import a properly-formatted Excel spreadsheet with quantities, amounts, and rates.
Link Schedule to Budget 4
Import Cast, Crew, and Elements directly from your schedule into detail line items, including occurrences in schedule and shoot days. (MM and SB Scheduling can export information for import into their budgeting programs).
Color Code Lines 5
Color code category topsheet items or entire groups of production total Import from Excel
6
Globals and Global Groups 7
Create globals, save them in a group, save global sets to import into other budgets. (Movie Magic and Showbiz Budgeting can create globals but cannot group them or save them to load into another budget).
Groups 8
Ability to attach a group to any single or multiple detail line items, so you can include or exclude that group from reports. Color-code the group for easy display on the screen. Fringes and Fringe Groups
9
Create fringes (percentages or flat rate per unit) and attach them to any detail line item. (Movie Magic and Showbiz Budgeting can create fringes but cannot group them or save them to load into another budget).
Sets 10
Create and attach sets to any detail line item and include or exclude that group from the budget.
Locations 11
Create and attach locations to any detail line item and include or exclude that group from the budget.
Currency 12
Create multiple currencies and conversions for any detail line item. Ratebook Support
13
Supports the latest union Ratebook which includes over 9,000 union and labor rates integrated seamlessly with quick and easy access to any detail line item.
Expenses Module/Actualization 14
Complete Expenses module included, which allows creation of money accounts, entering and tracking expenses against budget account line items, and running budget balance reports.
Contact Manager
Actors and Crew 1
Create actors and crew for your schedule, with address, phone, e-mail information. Import headshots and cast actors to characters in the schedule.
Agents & Managers 2
Create agents/managers and attach actors and/or crew to show representation. Core Contact Manager
3
Create one contact record, then attach that record to multiple categories including: actor, crew, or agent/manager, allowing one single point of creation or modification for that record.
Companies 4
Create companies (production houses, camera rental houses, editing labs, etc.) and attach existing contacts as personnel.
E-Mail Contacts 5
E-Mail contacts directly from the program. Create mail groups and send a single e-mail to a group of contacts. (Must use a non-browser e-e-mail program).
Import Contacts 6
Ability to import contacts from an external source (Excel file). Ratebook Integration
7
Access the Ratebook with over 9,000 union rates to select a single or multiple rates for an actor or crew record.
Storyboard
Create Storyboard and Shots 1
Create a visual display of your storyboard using Gorilla's built-in shot type images or import your own. Attach storyboards to scenes and re-order the shots on a drag and drop canvas.
Attach Elements to Shots 2
Attach characters and other scheduled elements directly to a shot. Attach Equipment/Vehicles
3
Attach equipment and vehicles directly to a shot. Multiple Setups for a Scene
5
Locations
Location Photos 1
Arrange all your location photos by dragging and dropping them on the screen. Provide details for each location photo.
Scenes for Location 2
Attach scenes to each location making it easy to see where you are going to shoot which scene.
Auto Map 3
Use Gorilla's built-in access to Google Maps to show directions to each location. Location Fact Sheet
4
Enter crucial location info such as availability, restroom, eating area, actor's area, parking, electricity, and much more.
Reports
Actor Statistics 1 Actors List 2 Crew List 3 Art Department 4Breakdown Sheet Summary 5
Crew Call Sheet 6
Storyboards 7
Cast Call Times 8
One Line Schedule 9
Scene/Cast Call Sheet 10 Shooting Schedule 11 Topsheet 12 Account Report 13 Detail Report 14 Globals Report 15 Units Report 16 Group Report 17 Page 5 of 7
Group Detail Report 18 Acts 19 Pitch/Treatment 20 Plot Points 21 Projects Summary 22 Agents/Managers List 23 Other Contacts 24 Representation 25 Breakdown Notes 26
Breakdown Sheet Boxes 27
Casting 28
Category List/Elements Report (Props, etc.) 29 Character/Scene 30 Day Schedule 31 Index Cards 32 Meetings/Rehearsals 33
Location Fact Sheet 34
Location Photo Gallery 35
Locations & Scenes 36
Locations for Projects 37
Elements in Shot 38
Equipment in Shot 39
Shot Setup with Layout Info 40
Vehicles in Shot 41
Daily Production Report 42 Exhibit G 43 Stripboard 44 4th Level Report 45
Fringe Breakdown/Percentages 46
Fringe Breakdown/Flat Rate 47 Location Report 48 Set Report 49 In Kind Report 50 Transactions Report 51
Budget Balance Report 52