Free Film & Video Tools | Filmmaking Lifestyle

Shutter Angle Calculator

Convert shutter angle to shutter speed (and back) at any frame rate, including 23.976 and 29.97 fps — with exact exposure times, nearest camera shutter speeds and flicker-safe options.

Depth of Field Calculator

Calculate near and far focus limits, total depth of field and hyperfocal distance from focal length, aperture, focus distance and sensor format — in metres or feet, with the circle of confusion shown.

Crop Factor & Field of View Calculator

Compare lenses across sensor formats — crop factor, equivalent focal length and horizontal, vertical and diagonal angle of view from real sensor dimensions, with depth-of-field aperture equivalence explained.

ND Filter Calculator

Convert ND filter strength between stops, filter factor (ND8, ND64…) and optical density (0.3, 0.9…), and work out the shutter, aperture or ISO change that keeps your exposure.

Lighting Ratio Calculator

Convert lighting ratios to stops and back using the lit-side to shadow-side convention, and see how that differs from a key-to-fill ratio metered light by light.

ProductionPlanner & checklist

AI Film Lighting Setup Simulator

Plan a lighting setup for interviews, dialogue, product, horror or noir scenes — with a written key, fill and backlight plan, mood adjustments and an on-set checklist.

GearCurated picks

AI Camera Recommender Tool

Get a camera shortlist from a small curated set of video cameras, filtered by budget band and your top priority, plus a pre-purchase checklist.

GearCurated picks

AI Filmmaking Gear Recommender Tool

Get a prioritised starter kit list by budget band and top priority — audio, lighting, camera or stabilisation — plus upgrade-path advice.

Post-ProductionCalculator

Formats, Delivery & Post-Production

Frame sizes, recording media, subtitles, credits and music for shooting, finishing and delivering your project.

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Aspect Ratio & Resolution Calculator

Work out pixel dimensions for any target aspect ratio — compare crop-to-fill with fit-with-bars, see exactly how many pixels are cropped or padded, and scale to a delivery size.

Video Storage & Bitrate Calculator

Work out how much card or drive space a shoot needs from bitrate, recording time and number of cameras — in GB and GiB — plus recording time per card and how many cards to bring.

ProductionIdea prompts

AI Royalty-Free Music Suggester

Turn your project’s mood, pace and instrumentation into royalty-free music library search phrases, plus licensing and mix safety checks.

ProductionText tool

AI Film Credits Generator

Build end-credits text for a short, feature, documentary, corporate or YouTube project from your cast, crew, music and thanks lists, with suggested crew roles for each format.

Post-ProductionPlanner & checklist

AI Automated Video Transcriber & Subtitler

Plan a transcription and subtitling workflow for your footage — audio prep, transcript editing, subtitle line rules, SRT/VTT export and a QC checklist.

ProductionDocument builder

Production & Release Planning

Shot lists, location recces, script breakdowns, set plans, and festival and distribution routes.

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Shot List Builder

Build a shot list scene by scene — shot size, movement, lens, angle, location and notes — reorder shots, export CSV and print. Saved only in your browser.

ProductionPlanner & checklist

Location Scouting Checklist

An interactive location recce checklist — creative fit, access, power, light and weather, permissions and more — with progress, notes, print and text export.

DistributionPlanner & checklist

AI Film Festival Submission Planner

Get a tiered festival strategy, a simple submission timeline and a deliverables checklist, with guidance on protecting premiere status.

DistributionPlanner & checklist

AI Film Distribution Channel Analyzer

Get an overview of festival, TVOD, AVOD, SVOD, educational licensing and direct-sales routes, with a suggested release sequence and reality checks.

ProductionPlanner & checklist

AI Virtual Film Set Designer

Get a written set-dressing plan — layout zones, a starter prop list and blocking tips — for common scene types, spaces and moods.

WritingText tool

AI Script Breakdown & Analysis Tool

Scan a script excerpt for scene headings, speaking roles and capitalised prop cues to produce a rough first-pass breakdown you then check manually.

