CinePlan Documentation
Plan productions, manage shoot days, and keep your crew aligned.
This page covers the CinePlan website, including schedules, day-of production tools, AI planning, WeatherKit forecasts, subscriptions, ads, privacy controls, and legal acceptance settings.
1. Getting Started
Create an account, start a production, then add your first shooting days, scenes, contacts, locations, and schedule notes. Free users can create limited productions and use the core schedule builder before upgrading.
- Create a production for each film, video, commercial, or shoot.
- Add shooting days, scenes, shot lists, contacts, and key production details.
- Use templates to speed up common planning setups.
- Use theme settings to choose light, dark, or system appearance.
2. Building the Schedule
The schedule is the center of CinePlan. Build each shooting day around scenes, timing, locations, cast, crew, notes, and exports so production details stay clear as plans change.
- Organize shoot days by call time, scene order, location, and production notes.
- Export schedules to CSV or calendar files when you need to share outside CinePlan.
- Paid plans can create schedule revision snapshots so teams can track what changed and when.
- Paid plans can export a production binder that bundles key production documents in one place.
3. Day-of Shoot Mode
Day-of Shoot Mode gives productions a focused view for the active shooting day. It is built for quick reference on set without digging through the full planner.
- View the active day, schedule blocks, scene details, contacts, and notes in a cleaner on-set layout.
- Use it on mobile or desktop when the crew needs the current plan quickly.
- This feature is available to free and paid users.
4. AI, Reports, and Production Outputs
CinePlan includes AI-assisted tools for production planning. AI output should always be reviewed by the user before relying on it for production, legal, budget, safety, or scheduling decisions.
- The AI tools use CinePlan's currently supported model routing so the backend can move away from unavailable or unsupported models.
- Paid plans include higher AI limits, wrap reports, storyboard support, and production exports.
- Weather forecasts use Apple WeatherKit when production dates and locations are available.
- If weather cards do not load, confirm the production location, dates, and WeatherKit configuration.
5. Sharing, Call Sheets, and Collaboration
CinePlan supports sharing production information with the people who need it. Paid plans add stronger collaboration and confirmation tools for active teams.
- Share schedules and exports with cast, crew, clients, or production partners.
- Team plans include realtime collaboration, shared catalogs, and team permissions.
- Paid plans can track call sheet delivery confirmations so admins can see who received important production notices.
- Paid plans can generate location production packs for location-specific details, contacts, notes, and logistics.
6. Account, Privacy, Cookies, and Legal Settings
Account settings include subscription management, privacy controls, legal acknowledgements, and data export options. Required cookies stay enabled for login, security, checkout, and core site behavior; optional cookie choices can be adjusted in settings when available.
- Users may be asked to accept updated Terms, Privacy Policy, or AI disclaimers when legal documents change.
- Admins can review support-focused account details such as last login, auth methods, sessions, Stripe subscription details, recent user events, and legal acceptance history.
- Use the data export page to download supported account and production records.
- CinePlan uses the shared Cherrium Software Privacy Policy for software privacy terms.
Plan Overview
Plan availability can change over time, but these are the main differences currently documented for CinePlan.
Free
Best for testing CinePlan or planning a small production.
- 3 productions with up to 5 shooting days each.
- Schedule builder, templates, shot lists, contacts, CSV export, and calendar export.
- Day-of Shoot Mode included.
- May show ads or More from Cherrium placements.
Pro
Best for solo producers and active creators who need more power.
- Unlimited productions and shooting days.
- AI tools, storyboards, task boards, WeatherKit forecasts, wrap reports, branding, budget tracking, and DOOD tools.
- Call sheet delivery confirmations, schedule revisions, location production packs, and binder export.
- No ads.
Team
Best for teams that need shared planning and collaboration.
- Everything in Pro.
- Realtime collaboration, shared catalogs, team permissions, and 5GB storage.
- Team-focused account and production management.
- No ads.
Enterprise
Best for larger production groups that need custom support.
- Custom limits, 20GB storage, and expanded AI usage.
- Priority support and custom onboarding.
- Advanced production and account support options.
- No ads.
Troubleshooting Basics
- If billing does not update immediately, refresh the subscription page after Stripe finishes processing.
- If weather is missing, confirm the production has usable dates and locations and that WeatherKit is configured.
- If AI output looks incomplete, regenerate the result and review the production data being used.
- If a paid feature is locked, confirm the account is on Pro, Team, or Enterprise and that the subscription is active.
- If exports look outdated, save the latest schedule changes before exporting again.
Privacy and Data Export
CinePlan stores the information needed to run the website and production tools. This can include account details, production records, schedules, contacts, locations, call sheet delivery records, legal acceptance records, subscription status, support events, and export history where applicable.
- Do not enter highly sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your production workflow.
- Use data export when you need a copy of supported account and production records.
- Use the Cherrium Software Privacy Policy for the current privacy terms that apply to CinePlan.