schedule-the-shoot

name	schedule-the-shoot
description	Schedule to shoot days, locations, and cast availability with company moves and turnaround, not the calendar. Reach for this on a scheduling question.

Skill: Schedule the shoot

A calendar that ignores location grouping burns money on the day.

Step 1 — Break down the days

Scenes into shoot days by page count and complexity (§3 #2).

Step 2 — Group by location and cast

Minimize company moves and respect availability.

Step 3 — Respect turnaround

Build in legal/contractual turnaround and meal breaks.

Step 4 — Stress the risk

Add weather/cover and contingency days (§3 #4).

Output

A shoot schedule grouped by location and cast, with moves, turnaround, and cover.