One log for every unit
Every injury, near miss, security issue and public complaint is logged once with a priority and an assignee, so the safety officer, unit manager and production office see the same record.
Film & TV Production
One log for every unit, location and shoot day
From the first call time to wrap, CommandPost® gives production safety, locations and unit teams one shared log across studios and locations, so stunts, closures, weather and welfare are tracked from report to close-out.
The challenge
The pressures production teams carry every shoot day
- 01
High-risk sequences with no shared picture
Stunts and special effects bring medics, safety officers and police onto one set, and each works from their own radio channel, notes and copy of the plan.
- 02
Locations spread across the city and beyond
A main unit, a second unit and a unit base can sit kilometres apart, often where mobile coverage is patchy, and nobody sees every location at once.
- 03
Call sheets that change by the hour
Weather, a lost location or a late permit can reshuffle the day, and the update has to reach cast, crew, security and traffic control before the next setup.
How CommandPost® helps
Everything a production needs, from prep to wrap
CommandPost® brings unit bases, locations, stunts and crew welfare into a single operating picture for every shoot day, wherever the production is filming.
Locations, closures and unit bases on one map
Pin unit bases, road closures, traffic control points and stunt exclusion zones on the integrated map, so a new crew member or police liaison finds the right spot without a briefing pack.
Stunt and special effects checklists
Stunt sign-offs, special effects risk checks, medic briefings and welfare checks are filled in on a phone on set, even at a remote location with no signal.
A call sheet everyone works from
Call times, unit moves and road closure windows sit on one run sheet, kept in step when the first assistant director reshuffles the day.
Heat, wind and storms on outdoor shoots
Check conditions and forecasts for each location before a high-risk sequence or a long day in the heat, and make the go/no-go call on the same information.
Every cast and crew member, accounted for
Cast, crew, security, medics, and council and police contacts sit on one list with their role, so a headcount at the unit base does not start with a phone tree.
Incident timeline
A night stunt on a closed city street
It's a Thursday night shoot on a closed inner-city street. The main unit is filming a vehicle stunt while the unit base runs two blocks away.
- 17:30Road closure confirmed, unit base open
The locations manager logs the road closure as active with police and council, and traffic control points are pinned on the site map.
- 19:45Stunt safety briefing signed off
The stunt coordinator, safety officer and on-set medics complete the briefing checklist, and the exclusion zone is marked on the map.
- 21:10Onlookers gather at the closure line
Security logs onlookers pressing at the barrier. Extra marshals are moved from the unit base and the police liaison is updated in the same log.
- 22:35Stunt performer assessed by medics
After a hard landing the medic logs an assessment with photos. The performer is cleared and the take is reset, with the decision on record.
- 02:15Wrap, street reopened, record exported
The road closure is lifted with police, and the production safety officer exports the full log for the insurer and the safety file.
Who works in CommandPost®
Production safety officerLocations and unit managerFirst assistant directorStunt and special effects coordinatorSet medicSecurity and traffic control
What changes for the production
- Stunts and high-risk sequences run on one signed-off record that medics, safety and police can all see.
- Road closures and permit conditions are tracked with police and councils, not on a separate spreadsheet.
- Cast and crew can be accounted for at every unit base, even when a location loses signal.
- Insurers and safety regulators get an accurate, timestamped record of every incident.
See CommandPost® on your next production
Request a demo to see how CommandPost® brings stunts, locations and crew welfare together for film, television, streaming and live broadcast productions.