CallSheet
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Stills production workflow

Give a stills crew one current shoot-day source.

Photo crews often span agency, client, talent, styling, digital, lighting, and location teams. CallSheet packages the shoot-day plan into a private link each person can open in a browser, plus a PDF for the production record.

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See the workflow
Finished CallSheet production-day preview on iPhone
iPhone app
Format
Private web link
Crew install
Not required
Exterior tool
Sun Path
File
Current PDF

The production decision

The plan fragments when each department receives it differently.

One person finds the PDF, another relies on a text, and someone else opens yesterday's attachment. A private recipient link keeps the current call sheet and PDF together without requiring the crew to adopt the producer's app.

What production needs
How CallSheet handles it
Serve mixed departments
Send a browser-based private link that works without a crew account or app.
Plan exterior looks
Tie true-north sun direction and elevation to timed setups.
Change one person's call
Review the affected-recipient selection before issuing the revision.
Keep a portable copy
Provide the current PDF from the same private page.

Working sequence

From plan to current crew handoff.

  1. Prepare the day

    Build the run of day and check exterior times against the Sun Path.

  2. Send private access

    Give each recipient a link to the current call sheet and PDF.

  3. Handle the change

    Target the revision to the people whose information changed.

Truth boundary

What CallSheet does, and what stays a production judgment.

Private links reduce version confusion, but production should still use direct contact for urgent or safety-critical changes.

Also written about in American Cinematographer and British Cinematographer, August 2026.

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WorkflowSun Path for photo shoots

Use a true-north Sun Path across the photo-shoot run of day, then put the same solar plan in the private link and PDF.

WorkflowNo-app call sheets for crew

Send private browser-based call sheet links and the current PDF without requiring crew and cast to install CallSheet.

ComparisonPrivate links vs. email attachments

Call sheet PDFs sent as loose attachments, or the current document shared through recipient-specific private links.

CallSheet Pro

Choose monthly access or the lower-cost annual plan.

Monthly$7.99per month
Annual$59.99per year
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4 answers

Questions about Photo production call sheets.

Is CallSheet usable for a photo shoot rather than a film crew?

Yes. The sheet carries the structure a photo day needs, including call times, locations, parking, meals, talent, and a run of day, without assuming a film-sized department list.

Can I plan natural light for a photo shoot?

Sun Path shows true-north sun direction and elevation across the run of day at the production location, so you can compare scheduled times against the calculated solar position. It does not predict cloud cover or site-specific shade.

Can I reuse a crew and talent list between shoots?

Yes. The native Crew Directory keeps reusable people on your device and can include people used on your call sheets. It is not a shared cloud address book.

Do models and stylists need an account?

No. Each person gets a private link and the current PDF. Only the producer sending the sheet needs an account.