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Pre-Production Services

Our team handles production planning, creative development, and logistics, so your schedule, budget, and creative vision all stay on track.

CreativeScriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
LogisticsPermits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
DeliveryProduction-ready plans with New York-wide coverage.
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Planning with Precision

Comprehensive Pre-Production Services

From initial concept to production-ready plans, our team sets the foundation for successful films, TV, commercials, and digital content around the world.

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Creative Excellence

Our creative team has worked with Netflix and HBO, plus international co-production partners, to build scripts, storyboards, and visual treatments.

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Strategic Planning

Our line producers build USD budgets that fold in NY State tax credits, and they set each production timeline around New York holiday schedules and union rules.

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Local Expertise

Our Fixers cover every New York region, from Long Island beaches to mountain villages to coastal areas.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is coveredβ€”creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixer in New York

Why Choose Fixer in New York for Pre-Production

Integrated creative, logistics, and compliance backed by seasoned producers and local fixers.

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Proven Expertise

Industry-leading team across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

Rapid 24-48 hour turnarounds for quotes, permits, and scheduling updates.

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Global Network

On-the-ground partners in 100+ countries with local permits handled for you.

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Full Service

End-to-end coverage from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

Pre-Production Planning Across New York

From Midtown Manhattan boardrooms to the converted warehouses of Bushwick, pre-production in New York needs a team that knows how the city works at every level. Our team handles each stage of planning β€” breaking down scripts, holding locations across all five boroughs, lining up key crew, and keeping your creative vision on track from the first concept meeting through the final shoot day. Whether your project sits in a single studio in Long Island City or spans exterior locations from the Bronx to Staten Island, we build the framework that keeps your schedule and budget intact.

Schedules built on actual MOFTB permit timelines and real Five-Borough crew availability β€” not optimistic guesses dressed up as a plan.

Strong pre-production starts with the right creative base. Our scriptwriting and concept development shape your story before a camera rolls, while storyboarding turns the director's intent into visual blueprints the whole crew can follow. For shoots that pitch internally or to financiers, our pitch decks present the vision and logistics in polished form. Casting and talent planning draws on a wide pool of New York-based performers and on-screen talent, which gives directors real options rather than compromises and saves time when the shoot date is fixed.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

Clear answers on timelines, coverage, and how we tailor planning to your production.

What's included in pre-production services?

Our team gives you full production services from start to finish. We handle script breakdown, scheduling, and location selection across New York regions, plus NYC agency casting and crew picks from our OK'd network. We build the budget in USD with NY State tax credit calculations, and we file permits with the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and local film offices. You get a production-ready package that is set before the cameras roll.

How long does pre-production take?

For feature films, locking locations, casting actors, and clearing NY State forms takes at least 8 to 12 weeks. Commercials move faster and need only 2 to 4 weeks when shoot sites are easy to reach. For documentaries, the access you can get and the interviews you can book shape when work can begin. We can speed things up when needed, though New York permit rules still set firm time needs.

Do you work with international productions shooting in New York?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between global shoot firms and New York crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team covers it all, from carnet needs for gear crossing borders to setting up with New York unions and handling NY State co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian shoots working on New York soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

We build budgets in USD with detailed line items that follow New York industry formatting. If you have a target number, we'll tell you honestly what's doable, whether that means shifting the shooting schedule, finding other locations, or reshaping the crew. We'd rather have a frank talk upfront than hand you surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

It happens, and we plan for it. Every location package we give you includes backup options, and we keep close ties with New York property owners and film commissions to cover sudden changes in filming locations. Our location managers have pulled off same-week swaps for everything from mansion shoots to NYCian apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

We'll build a production-ready plan with detailed budgets, schedules, and permit timelines for your project.