For first assistant directors

Shooting schedules and call sheets for first ADs

Build the board, send the call sheet and run the day, with the office and the set on the same production.

Where Cinewright helps

  • Script breakdown from Final Draft, Fountain, Fade In, Highland and PDF
  • Colour-coded film stripboard with day breaks and banners; Smart Schedule with a preview first
  • Day Out of Days, a calendar with public holidays, and sunrise and sunset warnings
  • Minors’ hours and other labour rules as warnings with sources
  • Call sheets with revisions, the nearest hospital and safety notes, in each person’s own language
  • Calls confirmed by a reply to the email or text
  • Send each shoot day to the phones and iPads; live day progress and pages ahead or behind
  • Sides for the cast, with each actor’s name on every page

From the office to the set

  1. BoardBreak down and schedule on the Mac or in CW Office.
  2. CallSend call sheets by email or text; replies confirm each call.
  3. Run the dayToday’s Show puts the whole crew on one call sheet and shot list.
  4. ReportProgress and actual times flow back into the schedule.

Apps for this role

Kickstarter coming late 2026 or early 2027

Hear first when it launches