Pre-Production Paperwork Bundle

Ten templates covering the work between greenlight and the first day of camera. Treatment, breakdown, budget, character profiles, storyboards, shot list, locations, releases, and a risk assessment.

Format: Word + Excel + PDF
Files: 10 documents, 20 files
Best for: First-time and indie feature producers
License: Free for commercial use

Why this bundle

Prep is what the day-of looks like in advance.

Every problem on a shoot day is a prep problem in disguise. The wrong cast member is on hold; the location release was never signed; the shot list does not match the stripboard. These bundle templates exist so prep can stay in front of those problems — not behind them.

Ten documents, one workflow: checklist, treatment, breakdown, budget, characters, storyboards, shot list, locations, releases, and risk assessment. Adapt them to your show and prep is faster, cleaner, and easier to hand off.

Preview of the Pre-Production Paperwork Bundle templates

What it looks like

Ten documents, one prep workflow.

Designed as a single package — every template uses the same conventions, the same typography, and the same numbering so prep stays consistent from the first treatment to the last release form.

Treatment to release forms
Coverage from the first story doc through the paperwork you sign before camera test.
Standard formats
Editable Word documents, an Excel shot list, and a print-ready PDF of every file.
Reusable across shows
Adapt once to your production company; use on every project after.
Includes a PDF guide
A printable pre-production checklist and overview to anchor the workflow.

What's inside

Ten documents, organized for the way prep actually runs.

Story & planning

Pre-production checklist
End-to-end checklist for the weeks before camera test.
Treatment template
Pitch-ready story document for collaborators and investors.
Script breakdown
Scene-by-scene breakdown of every element on the page.
Budget template
Top-sheet and detail-sheet budget for an indie feature.
Character profile
One-page profile per character — for casting and continuity.
Risk assessment
On-set hazard log and mitigation plan.

Schedule & logistics

Storyboard template
Six-panel pages for visualizing key sequences.
Professional shot list
Setup-grouped shot list with auto shooting-time math.
Talent release agreement
The release every actor signs before camera test.
Location release agreement
Filming dates, restoration, and indemnity.

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Customizable
Standard formats. Adapt every file to your show in minutes — and reuse them on every project after.
02
Professional
Designed alongside working ADs, line producers, and entertainment counsel. The paperwork prep teams actually use.
03
Beautiful
Consistent type and layout across every file so the prep package reads as one document, not ten.
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Free
Download once, use forever. No paywall, no watermark.

When prep ends and production begins.

Send the first call sheet from SetHero.

When prep is done and you need the first call sheet, build it in SetHero and ship a personalized, mobile-friendly call sheet your crew will actually open. Free to try.

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Feature Film Paperwork Bundle

Every contract, release, and report a feature production needs in one folder. Built from the same paperwork our team uses on union and non-union features.

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