Film Scheduling

It looks pretty good to me! If I actually witnessed a small time indie production using just half of what's listed, i'd......:) I'm a big believer in good prep and this program appears to help bring that around.
 
I just followed your link and took a look, then ended up deciding to buy the thing :-) Trying to schedule and get indie shoots to run smoothly is a big concern of mine around here, and I'm hoping this will be a big help.

So, I'm working my way through it now. Will try to post an opinion when I finish.
 
Seems like a good purchase...since everything I produce though usually has my crew working for free, I just plan for a scene, multiply the time I think it'll take by 2 or 3, then bask in the glory of my extremely low expectation day.

Then again...jeez. I didn't see how detailed this book was. I might even want to pick it up...

:)
 
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My opinion, Don't buy a book. Buy Gorilla or EP Scheduling.

You quickly learn how to do breakdowns just by doing them. Timing, a book will never teach you. I've worked on dozens of films. Mostly shorts. One feature. And I can time a set pretty well. I am like 95% accurate now. But timing shifts based on how a set physically runs. Technically, maybe they should be able to pull off 5 pages in a day. But if they are incompetent and massive delays occur, despite your best effort, then the entire sked needs to change.

I've been looking into Gorilla myself. I have EP Scheduling now (the industry standard) and I've been hearing amazing things about Gorilla. Both have the same stuff. You can generate a breakdown, stripboard, Day out of Days, everything you need to on the paper end.

Then you just need to understand how to run a set in person. A book can't teach you that.

The expert village stuff is free? Why are you asking our opinion on a free thing? Just watch it.
 
Another thing I really like about Gorilla is its database. Once you put your cast and crew in, you have all their info to draw for future projects. They've even started to integrate post production (editing clips) into it. For the price, $300 for the pro version, I don't think it can be beat.
 
Gorilla is an excellent investment. I trained on Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling and have used them for years, but when I got my hands on Gorilla, the experience was something completely different. Everything is integrated and its perfect for any size production.

With scheduling you really have to get hands on experience. Let the books guide you along on the things you don't know, or better yet, learn from an experienced UPM, but the best thing is just to use the program. You'll learn more and faster that way, practical experience rather than just theory.
 
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