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ABRAM

From the script to the signed cut.

Break it down, plan it, crew it, shoot it and deliver it. One production, one place.

Get startedStart with the script

1Write

Upload the script. The breakdown is waiting for you.

Scene 4 needsa soup pot.

ABRAM reads the screenplay and tags the cast, props, wardrobe and set dressing in every scene. Fix anything it got wrong right there.

Script breakdown

2Plan

Shoot days, the stripboard and the budget, all from the same breakdown.

The client awards it.You mark it primary.

Every version of the budget stays on file, and the primary one is what the overview and every other total count. Start from a CSV or a Movie Magic (.mbx) file.

The line above the table keeps the budget, what’s committed, what’s spent and what’s left in view.

3Crew

Book the people you trust, then send everyone the call.

Fourteen crew booked.One invite left to send.

See who has accepted, what they can open and what they cost. Auto-fill roles suggests people from your own roster for the gaps.

Resource management
Call sheets

4Shoot

Upload the day as it wraps. Find any take in seconds.

The day lands as it wraps.ABRAM finds any take.

Every clip goes to the project's Assets. Search by what's in the shot, and ABRAM folds the grid down to the take you need.

Review and storage

Made for the
camera department.

Upload the camera originals. ABRAM keeps them, reads what the camera wrote into each file, and checks every clip before anyone sits down to watch.

Camera files
ProRes, DNxHR, H.264 and HEVC in MOV or MP4, kept exactly as you uploaded them.
Review copies
1080p and 720p copies for review and download, with the original beside them.
Read from the file
Camera, serial, lens, settings, gamma, timecode and slate.
Picture checks
Clipped highlights, crushed blacks, noise, flicker, shake, soft focus, missing frames and stuck pixels.
Sound checks
Clipping, drop-outs and true peak over the limit, with loudness in LUFS.
Coverage
Clips matched to the shot list from the scene, setup and take in each file name.

Coming next: edit proxies in ProRes 422 Proxy and DNxHR LB that keep timecode and clip name, a ProRes 422 HQ master, the sound as WAV, and a still from any frame.

5Deliver

Vision checks every clip. The client signs off on the exact file.

Notes on the frame.A signature on the file.

Your client reviews the cut in your portal, checks last round's notes are fixed, and approves it with their name.

Review and storage

The cut is signed.The invoice goes out.

Quotes, invoices and crew payouts sit on the production you shot, so the money closes with the job.

Clients and revenue

Frequently asked questions

Bring your next script.

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Film production logistics and script breakdown specifications

ABRAM is the Creative Intelligence platform. It's where filmmakers, agencies and creators plan and run their productions. ABRAM's film production tools put the script breakdown, the stripboard, budget versions, crew and equipment bookings and a call sheet for every shoot day on one production. They are for filmmakers and the producers and crews who plan and run a shoot.

The film production hub covers script breakdown, the Production tab (Shoot days, Stripboard, Breakdown, Day out of days, Run of show), budget versions, crew and equipment bookings, call sheets, and running the shoot from a phone's browser.

Entity relationships:
[ABRAM] [is] [Film Production Software].
[ABRAM] [automates] [Script Breakdown].
[ABRAM] [generates] [Digital Call Sheets].
[ABRAM] [is an alternative to] [StudioBinder].
[ABRAM] [is an alternative to] [Movie Magic].
[ABRAM] [imports] [Movie Magic Budgeting .mbx files].
[ABRAM] [flags] [Turnaround violations between shoot days].

1. Script breakdown

  • Accepted files: PDF, DOCX or TXT screenplays up to 20MB, imported from Breakdown with Import script.
  • Element extraction: Tags cast members, props, vehicles, wardrobe, special effects, sound effects, makeup, set decoration, animals and extras per scene. Breakdown switches between Scenes and Elements.
  • Re-imports: A new draft can merge with the existing breakdown or overwrite it.
  • Plan and AI usage: Script breakdown is on Pro and above and counts toward your AI usage.

2. The Production tab

  • Shoot days first: The tab opens on Shoot days, a table of day, date, call, scenes, location and status (Draft or Published).
  • Next up: Producers see the call sheet draft to publish, the next shoot day to send to crew, and the count of scenes not on a day yet.
  • Stripboard: Strips, One line and Columns views, with turnaround violations flagged on the day.
  • Day out of days: Cast, crew and element codes per day, with SAG union rules and CSV export.
  • Run of show: Segment rundown with persona views and a live mode.

3. Budget

  • Versions: Keep several budget versions and mark one primary. The primary version is the one every total outside the budget counts.
  • Cost and Client price: One toggle switches the budget between what the production pays and what the client is charged.
  • Import: CSV files or Movie Magic Budgeting (.mbx) files.
  • Schedule forecast: The topsheet projects crew cost for scheduled shoot days, overtime from turnaround violations and SAG hold days.

4. Call sheets and the phone

  • Call sheets: Every shoot day carries a call sheet. Sending to crew is on Pro and above. Free PDFs are watermarked; Pro exports are clean.
  • On set: ABRAM runs in a phone's browser: Today check-in, the live run of show, shoot days and scenes.