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.

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.

Example callsheet

A real-shape Sydney TVC callsheet — schedule, cast, weather, hospital. Build yours from scratch or paste a brief.

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Callsheet·PB-2026-018

Pacific Bank · Spring 2026 TVC

Thursday 14 May 2026Day 1 of 2v3 · FINAL

Pacific Bank · Howatson + Co

Partly cloudy · 13–22°15% rain14 km/h NESt Vincent's Hospital Sydney · 9 min

General call06:30

Shoot call07:30

Wrap (est)17:30

Sunrise06:32

Sunset17:11

Locations

Set

Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark

Map

Federation Way, Centennial Park NSW 2021, NSW 2021

Crew parking: marked bays 14–32 along Federation Way (City of Sydney film permit #FP-2026-0419). Talent + agency: dedicated bays at base camp. No load-in before 06:00 per council noise curfew.

Ranger on site from 05:30. After-hours contact for park gates: 0438 117 642 (Centennial Parklands Trust).

Base camp

Trackless Park · Robertson Rd

Map

Robertson Rd, Centennial Park NSW 2021, NSW 2021

All trucks + talent vans parked along Robertson Rd. Marquee, HMU, wardrobe + craft service in the park.

Talent green-room in the southern marquee. Wifi: pacific-bank-shoot · pw on the call sheet.

Holding

Café Bondi (rented) · Robertson Rd

Map

Robertson Rd, Centennial Park NSW 2021, NSW 2021

Indoor holding for principals between scenes. Café staff have left for the day.

Schedule

05:30
Rigging crew on site
Set · Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark
06:30
General crew call · breakfast at base camp
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
06:30
Hair & makeup begins · Sarah + Daniel
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
07:00
Featured extras + extras call · wardrobe
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
07:30
Shoot call · Block 1 (hero family — sunrise)
Set · Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark
11:30
B/L · first meal break (5hr rule per MEAA)
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
12:30
Block 2 · café table dialogue
Set · Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark
13:00
VO booth (mobile) ready · Maya arrives
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
15:00
Block 3 · pickups + family wide
Set · Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark
16:30
Walkaway meal allowance (≤30min)
Base camp · Trackless Park · Robertson Rd
17:30
Estimated wrap · turnaround clock starts
Set · Centennial Park · Federation Way Carpark

Cast

Sarah Chen
Hero · mother · principal
Pickup06:15
Call07:00
HMU06:30
Wardrobe07:00
On set07:30
Wrap (est)17:30
Vivien's Model Management · Tom Reilly02 9326 2700 tom@viviens.com.au 0438 119 224
Daniel Park
Hero · father · principal
Pickup06:15
Call07:00
HMU06:45
Wardrobe07:15
On set07:45
Wrap (est)17:30
Pinnacle Talent · Jess Hardy02 9356 8400 jess@pinnacletalent.com.au 0421 776 502
Emma Liu
Daughter (8) · featured extra
Pickup06:45
Call07:30
HMU07:00
Wardrobe07:30
On set08:00
Wrap (est)12:00
Bambini Kids · Renee Bishop02 8005 7770 casting@bambinikids.com.au (guardian) 0432 904 188
Jordan Niles
Barista · counter scene · featured extra
Pickup07:45
Call08:30
HMU08:30
Wardrobe08:30
On set09:30
Wrap (est)14:00
RGM Artists · Priya Anand02 9281 3911 priya@rgm.com.au 0408 553 217
Maya Rodriguez
Voice of Pacific Bank · voiceover
Call13:00
On set13:00
Wrap (est)14:30
Pure Vox · Henry Tate02 9211 2400 henry@purevox.com.au 0411 226 884

Contacts

production

Sam MitchellProducer
0414 882 339 sam@goodoil.com.au
Alex Tran1st AD
0432 014 559 alex@goodoil.com.au
Lila CostaProduction Manager
0467 882 014 lila@goodoil.com.au
Hugo WallisDirector
0407 116 002 hugo@goodoil.com.au
Marina WuDOP
0418 226 005 marina@dopguild.com.au

agency

Sasha PatelCreative Director · Howatson + Co
0408 117 220 sasha@howatson.co
Tom WellsAgency Producer · Howatson + Co
0419 776 116 tom@howatson.co

client

Anika VermaBrand Manager · Pacific Bank
0428 992 776 anika.verma@pacificbank.com.au

medic

Toby Ellis (HLTAID011)On-set medic
0455 226 008

runner

Hari SinghRunner — talent
0438 991 552
Mei-Lin ChoRunner — agency
0432 117 884

Notes

City of Sydney Film Permit #FP-2026-0419 in effect — copy lives in the production folder. No drone flights without 1st AD sign-off (CASA ReOC required, not on this shoot). Wet-weather plan: shift Block 1 to Café Bondi interior, adjust wide shots to lap pool side. Talent IP / likeness: standard MEAA TVC 2024 contract — AI use scoped to background extension only, no synthesis. BTS social policy: no posts before campaign launch (28 May).

Prepared by Sam Mitchell · Producer·0400 123 456