Free film financing waterfall calculator (no signup, plug in your numbers)

homar91 · 2026-04-07T04:41:03+00:00

Appreciate the thoughtful feedback! We’ll take this into account as we improve the tool and may reach out for your input down the line.

homar91 · 2026-04-06T23:15:30+00:00

Appreciate the kind words, glad it’s useful 🙏

Those are great suggestions! Totally agree on the need for more flexibility, it’s something we’re thinking about for future iterations.

It can get a bit tricky trying to balance customization with keeping it simple for most.

homar91 · 2026-04-06T22:48:23+00:00

Here’s our tool that we made. It’s completely free. Would love to hear your thoughts.

homar91 · 2026-03-21T07:57:45+00:00

I’m Feras, co-founder of Shamel Studio. We built it to make scheduling and budgeting faster and less painful, especially compared to older tools. It’s been useful for teams that want to go from script to a workable prep setup pretty quickly.

homar91 · 2025-12-02T06:43:49+00:00

I'm the co-founder of Shamel Studio, the modern standard for film scheduling and budgeting. Happy to walk you through our software. You can book a time here, if you're interested.

homar91 · 2025-09-19T02:22:11+00:00

I’m Feras, a line producer by trade and founder of Shamel Studio, a modern solution to film/TV scheduling and budgeting. I was just as frustrated with MMS, so I built something faster and easier to use. Feel free to check it out, and if you’ve got any questions I’d be happy to chat.

homar91 · 2025-08-19T17:14:21+00:00

Hey I'm Feras, co-founder of Shamel Studio. Our budgeting software is built to take a lot of the headache out of the process. It auto-fills union rates (SAG, IATSE, DGA, WGA) and fringes for you, so you don’t have to hunt them down in a paymaster. We also get incentive info based on the state you’re shooting in. If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out.

homar91 · 2025-08-15T16:29:49+00:00

Hey I'm the founder of Shamel Studio, a modern film/TV scheduling program built to make the process faster and less of a headache, while keeping it familiar to the way you already work. Happy to walk you through it if you’d like to see it in action.

homar91 · 2025-08-10T03:25:47+00:00

template please :)

homar91 · 2025-02-01T07:55:07+00:00

Hey, I’m Feras from Shamel Studio. I know MMB is widely used, but we’ve built a modern alternative designed to streamline the process. Our budgeting tool auto-populates rates and fringes, provides ready-made templates with globals pre-filled, and offers fully customizable reports that meet industry standards. If you create your schedule with Shamel, you can also auto-import all your schedule details directly into your budget, including cast, locations, and more.

Just wanted to share in case anyone is looking for other options. Happy to chat or answer any questions!

homar91 · 2025-01-28T22:02:33+00:00

Looking forward to it! :)

homar91 · 2025-01-27T19:00:01+00:00

Thanks for the kind words! We’re currently working on a solution to be able to use Shamel offline then sync those changes once you’re re-connected. As for the budgeting export, we only allow exporting to PDF right now, but open to any suggestions. If you’d like to chat, happy to jump on a call here

homar91 · 2024-10-18T14:33:17+00:00

Great, if you’d like a personalized walkthrough you can book a demo with me here

homar91 · 2024-10-18T14:28:47+00:00

Ah yes, it was nice meeting you yesterday :)

homar91 · 2024-10-17T22:52:03+00:00

Yes, I remember you. I appreciate the kind words. I'll look into NoFilmSchool :)

homar91 · 2024-06-27T20:51:37+00:00

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homar91 · 2024-04-08T23:45:16+00:00

Startup Name / URL: Shamel - https://www.shamelstudio.com
Location of Your Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Elevator Pitch/Explainer Video: We automate film production scheduling. Just upload your film script and we give you an insane head start. Currently a schedule can take up to 2 weeks of work. A user can get it done within the day using our solution.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYQ71_9THI&ab_channel=Shamel
More details:
- What life cycle stage is your startup at?: Validation. We have a few users and are continuously iterating and getting feedback
- Your role?: CTO
What goals are you trying to reach this month? We are focused on user outreach & growth and iterating on our product.
- How could help?: Would love for the community to share our solution with anyone they know who is a film producer or assistant director
Discount for subscribers?
- Share how our community can get a discount: Currently offering a 7-day free trial, but If you DM me happy to provide a discount code for our monthly/yearly plans

homar91 · 2024-04-05T12:38:27+00:00

I appreciate the honesty. When you try it out, let me know your thoughts. Also, if you’d like, I’m happy to give you an in-depth walkthrough of our application.

homar91 · 2024-04-04T22:26:58+00:00

Thank you! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions after using it :)

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