LV.00 · Surface · Production OS for video studios
Plan up top. Shoot on set. It all lives below.
BSMNT is the one place a video studio runs from: shot lists, run sheets, time tracking, budgets and signed quotes. A command deck on the desktop, a companion in your pocket on set.
Desktop mode
Denza · Welcome to NZ
South Island film
Production
Hartley
4-day commercial
Pre-prod
Te-Wehi - I'm Home
Event content
Post-prod
Harbourview · Marine
Brand films
Upcoming
On-set mode
ON SET · Day 1
REC
Tracking · Shoot
53:03
07:00
Crew call · K-Road carpark
Coffee provided
08:30
HMU on location
Wardrobe ready · 30 min
NOW · 09:14
09:30
SCN 01 · rooftop wide
Magic hour · camera + grip
12:00
Move to interior
Lunch on the way
LV.01
PLAN
Your whole pre-production & project planning tool belt in one place. Shot lists, brainstorm, storyboards
→LV.02
SHOOT
Take BSMNT mobile, turning your runsheets, shotlists and storyboards into simple checklists on your device.
→LV.03
TRACK
One-tap live timers, that show who is doing what, as it happens.
→LV.04
BILL
Budgets, quotes, e-sign, Xero
▼LV.01 · Planning deckDESK · 53.4°S
Desktop mode
Map the whole job
Map the whole job
before you roll.
The command deck. Every project on one whiteboard with its phase, budget and crew, then drill in to build the work. Tap each tool to open it.
- ▦Whiteboard of every projectPhase pills, live budget bars and who's assigned, at a glance.
- ≣Shot lists by sceneDrag to reorder, reference frames per shot, comments inline.
- ◫Brainstorm → shot listA Milanote-style board where cards promote straight into the list.
- ▷StoryboardsFrame the sequence with reference images before the day.
JJohn ChuaAdmin7+ Task−
Lowtide · Outdoor Show
Lowtide · 2026-05-08 Overdue
Billed $0 / $2,000 · 0%
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
·⏱✓✕
Apex × Soda @ Expo
Apex · Taylor · 2026-06-12 Overdue
Billed $2,663 / $7,702 · 35%
TASKS 4/5
✓Produce run sheet for ApexPre-Production
✓Hire 50.1.2Pre-Production
✓Deliver day #1 urgentProduction
Deliver next day full albumPost
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
22h 34m⏱✓✕
MMatthew ClodeAdmin2+ Task−
Lowtide · Stadium Show
Lowtide · Matthew, Taylor · no date
Billed $6,000 / $30,000 · 20%
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
72h⏱✓✕
Solace / Full show record
Northpoint Digital · 2026-06-13 Overdue
Billed $0 / $10,000 · 0%
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
·⏱✓✕
TTaylorAdmin9+ Task−
Avara · social content
Avara NZ · 2026-04-25 Overdue
Billed $12,181 / $12,500 · 97%
TASKS 12/12
✓Permits approvedPre-Production
✓Crew shotlist & run sheetPre-Production
✓Shoot dayProduction
✓1x 60s Hero VideoPost
✓1x TVCPost
+ 7 more · all done
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
55h 58m⏱✓✕
Hartley Photography
Hartley · no date
Billed $3,029 / $12,700 · 24%
TASKS 2/5
✓Organise shoot daysPre-Production
✓Organise shot listsPre-Production
Organise LocationPre-Production
Lock in everythingPre-Production
WIPV1V2Final●PreProdPost
27h 11m⏱✓✕
SHOT LIST 8 / 10
+ Title
+ Scene
Template
⠿Opening · Exterior / Wide Establish×
⠿1✓Wide establishing shot of the locationType2▴▾×
⠿2✓Slow push-in toward the subjectType▴▾×
⠿3✓Low-angle hero as the subject enters frameType▴▾×
⠿4✓Tracking shot following the action, left to rightType▴▾×
⠿Hero · Studio / Product Detail×
⠿5✓Subject on turntable, clean sweep backgroundType1▴▾×
⠿6✓Macro detail of the key featureType▴▾×
⠿7✓Top-down flatlay arrangementType▴▾×
⠿Lifestyle · Location / Talent×
⠿8✓Talent interacts naturally, mid-shotType▴▾×
⠿9Handheld over-the-shoulder, candidType▴▾×
⠿10Golden-hour wide to close the sequenceType▴▾×
beach shot · gold hour
On the beachGet a few fpv shots of the vehicle kicking up sand, fly through the sand on last few
car on hill-top
BeatReveal the car at the corner.→ add to shot list
location end-frame ref
CutawaysHands on wheel · badge macro · feet on pedal.→ add to shot list
📍 K-Road rooftop · locked ✓
01WIDE
Establish · artist in greenroom, putting boots onDrone · slow push in
02CU
Talent close-up, suprised as rugby ball goes flying past her face50mm · slider L→R
03DET
Artist walks out towards stage100mm macro · locked off
04MED
Dip to black35mm · slow push
On-set mode · Live
You've left the desk. On a shoot day the app switches to a stripped-back companion built for the chaos of set.
