Film production software hasn't changed since 1995. Until now.

Hey Product Hunt! 👋

I'm launching Production Standard, and I need to tell you about a problem that's bankrupting indie filmmakers.

💸 The $18,000 Problem

Here's what nobody talks about in film production:

Major studios use software that costs $50,000+ per seat. It's powerful, it's professional, and it works.

Indie filmmakers use Movie Magic ($499) and Excel. It crashes constantly, doesn't sync, and causes chaos.

The result? The average indie film wastes $18K in pre-production due to:

•Lost stripboards when software crashes

•Budget version conflicts between producers

•Wrong call sheets sent to crew

•Script breakdowns lost in transit

Last year, a producer friend burned $18K in a single day because her tools didn't talk to each other. She called me at 2 AM in tears.

That's when I realized: The tools that work are too expensive. The tools that are affordable don't work.

🎬 What We Built

The $50K studio software and rebuilt it for the modern era.

The AI Part (Trained on 10,000+ Real Scripts):

•Upload your script → AI tags every character, prop, location, costume in 90 seconds

•Not a GPT wrapper custom proprietary ip - we trained it on actual production scripts

•Catches continuity errors humans miss (try it on Casablanca - it found mistakes from 1942)

The "Everything Connects" Part:

•Drag a scene on the stripboard → Budget updates in real-time

•Change a location → Call sheet regenerates automatically

•Add a cast member → Appears in every relevant scene instantly

The Mobile Part (Because Sets Don't Have Desks):

•Your AD updates call sheets from set

•Your DP logs shots on iPad

•Your producer tracks budget on their phone during lunch

💰 The Math That Changes Everything

Studio software stack: $50,000+ per seat (Avid, proprietary tools)

Traditional indie stack: Movie Magic ($499) + Scheduling ($499) + Final Draft ($249) + Celtx ($20/mo) + Google Workspace ($12/mo) = $1,854/year

Production Standard: $49/month (or $29/month today)

But here's the real savings: Average production saves 47 hours in pre-production = $2,350 at coordinator rates.

Plus: You avoid the $18K disasters that happen when tools don't sync.

🎯 Try It Right Now (No Signup Required)

We seeded a full Casablanca production in the demo. You can:

•See the AI-tagged script (every character, prop, location)

•Drag scenes on the stripboard

•Generate professional call sheets

•Export MMB-style budgets

Interactive Demo: productionstandard.com/demo

🔥 Launch Day Special (24 Hours Only)

50% OFF LIFETIME ACCESS - Not a subscription. Own it forever.

Why? Because Product Hunt launched Figma, Notion, and Loom. If we can democratize film production tools the way those products democratized design and productivity, we'll have done our job.

💬 What We Need From You

1. Try the demo - It's interactive, no signup needed

2. Roast us - Tell us what sucks. We'll fix it.

3. Share with filmmakers - We're trying to fix a broken industry

🎬 I'll Be Here All Day

Ask me anything:

•Why the AI isn't just a GPT wrapper

•What features we're building next

•Your worst production software horror story (I collect them)

P.S. - Comment "CASABLANCA" and I'll DM you a behind-the-scenes breakdown of how our AI analyzed the script. It found errors that went unnoticed for 80 years. It's genuinely fascinating.

Let's democratize filmmaking tools together. 🎥