The Missing Piece
As a former Supervising Digital Intermediate Producer who has quarterbacked 50+ projects across the long-form finishing industry, I was relentless in gathering information that would help our department stay focused and succeed, but struggled to build a centralized system. Promised resources, client schedules, potential outside vendors, and technical specs – we needed it all, but it was always spread thin across emails, spreadsheets, and phone calls…and this was just the beginning of our DI journey.
The film industry has software that was built specifically for long form post-production, but it only ever solved one piece of our complicated puzzle, and it lacked customization, forcing us to build walls instead of breaking them down. You were locked into old school thought processes and threw flexibility out the window, especially when it was time to collaborate with neighboring departments.
Why couldn’t we live in the same system? Where was the cross-department collaboration? Aren’t we all working on the same project?
Over the past couple of years, I’ve dug deep trying to find a fully integrated and malleable piece of tech that could handle our world, plus a team behind the software that wanted to collaborate and build side-by-side. It’s time to redefine culture, kick down data silos, and slash some red tape!
The Search Has Ended
Long form Post moves fast, but it also requires meticulous planning for projects that could span months or even years – and you need every detail at your fingertips every step of the way. What if we took the idea of your typical CRM and gave it some business ops muscles, a robust system of record, and a friendly automation builder?! Well, you’d have Servis.ai – and to get you started, we’ve already got a killer app stack that is totally customizable and expandable.
Post-Production Starter Package:
- Studios – keep track of your relationships with every major vendor
- Staff – house important employee and freelancer data
- Inventory – physical asset tracking, equipment specs/locations, facility data
- Projects – client details, dates & milestones, assigned staff, project specs
- Conform, Color, & QC Notes – offline edit notes, opticals, session notes, quality control reports
- VFX Shots & Versions – VFX Shots, associated versions, approval workflows
- Data IO – task management and automations
- Deliverables – full spec lists, render statuses, upload tracker
Completing the Puzzle
Transparency and accurate reporting, both internal and client-facing, is at the top of the list for any post-production team. Why is it always so difficult and time consuming to put together a Bid vs. Actual report or track Invoice lifecycles at a project or department level? And why are these still passed back and forth as email attachments? I can speak for many and say that we’re tired of endless spreadsheet links and constantly having to share the same data dressed up in different ways?
Let’s scrape all this live data and present it in real time – for your team and your clients! Need permission and role-based control of your sensitive info – check! Looking to stand up client-facing portals that report on end-to-end project details – check! Want a fully tailored and customized experience for every user – check!
We rely on cutting edge technology and workflows every day to create beautiful content and it is time to take that same approach when envisioning our missing piece of the puzzle – a fully customizable ecosystem that takes you from Sales Leads all the way to Deliverables.
