Chimpanzee

Movie production represents an overwhelming logistic effort. There are a lot of factors that must be taken into consideration, ranging from actors, crew, shooting days / locations, and scenes, props or budgets. Before your movie can hit the cinemas, you must organize and manage the entire production. Chimpanzee offers a complete solution to get your projects to film.

Chimpanzee is a program that can run on most modern operating systems and requires minimal resources to operate. These features make it ideal for beginners and low budget projects. It offers traditional film scheduling and budgeting features.

The interface is simple and organized into several menus. You can quickly browse through the scenes, characters, storyboard / shot list, and budgeting.

The application offers a plethora of features to help you manage your film production. You can schedule shooting days, organize your crew and the entire set of props for scenes. The software allows you to switch between its multiple tabs, and you can work on various aspects of your project at the same time.

One of the best features is that you can import and export your data with other software. You can import your scenes from StoryO and save your budget details into Koala Call Sheets. Unfortunately, you cannot migrate entire projects to software applications developed by different companies.

The software is simple to use and offers sufficient functionality to make it on the market. It provides a set of specialized organizing features that come in handy when dealing with various aspects of film producing. It can be a valuable tool in the right hands. Unfortunately, there are a few drawbacks that no not make it as enticing as it could be.

It is a lightweight application as it is designed to be a starter software for beginners. It will have a tough time handling big budget productions. Nonetheless, the program did not crash during testing, and it is reliable enough to give it a try.