The production command centre that turns shoot-day guesswork into knowing exactly what's next.
Build call sheets, organize gear, get AI help, run the live schedule, keep notes, and wrap with proof — all in one place instead of five different apps.
For solo shooters, producers, 1st ADs, doc filmmakers, and the people who have to turn the call sheet into an actual day.
Free test run. Pro is $11.99/month.
Because "we'll figure it out on set" is not a production system.
Build the day in Month, Week, or Day view — the same plan becomes your live control board.
Day's on the calendar. Next up: spin out your gear lists, call sheet, and wrap forms straight from that plan.
Gear, Call Sheets, and Wrap Summary: the three things that always break a shoot — handled.
Track camera, audio, lighting, grip, documents, DIT, bags, and additional gear. Save templates for your standard kits. Check items as packed, picked up, and returned.
NorthSlate builds the call sheet from the shoot day you already created. Add your logo, review notes, export the PDF, and send it.
See planned vs actual time, completed items, skipped items, overruns, under-runs, and notes captured during the live session.
Call sheet sent, gear loaded — now tap into Live Production Mode and run the day from the plan you just built.
Live Production Mode: your schedule becomes a live control board on set.
Most tools stop once the call sheet is sent. NorthSlate keeps going. When the shoot starts, Live Production Mode lets you run the day from the plan you already built.
- Run one section or chain the entire day end-to-end
- Done · Skip · Pause · Resume — without losing the timer
- Auto-advance to the next item when the countdown hits zero
- Early finishes flow time forward · overruns subtract from what's next
- One-tap Redistribute Evenly resets pace mid-section
- Ahead / behind indicator updates every second
- Screen wake-lock keeps the tablet awake on set
- Resume dialog: pick up exactly, recalculate, or restart the day
- Drag-to-reorder upcoming items live
- Per-section summary: planned vs actual for the whole debrief
When the interview runs long, the B-roll gets cut, or lunch moves, your plan should move with the day.
AI Checks: a second set of eyes when you are already doing five jobs.
NorthSlate AI reviews the shoot day, call sheet, gear list, crew, schedule, and rundown sections to flag the details that are easy to miss when you are producing, directing, shooting, packing gear, and watching the clock.
- Missing crew contact info
- Missing talent details
- Missing emergency information
- No break added
- Overbooked sections
- Schedule conflicts
- Gear gaps
- Missing media cards or batteries
- Missing audio essentials
- Incomplete location notes
- Call sheet issues before export
It does not replace your judgement. It helps you catch the stupid little things that ruin a day.
For the people carrying the shoot day.
NorthSlate is built for the person responsible for turning scattered shoot details into a day that actually works.
When you're planning, packing, shooting, watching the schedule, and still expected to get the shot.
When you need the call sheet, crew info, gear, schedule, and notes in one place before the day starts moving.
When you need to see what's next, what's slipping, what's been skipped, and what still has to happen.
For interviews, B-roll, location days, run-and-gun schedules, and shoots where the plan changes constantly.
When shot lists, gear, setup time, crew timing, and live schedule changes all need to stay connected.
When the crew needs clear information, but the person running the day needs the whole system.
Built for solo shooters, producers, 1st ADs, documentary filmmakers, and anyone carrying more of the shoot day than their title admits.
Built by someone who got tired of juggling five apps on set.
NorthSlate was created by Andres Rojas Anton, a Toronto-based filmmaker and production professional with over a decade of experience across editing, camera, sound, directing, cinematography, 1st AD work, and technical supervision.
The app comes from a real production problem: the plan lived in one place, the call sheet in another, the gear list in a spreadsheet, the notes on a phone — and when the shoot started, none of it helped run the day live. NorthSlate was built to connect the parts that actually matter before, during, and after the shoot.
"I didn't want another giant system to manage. I wanted one place to build the day, send the info, and actually run the set."
Simple pricing. No production-budget jump scare.
Try NorthSlate with one project, one shoot day, and up to 5 rundown sections.
- One project
- One shoot day
- Basic planning
- Try the workflow
For solo shooters and small crews who want the full system.
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited shoot days
- Forms
- Call sheet PDFs
- AI production checks
- Cloud sync
- Equipment templates
- Live Production Mode
- Wrap summaries
No bloated production software pricing. One clear plan for people actually making things.
NorthSlate FAQ: questions before you start.
Start Free with NorthSlateTurn "I think we're good" into "I know exactly what's next."
Build the call sheet, check the gear, let AI catch the gaps, run the live schedule, and wrap with proof — all from one production command centre.
Simple enough for a one-person shoot. Strong enough when the day gets bigger.