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FOSS tools like Studio Binder for filmmaking (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by Obi@sopuli.xyz to c/foss@beehaw.org

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Hey there, I'm looking at producing my first documentary and one of the tools people use for that is called Studio Binder. It's an all-in-one for making your scripts, shotlists, moodboards, location scouting, storyboards, production planning, collaborators management etc etc.

Any of you know of similar tools that are FOSS? I think some VFX/animation pipelines also have similar needs.

I already found storyboarder for making panels which seems amazing but I'm getting a bit lost in the jungle of options for the project management/scripting side of things. I'm considering Airtable for example but might be overkill for my needs.

Ideally it's something tailored for filmmaking specifically but open to hearing about general purpose planners that can be adapted.

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[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

You're precisely right all of these things and more are what tools like Studio Binder do. It reads from the script and creates required items like locations, actors, props etc.

A lot of that is mostly relevant for narrative works, to be honest, and since I'm planning for a documentary initially I won't need everything. But I might also do narrative or commercial work that is fully scripted in the future so I want to set myself up for success with a pipeline that can do it all.