About FirstSlate

Built for producers who are tired of the admin.

FirstSlate started with a simple observation: the best video producers spend too much time chasing clients for information, formatting proposals in Google Docs, and manually tracking who paid what. We set out to fix the whole workflow.

The mission

Give every independent producer a professional operations backbone.

Large studios have operations coordinators, project managers, and finance teams. Freelance producers and small studios have themselves. FirstSlate is the system that makes one person — or a small team — capable of running a professional client workflow from intake to final payment.

We cover the whole job: win it with structured intake briefs and proposals your clients sign online, run the shoot with call sheets, crew paperwork, and a built-in teleprompter, and get the money with branded invoices, online payments, and delivery your clients approve on record. One tool. One workflow.

< 15m

Average setup time

3

Acts to every job: win it, run the shoot, get paid

0

Client accounts required

100%

Your branding on client documents

What we believe

Our principles

Purpose-built, not cobbled together

Every feature in FirstSlate was designed specifically for the realities of video production. Not adapted from a generic CRM, not bolted onto a project management tool — built from scratch for the way producers actually work.

No friction for your clients

Your clients should never need to create an account, download an app, or figure out new software. Every client-facing interaction in FirstSlate — intake forms, proposals, invoices — works in a browser, with zero friction.

Your brand, front and center

FirstSlate is the engine under the hood. Your clients see your studio name, your logo, and your brand color on every document. We believe producers deserve tools that represent them professionally — not tools that advertise themselves.

Built with producers, not just for them

We talk to working video producers constantly. Feature prioritization, workflow design, and risk flag logic all come from real conversations with the people using the product. If something doesn't reflect how you actually work, we want to know.

Ready to see it in action?

Every new account starts with a 14-day Pro trial, and the free plan is free forever. No credit card required.

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