The run sheet that
runs the day.
Big touch targets, your whole day at a glance, and a live line that tells you exactly where you should be.
- ▤Live run sheet with a NOW lineCall times, locations and who's on every slot, with the current one always in view.
- ☏Tap-to-call the crewThe whole contact sheet in your pocket. Call or text from the slot.
- ⟳Changes push to every phoneMove a slot on the desk and the crew's day updates instantly.
- ⤓Call sheet, auto-builtThe PDF generates and emails itself. No more re-typing.
On-set mode
HARTLEY · Day 2 REC
Tracking · Shoot01:28:50
06:30
Unit base · loadout
All crew · breakfast on truck
08:00
Renovation walkthrough
Naomi + Archie on talent
NOW · 10:42
11:00
Motorhome hero · exterior
Gimbal · move-on by 13:00
13:30
Boats & jetski · marina
Harbourview Marine · drone permit ✓
16:00
Office team portraits
Wrap by 17:30
▼LV.03 · TimeCLOCK · 25 FPS
Time tracking
Every hour,
Every hour,
on the clock.
One tap starts the stopwatch. It keeps counting on the desk or on set, even with the phone in your pocket, and every minute rolls into the budget and the report.
- ⏱One-tap timersPick the project and phase (shoot, prep or edit) and go.
- ⇆Desktop and phone, in syncStart on one, stop on the other. Backgrounding the app never loses time.
- ▥Hours per crew, per dayLogged against the right rate and rolled into margin automatically.
- ◷Rounds to your incrementBill in 6, 15 or 30-minute blocks. Your call.
REC
02:25:24
TW6.2h
Taylor Wilson
Shoot · live
MC5.8h
Matthew Clode
Shoot
JC4.0h
John Chua
Edit
Tracked today · studio16.0 h
▼LV.04 · MoneyLEDGER · NZD
Quotes & budgets
From shot list
From shot list
to signed quote.
Price the job with live margin, send a quote that looks the part, get it signed, and push it to Xero, all without leaving BSMNT or opening a spreadsheet.
- ◑Live margin as you priceBudgets split by phase; watch profit move against your target.
- ⎙Branded quote, one clickLine items to a clean PDF in your studio's colours.
- ✓Client e-signatureSend a link, they approve and sign. No login, no printing.
- ⇲Straight to XeroAccepted quotes become a draft invoice automatically.
BELOW STUDIOS
QUOTATION
QUOTE NO Q-0003
Brightline
Brightline
Shoot · 2-cam, full day1 day · crew + kit$2,400.00
Edit · 45s recap2 rounds incl.$1,250.00
Colour + deliveryProRes + socials$490.00
Subtotal$4,140.00
GST 15%$621.00
TOTAL$4,761
✓ Accepted · signed by Geri C.
⇲ Draft in Xero
▼LV.04½ · Also down hereFITTINGS
▢ CLIENT
Client dashboardsA live link clients can open: progress, deliverables, comments.▢ CREW
Permission levelsFrom admin to crew, everyone sees exactly what they should.▢ GEAR
Equipment libraryKit list with day rates that flow into budgets.▢ REPORT
Reports & financeRevenue, cost and profit by project, plus per-crew hours.LV.05 · Basement
You've reached
the BSMNT.
Start free with three crew. Plan the next job, run it on set, and bill it the same day, then bring the whole studio down when you're ready.