Spreadsheets and general planners can list shoot days, but no free tool breaks scripts into scenes and builds strip-board schedules for film crews.
$299.88 USDa year
≈$427.54 CAD a year (converted from USD)
Months for a small team
An editor’s estimate for a free tool that ranks Strong.
Nobody has asked for one yet.
The capabilities that keep people paying for Movie Magic Scheduling.
Script breakdown into scenes and elements
Cast, props, locations and other elements tagged per scene and reused across the schedule.
Strip-board scheduling
Scenes arranged on shooting days with page counts, day or night and location grouping.
Day-out-of-days and one-line reports
Script import with revisions
Scripts arrive as Final Draft and Fountain files with revisions, and schedules have to stay consistent as scenes move and pages change.
Each covers part of the job. None replaces Movie Magic Scheduling yet.
Partial: Spreadsheets can list scenes and days by hand; no breakdown, strip board or schedule reports.
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Last checked : an editor confirmed that no free alternative ranks Strong.
Price: Annual subscription, 12-month commitment, checked Oct 7, 2026. Price source. USD to CAD at 1.4257 as of Oct 7, 2026.
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Movie Magic Scheduling is a product of Entertainment Partners, named here for comparison only.