The Short Answer
Mostly no. Build the schedule in ThinkCrew or Movie Magic Scheduling and import it. G-Casper Pro handles the days that follow: call sheets, crew, sending and reports.
What Production Scheduling Really Means
The work G-Casper Pro leaves to your scheduling software:
- Breaking down the script into individual elements (cast, locations, props, vehicles, etc.)
- Creating scene strips that capture each scene's requirements
- Ordering scenes into shooting days based on location, cast availability, and logistics
- Balancing page counts, day/night ratios, and production constraints
- Creating the Day Out of Days from your schedule to track cast contracts
Why Specialized Scheduling Tools Excel
What ThinkCrew and Movie Magic Scheduling give you:
- Script breakdown with the standard categories
- A stripboard for ordering scenes
- A cast DOOD built from the scene assignments
- Day and night splits and page counts per day
- Alternate boards to try schedule changes
- Files and reports the rest of the office already reads
What G-Casper Pro Does Best
From the imported schedule on:
- Building each day's call sheet
- Setting individual call times for cast and crew
- Tracking daily scenes, locations, and special requirements
- Distributing call sheets via email and SMS
- Generating production reports at wrap
- Filling in SAG Exhibit G time reports for cast
- Assigning crew work days across your production
The Recommended Workflow
How the two fit together:
- Break down your script in ThinkCrew, Movie Magic, or similar scheduling software
- Create your shooting schedule and order your scenes
- Export the schedule: two PDF reports from Movie Magic, or a USS file from ThinkCrew
- Import it on the Import page
- Your production, days, scenes and cast come across, with a call sheet for each shoot day
- Finish each day's call sheet from there
What About Simple Productions?
A commercial or a music video may not need scheduling software. Add prep, shoot and wrap days on the Days tab, add scenes, and put people on days by hand. For a narrative show with many days, locations and cast, import the schedule.
DOOD Tracking vs. Schedule Creation
G-Casper Pro has DOODs for crew and cast. They track who works which day. They do not decide what shoots when:
| DOOD Tracking (G-Casper Pro) | Production Scheduling (ThinkCrew, etc.) |
|---|---|
| Assigns work days to people | Determines what scenes shoot when |
| Shows who's working each day | Shows what content shoots each day |
| Tracks holds, travel, and work status | Orders scenes by location and logistics |
| Helps with crew coordination | Creates the master shooting plan |
| Works day-to-day during production | Happens primarily in prep |
The Bottom Line
Schedule in your scheduling software, import it, and build the days here. When the schedule changes, change it there first and bring it in with Import Updated Schedule, which shows what moved and keeps your call sheet work.