THE ROSTER MANIFESTO
Productions run on Roster.
Productions run on Roster.
Productions run on Roster.
Commercial production depends on skilled people making fast decisions, carrying late-night changes, and giving crew a clear start before sunrise. The tools have not kept up.
Commercial production depends on skilled people making fast decisions, carrying late-night changes, and giving crew a clear start before sunrise. The tools have not kept up.
01 · PRODUCTION RUNS ON PEOPLE
Production runs on people.
Production runs on people.
Production runs on people.
Before the camera rolls, someone has found the crew, checked avails, cleared holds, booked the open roles, rebuilt the call sheet, sent the update, and counted the replies.
Before the camera rolls, someone has found the crew, checked avails, cleared holds, booked the open roles, rebuilt the call sheet, sent the update, and counted the replies.
Production people do skilled, demanding work behind everything the rest of us watch. They adapt when the plan changes. They solve problems late at night and arrive before sunrise.
Too much of that work still depends on one person searching text threads, checking spreadsheets, and remembering who has not answered.
Roster exists to make that work easier and life around it better.
Fewer late-night chases. Clearer mornings.
Better nights for production. Better mornings for crew.
02 · ONE JOB
One job. One working roster.
One job. One working roster.
One job. One working roster.
The roster starts as the crew plan. It becomes the source for the call sheet. Once production issues the day, it becomes the live response board.
The roster starts as the crew plan. It becomes the source for the call sheet. Once production issues the day, it becomes the live response board.
CREW NEEDS
AVAIL CHECKS
HOLDS
BOOKINGS
CURRENT CALL
CONFIRMED
Availability is not a hold. A hold is not a booking. Read is not confirmed. A reaction is not a booking.
Availability is not a hold. A hold is not a booking. Read is not confirmed. A reaction is not a booking.
03 · CURRENT MEANS CURRENT
The call sheet is not done when you hit Send.
The call sheet is not done when you hit Send.
The call sheet is not done when you hit Send.
Production needs one current issued call sheet. Each person needs the role, call time, report location, parking, notes, directions, files, and updates that apply to them. Crew answer Avail Checks and receive Crew Call Cards through private links—without joining the production workspace. Call sheets out. Confirmations in.
Production needs one current issued call sheet. Each person needs the role, call time, report location, parking, notes, directions, files, and updates that apply to them. Crew answer Avail Checks and receive Crew Call Cards through private links—without joining the production workspace. Call sheets out. Confirmations in.
04 · PEOPLE, NOT INVENTORY
Crew are participants, not inventory.
Crew are participants, not inventory.
Crew are participants, not inventory.
Roster is not a marketplace, job board, payroll product, or crew brokerage. The company controls its productions. Crew receive focused access to the requests and calls meant for them. Roster does not sell crew contacts, broker rates, or turn production records into inventory. Our business is the software, not your contacts.
Roster is not a marketplace, job board, payroll product, or crew brokerage. The company controls its productions. Crew receive focused access to the requests and calls meant for them. Roster does not sell crew contacts, broker rates, or turn production records into inventory. Our business is the software, not your contacts.
05 · AFTER WRAP
The next job should remember this one.
The next job should remember this one.
The next job should remember this one.
The job wraps. The company keeps its production records, crew history, roles, and prior working context. Freelance operators keep their private contacts and notes. Joining a company production does not expose a private roster, and nothing is merged without review. A new coordinator should not have to reconstruct the last job from someone else’s inbox.
The job wraps. The company keeps its production records, crew history, roles, and prior working context. Freelance operators keep their private contacts and notes. Joining a company production does not expose a private roster, and nothing is merged without review. A new coordinator should not have to reconstruct the last job from someone else’s inbox.
06 · THE STANDARD
Respect the work behind the work.
Respect the work behind the work.
The operator should know what still needs action. The Head of Production should understand where the job stands without chasing three people. Crew should receive one clear question before the job and one clear call when the day is ready. The people holding production together deserve tools that respect their time, judgment, and craft. Roster’s founders built from a connection to the people solving tomorrow before sunrise and staying late to keep the job moving.
The operator should know what still needs action. The Head of Production should understand where the job stands without chasing three people. Crew should receive one clear question before the job and one clear call when the day is ready. The people holding production together deserve tools that respect their time, judgment, and craft. Roster’s founders built from a connection to the people solving tomorrow before sunrise and staying late to keep the job moving.
Production work is hard enough. The tools should not make it harder.