The firm
A small core team of producers and editors, with freelance crews, makes corporate films, ads and product photography.
What made the work hard
- Crew and equipment costs were paid well before the client paid.
- Edit rounds multiplied.
- Location permissions and talent releases were sometimes missing.
How they set up MSMEPulse
- Chose Video & Photo Production at signup, with corporate video, product photoshoot and e-learning templates.
- Staged fees around script approval, the shoot and final delivery.
- Put permissions and releases on each project's checklist.
The templates for Video & Photo Production in MSMEPulse: Corporate video production, Product photoshoot, E-learning course development.
A typical month
Each production starts from script and storyboard approval. Pre-production tasks and the paperwork checklist must be complete before the shoot. Crew and equipment costs are recorded against the project. Two review rounds are included, and extra rounds are quoted. Each stage is invoiced as it's approved.
What changes
- Cash comes in at each stage, matching costs.
- Paperwork is complete before every shoot.
- Extra edit rounds are agreed and billed.
See it with your own industry
Sign up, choose your industry, and install sample data from Settings. You'll get a realistic business like this one, with projects from your industry's templates, clients, timesheets and invoices, to explore before adding your own records.
