Filmmaking guides, product updates, and case studies from the FilmBase team. Practical advice for indie directors, producers, and studios.https://filmbase.io/en-ushttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-now-on-the-app-storeshttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-now-on-the-app-storesFilmBase is available today. Script breakdown, scheduling, budgeting and cast and crew in one desktop app, where moving a shoot day updates the budget.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct UpdatesannouncementlaunchschedulingbudgetingofflineFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-5https://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-5The biggest release since version 1, with real-time team collaboration, automatic storyboards, a full budget reporting suite, and a smarter schedule optimizer.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct UpdatesannouncementcollaborationstoryboardsreportingsyncFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/private-team-collaboration-over-your-networkhttps://filmbase.io/blog/private-team-collaboration-over-your-networkHow FilmBase keeps real-time team collaboration fast and private, peer-to-peer over your own network, with nothing stored on a server.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduction Guidescollaborationprivacynetworkingp2pFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/where-to-spend-on-gear-small-productionshttps://filmbase.io/blog/where-to-spend-on-gear-small-productionsA spending hierarchy for small productions: why sound and lighting beat a better camera body, when to rent, and the kit decisions that survive contact with a real shoot.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTGear & Techgearcameraslightingsoundindie-filmmusic-videoFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/why-one-project-filehttps://filmbase.io/blog/why-one-project-fileScheduling in one app, budget in a spreadsheet, call sheets in a third. The tools aren't the problem. The seams between them are. The case for running a production in one project file.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduction Guidesworkflowproduction-managementall-in-oneFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/commercial-shoot-day-agency-expectationshttps://filmbase.io/blog/commercial-shoot-day-agency-expectationsTV adverts add a layer no other shoot has: the agency and the client, on set, with opinions. How to schedule, paper, and run the day so approvals don't eat it.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduction Guidescommercialstv-advertsproduction-managementclient-managementFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-4-regionshttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-4-regionsVersion 1.4 added region presets for paper size, time format, and temperature, weather that fills itself in on call sheets, and smarter custom fields. Scripts stay on Letter, on purpose.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct Updatesannouncementregionscall-sheetsinternationalizationFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/scheduling-a-music-video-shoothttps://filmbase.io/blog/scheduling-a-music-video-shootMusic videos compress a whole production into one or two days. How to build a schedule that survives playback, company moves, and an artist who arrives at 2pm.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduction Guidesmusic-videoschedulingindie-filmFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-3-script-editorhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-3-script-editorVersion 1.3 ships an editor designed around screenplay conventions: true dual dialogue, autocomplete for characters and headings, format-aware editing, and full Final Draft export.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct Updatesannouncementscript-editorscreenwritingFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/welcome-to-the-filmbase-bloghttps://filmbase.io/blog/welcome-to-the-filmbase-blogA new home for production guides, product updates, and case studies from the FilmBase team. Here's what to expect.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct UpdatesannouncementblogFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/script-breakdown-in-five-stepshttps://filmbase.io/blog/script-breakdown-in-five-stepsA practical, repeatable process for breaking down a script, from first read to a strip-ready scene list. No theory; just the workflow that gets shot.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduction Guidesscript-breakdownschedulingindie-filmFilmBase Teamhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-2-ratebookhttps://filmbase.io/blog/filmbase-1-2-ratebookThe Ratebook release: assign crew rates straight from rate cards into budget line items, with the fields productions really negotiate — hold days, overtime, kit rental, per diem — and full undo.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct Updatesannouncementbudgetingrate-cardsfringesFilmBase Team