Call Sheets & Shooting Schedules

Our coordinators draft Australian call sheets that align Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth, and outback unit timing against the realities of southern-hemisphere production.

Here is how this works in practice. Each sheet routes through Disney Studios Australia (former Fox) for Sydney stage builds, Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast for Queensland feature work, Docklands Studios Melbourne for VicScreen productions, and Adelaide Studios for SAFC-backed shoots — capturing crew calls, talent reports, ACMA-licensed wireless frequencies, CASA drone permit windows, and Airservices Australia airspace blocks.

Here is the short of it. We embed Screen NSW, VicScreen, Screen Queensland, ScreenWest, SAFC, and Screen Tasmania liaison contacts directly on the sheet so unit managers can escalate location issues fast, plus Aboriginal Land Council and AIATSIS contacts whenever a unit moves to Country.

Here is the breakdown. Crew call lines reference MEAA reciprocal plan with IATSE and SAG-AFTRA so US and UK day-players show up at the right gate with the right release form. Travel blocks anticipate Qantas red-eyes from LA arriving Sydney 06:00 the morning of a stage call.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Australian call sheet practice is shaped by Producer Offset 30 percent, Location Offset 30 percent, and PDV Offset 30 percent federal rebates stacked with state rebates from Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, VicScreen, ScreenWest, SAFC, and Screen Tasmania — every line on the sheet maps to an Australian Tax Office (ATO) QAPE category so the accountant can audit the day against rebate eligibility.

Here is how the picture comes together. We carry templates refined across the Matrix trilogy Sydney builds, Star Wars Episodes II and III at Fox, Moulin Rouge!, Mission Impossible 2, Mad Max Fury Road and Furiosa, Aquaman and Lost Kingdom on the Gold Coast, Thor Ragnarok across Sydney and Brisbane, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales, Elvis at Village Roadshow, and Hacksaw Ridge near Newcastle.

Here is what we have to work with. Climate notes flag NSW and Victorian bushfire risk December to March, Queensland wet-season cyclone windows November to April, outback heat extremes for Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu units, and Tasmania's cool-temperate variability — keeping every department aligned on the weather and cultural realities of the day ahead.