Business & Pricing

Client quotes, budgets, cost estimates, marketing ROI and crowdfunding for filmmakers and video businesses.

5 tools

BusinessDocument builder

Video Quote Builder

Build a client-ready video production quote — editable line items by category, markup, discount and optional tax — then print or save it as a PDF. Drafts stay in your browser.

BusinessCalculator

AI Digital Marketing ROI Calculator For Filmmakers

Calculate marketing ROI, profit, cost per lead (CPL), customer acquisition cost (CAC), conversion rate and break-even conversions from your spend, leads, sales and average order value.

BusinessPlanner & checklist

AI Film Crowdfunding Campaign Optimizer

Build a crowdfunding plan for a short, feature or documentary — campaign hook formula, reward tiers, campaign calendar and outreach targets.

BusinessCalculator

AI Interactive Film Budget Planner

Get a fast line-item film budget estimate from shoot days, crew size, day rate, kit hire and edit days, with a 10% contingency and the formula shown.

BusinessCalculator

AI Video Project Cost Estimator

Estimate a video project’s cost from shoot days, crew, day rate, kit hire and edit days — with line items, a 10% contingency, a copyable summary and the formula shown.

MarketingPlanner & checklist

Marketing & Audience Growth

Content calendars, post angles, thumbnail concepts and on-page SEO checklists.

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AI Social Media Content Planner For Filmmakers

Generate a 7, 14 or 30-day content calendar for your filmmaking niche, platforms, posting frequency and business goal — with content pillars, hooks and CTAs.

MarketingIdea prompts

AI Video Thumbnail Generator For YouTube

Generate written YouTube thumbnail concepts — headline hooks, composition and style notes, and a quick design checklist.

MarketingIdea prompts

AI Social Media Trend Analyzer For Filmmakers

Generate evergreen content angles and formats to test on your chosen platform, tuned to your niche and tone.

BusinessPlanner & checklist

AI SEO Analyzer For Video Production Websites

Turn a page title, URL slug and target keyword into an on-page SEO checklist and page outline for a video production website.

Creative Tools

Prompt-based starting points for films, art and photography projects, plus colour palettes.

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AI Color Palette Generator For Films

Get a preset cinematic colour palette with hex values for your chosen mood, plus tone notes and usage guidance for wardrobe, props and practicals.

Photography Project Idea Generator AI

Get a list of photography project prompts for your theme and constraints, plus a 60-minute plan for your next shoot.

AI Film Idea Generator

Generate story prompts, sample loglines and a next-draft checklist, shaped by genre, tone and a production constraint such as one location or no dialogue.

AI Art Idea Generator

Generate creative prompts and sample concepts shaped by genre, tone and a constraint — a quick starting point for art, photography and mixed-media projects.

Writing, Education & Discovery

Script tidying, runtime estimates, study reading lists, feedback prompts and curated film and director picks.

6 tools

WritingCalculator

Screenplay Runtime Estimator

Estimate screen time from a script's page count using the one-page-per-minute convention, with an adjustable minutes-per-page assumption and planning range.

EducationFeedback template

Artwork / Photography Student Work Assessor AI

Get structured, template-based feedback for a photography or art project from your written intent, techniques and concerns — covering impact, sequencing and concrete next steps.

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AI Movie Recommender Tool

Get film suggestions from a small curated library, ranked by your mood, genres, decade and appetite for mainstream picks or hidden gems.

Film DiscoveryCurated picks

AI Recommend a Director

Get director suggestions, each with a ‘start here’ film, from a curated shortlist filtered by the kind of filmmaking you enjoy and era.

EducationCurated picks

Filmmaking Book Finder AI

Get starter filmmaking book picks from a curated list by craft area and learning style, plus a simple study routine to put them into practice.

WritingText tool

AI Film Script Formatting Tool

Tidy a rough screenplay excerpt into a cleaner plain-text layout with uppercased scene headings and character cues, or turn notes into a voiceover script or numbered shot list.