MEAA 10-hour turnaround flagged
Wrap-to-call gap is checked against the MEAA TVC 2024 turnaround clause. If you're inside it, the sheet warns before you send.
Callsheet · for AU producers
The free callsheet generator.
For Australian TVC, film and stills producers. The MEAA 10-hour turnaround is flagged before you send. BoM forecast and AU public holidays auto-fill for the shoot location. Each performer gets a magic-link with their call, their location, and an .ics. No login, no account, no template download.
No account · free · works in your browser
BoM weather, AU holiday awareness
Forecast pulled live from the Bureau of Meteorology for the location and date. Public holidays per state are surfaced inline.
Talent magic-link with .ics
Each performer gets a unique link · their call, their location, an .ics they can drop into their calendar. No login required for them or you.
Reference
What is a callsheet?
A callsheet — sometimes written call sheet — is the daily production document handed to cast and crew before a shoot. It is the single source of truth for the day: when to arrive, where to go, who is on call, what the schedule is, what the weather is doing, and who to ring if something goes wrong.
On a typical Australian TVC, film or stills shoot the callsheet covers the schedule, the cast list with agency contacts, key crew, primary and unit locations, weather and sunrise/sunset, the nearest hospital and medic, and any safety notes specific to the day. See the anatomy of a callsheet →
Both spellings (one word, two words) are correct. "Call sheet" is the older convention and still common in screen production manuals and union documents; "callsheet" is the spelling used by most modern Australian production teams and the spelling we use across this product.
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Free callsheet template vs free callsheet generator.
A static template — the Word, Excel or PDF you usually search for — gives you a blank page. A generator fills the parts a template can't: live weather, state public holidays, MEAA turnaround checks, per-performer share links. Same price (free), different shape.
| Static template | Callsheet generator | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free download, but you fill every cell | Free, no download, no account |
| Weather | Type it in (or leave blank) | Auto-fill from Bureau of Meteorology |
| Public holidays | Producer remembers (or doesn't) | Flagged per state automatically |
| MEAA 10-hr turnaround | Caught only if someone notices | Warned before the sheet is sent |
| Talent share | Email a PDF to every agent | Magic-link per performer · with .ics |
| Updates after send | Re-export, re-email v2, v3, v4… | Edit once, share link reflects it |
Coverage
TVC, film and stills.
The callsheet schema mirrors the standard Australian production anatomy — schedule, cast, crew, locations, contacts, weather, safety. It works for TVC, narrative film and stills shoots without a separate workflow.
The MEAA 10-hour turnaround flag is informed by the MEAA TVC Standard Contract 2024, so it sits hardest on commercial work. For narrative film it shows as an advisory you can ignore if your project sits under a different agreement. The other automated checks — BoM weather, sunrise/sunset, AU public holidays — apply to every shoot type the same way.
Questions
Frequently asked.
What is a callsheet?
A callsheet (also written 'call sheet') is the daily production document handed to cast and crew before a shoot. It lists the call time, location, schedule, cast with agency contacts, key crew, weather, sunrise/sunset, nearest hospital and medic, and any safety notes. On Australian TVC, film and stills shoots it is the single source of truth for the day.
Is this a free callsheet template?
Better than a template — it is a free callsheet generator. A static template (Word, Excel or PDF) gets you a blank page; the Callsheet generator fills weather from BoM, holiday flags from each state's public holiday calendar, sunrise/sunset for the location, and warns you when the wrap-to-call gap breaks the MEAA TVC 2024 ten-hour turnaround. There is nothing to download. Build it in your browser, share by link, export to PDF if you need one.
Does it work for film and stills, or only TVC?
It works for TVC, narrative film and stills. The schema mirrors the AFC standard callsheet anatomy — schedule, cast, crew, locations, contacts, weather, safety. The MEAA turnaround flag is informed by the TVC 2024 contract; for narrative film it is shown as an advisory and you can ignore it if your project sits under a different agreement.
Call sheet or callsheet — what is the correct spelling?
Both are correct. 'Call sheet' (two words) is the older convention and still common in screen production manuals and union documents. 'Callsheet' (one word) is the spelling used by most modern Australian production teams and is the spelling we use across this product.
Do performers need an account or app to view their call?
No. Each performer gets a unique magic-link to a mobile-friendly view showing their personalised call time, location, agency contact, wardrobe and any notes — plus an .ics file they can drop into their phone calendar. No login, no app install.
Can I import cast from a rate quote?
Yes. Paste a Callsheet Rates quote link (/q/...) into the composer and the performers, agency contacts and rates flow into the callsheet. The whole point of building this on top of the rate calculator is that the deal you quoted becomes the callsheet you send.
What does the MEAA turnaround flag actually check?
Clause 12 of the MEAA TVC Standard Contract 2024 requires a minimum ten-hour break between the wrap of one shoot day and the call of the next. The generator subtracts call time from the previous day's wrap and warns you if the gap is under ten hours, so the breach is caught before the sheet goes to talent agents.
Is it really free?
Yes. The Callsheet generator is free, with no account, no paywall, no watermark and no per-callsheet limit. The wider Callsheet Rates platform stays free as well — calculators, the AI Q&A, the historic rate library and the 2025 industry rate report are all free.
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