For production designers, art directors, decorators, coordinators, and producers

Art Department

Take every set from the script breakdown through the scout, set dress, shoot, and strike.

Make the set list, see which scenes use each set, connect it to a practical location, and list the set dressing, construction, labor, references, dates, and costs.

Prep the Sets
SET 24MERCER FAMILY KITCHEN
INT. / DAY
Hawthorne HousePractical location ยท Stage dressing required
SET DEC18 itemsDressing, hero pieces, multiples
CONSTRUCTION7 materials2 labor lines
SCENES12, 14, 315 2/8 pages
Set Dec $4,860Construction $2,940SET $7,800

Prepping the set

Prep Every Set for the Shoot

Keep the creative references and the practical prep details with the set they belong to.

Set dressing lists

List furniture, practicals, hero pieces, multiples, and every other piece needed for the set.

Construction materials and labor

List materials, quantities, unit prices, vendors, and notes, then add the labor, rates, and totals.

Design references

Keep the look of the set with its set dressing and construction lists, and put item images beside the piece they describe.

Sourcing and dates

Track buy or rental, vendor, SKU, quantity, status, pickup, return, storage, and wrap disposition.

Set and department costs

See set decoration, construction, location, props, and full set totals while the design and scope change.

Distribute

Prepare the current set or all sets for print, and send the set list as a PDF or XLSX.

Set list

See Every Scene That Uses the Set

Build the set list from the script breakdown, then assign each set to its shooting location and keep the production details together.

  • See every scene that uses the set.
  • Check how many times the set appears and its total page count.
  • Assign the shooting location and note the area where the set will be filmed.
  • Keep the set type, notes, location, and address together.
  • Search the set list, then print, email, or export it to XLSX.
EPSETSCENESPAGESLOCATION
1Mercer Kitchen35 2/8

Hawthorne House

1Police Bullpen68 4/8

Stage 2

2Roadside Motel46 1/8

LOCATION TBD

2Hospital Corridor22 6/8

St. Mark Annex

Take the set list into prep.

List the references, construction, dressing, purchases, working dates, and costs for every set through strike.

Prep the Sets