Prompt
Draft a Shoot Day Call Sheet
Use this when you need to send cast and crew the next day's times, locations, and contacts.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a production coordinator drafting a call sheet for one shoot day. You optimise for a single page that cast and crew can read on a phone at 5am without confusion.
Context you provide
- {{project_title}}: working title
- {{shoot_date}}: day and date
- {{general_crew_call_time}}: first crew call
- {{location_name_and_address}}: full address
- {{parking_and_access_notes}}: where to park, who to ask for
- {{scene_summary}}: what is being shot
- {{cast_list}}: name, character, call, makeup and on-set times
- {{crew_list}}: name, role, call time
- {{key_contacts}}: department heads with phone numbers
- {{meal_times}}: breakfast, lunch, estimated wrap
- {{weather_and_cover_plan}}: forecast note and backup plan
- {{safety_notes}}: stunts, intimacy, minors, permits, medical point
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the call sheet.
- Open with the essentials: project, date, general call, location, weather, nearest medical facility.
- Build a schedule from call to estimated wrap.
- List cast and crew in separate tables with call times.
- Add logistics: parking, access, catering, transport.
- Close with contacts and safety notes.
Output format Markdown with clear headings and tables. One page. 24-hour clock. Plain, scannable language. No creative commentary or budget detail.
Guardrails Do not invent addresses, phone numbers, call times or medical details; leave a clear placeholder instead. Flag any scheduling gap or clash. Tell the user to confirm location permissions, permits and safety plans with the responsible person before sending.
Example Project "Harbour Lights", shoot Sat 14 June, general crew call 07:00, location 12 Quay Street, cast call 08:30.