The Pre-Production Board is a ready-made Storyflow board that gives a film, video, or commercial production one home for the shooting schedule, script, locations, cast and crew, gear, budget, and references on a single infinite canvas.
About this template
The Pre-Production Board gives a film, video, or commercial production one place to organize everything that has to happen before the camera rolls. Instead of spreading the schedule across a calendar, the script in a doc, locations in a folder, and the cast and crew list in a spreadsheet, you keep them side by side on an infinite canvas. The board lays out the pre-pro essentials: a shooting schedule and key dates, a scene and script area, location notes and scout photos, a cast and crew list with roles and contacts, a gear and budget section, and reference images and links for the look you are building.
It is built for directors, producers, and production coordinators running a shoot, plus DPs, ADs, and solo creators who handle pre-production themselves. It also fits agency producers and small studios who need clients and crew to see the plan on one shared board without learning a new tool.
On the canvas you will find note blocks for the schedule, scenes, and call sheet details, image areas for location scouts and casting, and link blocks that point to your shot list, storyboard, or moodboard. Storyflow's AI assistant can read the active board to help you draft a schedule outline, summarize what is still open before the shoot day, or tighten the wording of a production note.
How to use the Pre-Production Board Template
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Open the Pre-Production Board template in Storyflow to load the schedule, script, location, cast and crew, gear, and reference sections onto your canvas.
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Fill in the shooting schedule and key dates, then replace the sample scene and script notes with your own.
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Add location scout photos and casting images to the image areas, and list your cast and crew with roles and contacts.
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Drop in reference images and links for the look, and add link blocks that point to your shot list, storyboard, or moodboard.
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Invite your director, producer, and crew to the board so everyone plans from the same canvas.
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Ask the AI assistant to draft a schedule outline or summarize what is still open before the shoot day.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Pre-Production Board?
A Pre-Production Board is a single workspace that holds everything a production needs before the shoot: the shooting schedule, scene and script notes, location scouts, a cast and crew list, gear and budget details, and visual references. In Storyflow it is a ready-made board on an infinite canvas, so the whole plan stays visible in one place instead of scattered across docs, folders, and spreadsheets.
Who is this template for?
Directors, producers, and production coordinators running a film, video, or commercial shoot, plus DPs, assistant directors, and solo creators who manage pre-production on their own. It also works for agency producers and small studios who want clients and crew to follow the plan on one shared board.
How is this different from a shot list or storyboard template?
The Pre-Production Board is the wider planning hub for the whole shoot: schedule, locations, cast, crew, gear, and budget. A shot list and a storyboard cover the detailed camera coverage. You can keep this board as the overview and add link blocks that point to your separate shot list, storyboard, and moodboard.
Can the AI assistant help me plan the shoot?
Yes. Storyflow's AI assistant reads your active board, so it can help you draft a schedule outline, summarize what is still open before the shoot day, or tighten the wording of a production note. It works from what is already on the canvas and does not replace your producing decisions or auto-build the whole plan for you.
Is it free?
Yes, Storyflow is free to start and runs in your browser. You can open the Pre-Production Board template, customize it, and invite collaborators. Some advanced features are part of paid plans, but you can plan a shoot on this board without paying.
