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Steal Our Systems. 20+ production checklists, cheatsheets & Spreadsheets for the organized filmmaker.
“You do not rise to the level of your goals.
You fall to the level of your systems.” (Atomic Habits)
Introducing FILMMAKER CHECKLISTS: 20 (and counting) lists, cheatsheets & spreadsheets to help you prepare for every aspect of film production. These include lists for building shot-lists, writing stories, preparing pitches, managing production from pre to post, keeping teams on the same page, planning trips, preparing the right gear, and much, much more. If you already have a system for every level of your film company’s production, great! If not, you can waste hours and hours building your own (even if you use AI, you clever fox), OR YOU COULD JUST BUY OURS FOR LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF BILLABLE WORK. Even if it helps you avoid just A SINGLE MISTAKE, it’ll be worth it Get your ALL IN ONE FILMMAKING SYSTEM now!!”
- SJ Finlay, award winning filmmaker & founder, Fieldwork Film Co / Director, Boy From Nowhere
What’s your filmmaking system?
Do you, like most filmmakers, rely on ‘creativity & experience’, which really just means you’re ‘really good at winging it?’
Let’s be real: IF YOU WING IT, IT WILL SUCK.
How can we come prepared as filmmakers — not just show up with the right gear (which is easier with our Gear Prep Checklist, free above) — but with a detailed plan for every aspect of production?
Sam’s Packing List
Travel Planner
Travel Film Shotlist
Gear Prep & Inventory
Travel Gear Checklist
Pre - Production Planning
Post - Production Workflow
Story Beats Checklist
Project Planner Sheet & Bonus Interview Tips Checklist
Budget Template
Project Planner
Financial Planning Sheet
Business Plan Checklist
Shoot day Checklist
Cinematography Cheatsheet
Shotlist Builder
2nd Shooter Guide
coming soon
YOUTUBER BUNDLE
BEGINNER BUNDLE
FEATURE FILM BUNDLE
BONUS CONTRACTS & DOCUMENTS
S.J. Finlay is an award winning documentary filmmaker from B.C., Canada, known for directing the All In (Crossfit) series and Our Game (Hockey) series for Telus, which have together accumulated millions of views.
He has also directed the recent award-winning documentary Pride of Katanga about Uganda’s first female boxer (Best Documentary, Toronto Shorts), as well as a docu-drama feature film about child soldiers in the Philippines, Boy From Nowhere (Audience Award Winner, Lonely Wolf Film Festival 2021 // Official Selection & Award of Exceptional Merit, Docs Without Borders, 2021).
He likes to produce international documentaries that spotlight stories of inspiration and human rights, usually as a one-man-band. He has worked on these for CBC, Vice, World Vision and various non-profits in countries like Liberia, the Philippines, Thailand, Greenland, Nepal and Uganda.
He has also directed music videos over the years for bands like Son Lux, Said the Whale, Snowmine, Andrew Judah, Icelandia and more.
He also shoots stock footage available for licensing through Film Supply here.
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Recent Documentaries by sj finlay & Fieldwork Film Co
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