FilmBase vs MoviePrepper
FilmBase
filmbase.ioMoviePrepper
movieprepper.comSide by side
| Figure | FilmBase | MoviePrepper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29.08/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Film Production Scheduling Software | 8.0 (#13) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Budgeting | Budgets can be imported from Movie Magic Budgeting XML or Excel, and line items update when shoot days move. | Film Budget supports account structures, line items, globals, fringes, top sheets and production estimates; Production Actuals compare budgeted, committed, paid and outstanding costs. |
| Exports | The app generates call sheets and production reports as PDFs and supports Excel exports. | MoviePrepper can generate downloadable schedules, call sheets, sides, breakdowns, budgets, reports, and shot-list spreadsheets. |
| Purpose | FilmBase combines script breakdown, scheduling, budgeting, call sheets, and production tools in a desktop app. | MoviePrepper is film production software for script breakdowns, stripboards and schedules, department prep, call sheets, sides, budgets, actuals, and production reports. |
| Scheduling | Its schedule optimizer considers production rules including location grouping, day and night, actor and location availability, and page counts. | The stripboard supports scene ordering, end-of-day strips, availability warnings, scene timings, Day Out of Days, department DOODs, boneyards and alternate schedules. |
| Script breakdown | FilmBase can use AI to tag props, cast, vehicles, and wardrobe on the user's computer. | Users import a shooting-draft PDF, review extracted scenes and tag cast, sets, props, wardrobe, vehicles and department requirements. |
Plans
MoviePrepper
- PrepFree
- Short Form$39, paid once
- Indie$149, paid once
- Studio$499, paid once
In their own words
MoviePrepper
MoviePrepper is web-based film production software for organizing work from script breakdown to schedules, call sheets, budgets, and production reports. Teams can import PDF scripts, review revisions, and retain breakdown work for scenes that still match. Script processing identifies scenes and scripted characters; users add production requirements such as props, wardrobe, vehicles, background, and equipment. Scheduling includes availability warnings, scene timings, Day Out of Days, department DOODs, a boneyard, and alternate schedules. Breakdown information carries into stripboards, shooting schedules, sides, call sheets, and reports. Users can download those materials, along with budgets and shot-list spreadsheets. MoviePrepper is aimed at productions including vertical dramas, indie films, commercials, music videos, documentaries, features, and episodic projects with lean crews. Prep costs nothing, billed one-time per production, and allows 2 shoot days, 8 cast and crew, and 512 MB of media storage. Paid one-time per-production tiers are Short Form at 39.00 USD, Indie at 149.00 USD, and Studio at 499.00 USD. Upgrades credit amounts already paid and keep production records intact.