Free Filmmaking Template Vault · 31 Film Templates
Every Form Your Film Needs, From Logline to Poster
Shot lists, call sheets, release forms, budgets and 27 more. Get all 31 iFILMthings film templates in one free vault, sorted by the stage of production you’re in.
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Made by Jay Neill, a Victoria BC filmmaker and the Nightcrawler stunt double on X2.
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Each template has its own free article and download. The vault gives you all 31 at once, sorted into five stage folders.
01 · 11 templates
Develop
Idea to locked script.
Logline
Movie Synopsis
Beat Sheet
Character Profile
Screenplay Format
Pitch Deck
02 · 7 templates
Prep
Plan the money, the days and the shots.
Script Breakdown
Film Budget
Shooting Schedule
Shot List
Storyboard
Location Scouting
03 · 3 templates
Release Forms
Permission in writing, before you roll.
04 · 7 templates
On Set
Run each shoot day and log what happened.
Call Sheet
Daily Production Report
Cast List
Prop List
Camera and Sound Reports
Script Supervisor Notes
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Behind iFILMthings
I Doubled Nightcrawler on X2. Now I Help You Make Your Own Films.
I’m Jay Neill, a filmmaker in Victoria, BC. X2 filmed at Hatley Castle, just outside town, and I was on that set as the Nightcrawler stunt double. iFILMthings is where I share the templates, guides and film breakdowns that help you plan, shoot and finish your own work.
Written with Courtney Birk, Ashleigh Coffelt and Alanna Birmingham.
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