Film production app for corporate films and commercials: scripts, call sheets, take log

Pre-production and set

Every stage works from one scene list.

Script import

Reads scripts in the client's format.

Open PDF, Word, Excel, Google Sheets or photos. ShotBook finds the scene, voice-over, visuals, location and duration columns, even when a table runs over many pages or is split across two.

Multi-page tables stitched together
Fix a wrong column in one tap
Remembers each client's layout

PDFDOCXXLSXJPG

SceneVoice-overLocation

Shot list

Shots drafted from scene descriptions.

For scripts written as prose, on-device AI suggests a shot list with shot sizes and descriptions. Each scene also has an Apple Pencil sketch page for the director and DP.

On-device AI, nothing leaves the device
Shot size, camera, notes
Apple Pencil sketches

The principal walks into the meeting room, greets the staff and sits down at the table. He turns the pages of the annual plan.

✦ AI suggested 3 shots

WSPrincipal enters the room

MSSits down, greets the staff

CUHands turn the pages

Scheduling

Daily call sheets.

Assign scenes to shoot days with call times and time slots; ShotBook suggests grouping scenes by location. Existing call sheets from Excel, PDF or photos can be imported too.

Location grouping suggestions
Unscheduled scenes always visible
Import existing call sheets

07:00Crew call

07:30ExteriorsSC01

08:00InterviewSC02

09:30Faculty meetingSC05

Take log

Multi-camera take logging.

Tap the camera that rolled to record its clip number; the next number fills in automatically. Mark circled takes, reshoots or quick notes, with progress tracked by scene and by day.

Clip numbers increment per camera
Quick-note tags
Progress by scene and day

Take 1ABC0012soft focus

Take 2ABC0013

Take 3ABC0014circled★

Workflow

From the client's documents to the timeline.

Import the script

Open the client's script; check the detected columns and adjust if needed.

Schedule the shoot

Group scenes by day and location; share the call sheet with the crew.

Shoot and log

Log takes, cameras, clip numbers and circled takes for every scene.

Build the rough cut

Export a .nex package; the Premiere Pro plugin lays the scenes out on the timeline.

ShotBook Rough Cut for Premiere Pro

Automatic rough cut assembly.

The plugin reads the .nex package with your footage folder, imports only the logged clips, trims to the circled takes and lays them out on the timeline in script order.

Export the Premiere package (.nex) from the app.
In Premiere Pro, select the .nex package and the footage folder.
Click Build timeline. Scenes with missing footage or archive material are flagged with colored markers.

Download plugin · 32 KB Installation guide

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of scripts can ShotBook read?

Script tables from Google Sheets or Excel, PDF and Word files, and photos. It has been tested on seven real documents from different companies, including a 40-page storyboard and a 180-page PDF script. Reading tables from photos requires iOS 26 or later.

Does it work for documentaries without a detailed script?

Yes. Create scenes in the app or paste an outline as text; ShotBook splits it into scenes and shots so you can log takes as usual.

Are clients' scripts uploaded to a server?

No. Document reading, text recognition and AI shot splitting all run on the device. ShotBook requires no account and collects no project data.

Is the Premiere plugin paid?

The plugin is currently free. It runs on Premiere Pro 25.2 or later, on macOS and Windows.

From scriptto rough cut.

Principal interview