I had the opportunity to check out Gorilla Budgeting and Gorilla Scheduling Software for films. The software is created by Jungle software who has several programs for filmmakers. The scheduling software is designed to help filmmakers schedule everything from actors, locations, props and much, much more. It’s easy to use and very simple to set up. You can start with a blank schedule and start typing into it or you can import a script from Final Draft, Celtx, Movie Magic or StoryO. As long as the script is properly formatted you will have absolutely no problem setting up a new schedule. Characters will be listed and the scenes they are in, props they need, time of day that the scene takes place and more are all there. Again it is important to format your script correctly for this to work properly, but even if you don’t, it is still pretty easy to go back into the software and set it up. I imported several different scripts in my tests, some with proper formating and some without and still had success.
“It truly is a different experience than the competition and a much welcome too for the professional and independent filmmaker.”
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COLUMBIA COLLEGE
FILM PROFESSOR
“If you are new to filmmaking this is a no brainer and “must own” software.”
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EDITOR
SCRIPT MAGAZINE
“The more I use Gorilla the more I wish I had accss to this scheduling program years ago!”
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
PRODUCER, 2ND A.D.
“Thanks again – and seriously, your budgeting and scheduling software was a HUGE help. Everyone on the crew (and cast for that matter) was very complimentary of how seamlessly it all worked.”
“Your budgeting and scheduling software was a HUGE help. Everyone on the crew (and cast for that matter) was very complimentary of how seamlessly it all worked.”
M. Lofgren – Director
“All I can say (so far) is wow!”
Director – Blue Bloods
“Having used all the major production softwares, and even though my good friends at ‘SC wrote MMS, I recommend Gorilla.”
Team 33 Productions
“Not only is Gorilla all I use, it’s all I need to take my production from pre-production to festival! I have been using Gorilla from the beginning and the latest version is certainly the BEST so far — all the changes I’ve wanted to be included are there, and more!”
T. Donaldson, Buddha-Cowboy Productions
Gorilla Budgeting
“As a filmmaker who has to wear a lot of hats, a program like Gorilla really lays it all out in a simple but professional way so that my crew and I always know where we are in the project. We have used Gorilla on everything from feature films to commercials and budgets from shoestring to substantial. I highly recommend this product to everyone from students up to working professionals.”
T. Mark, Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker/Editor
This is another set of fine software once again created by Jungle Software. I can’t say this enough for film enthusiasts like myself who have budgeted films on paper and notebooks, that this software is worth every penny when released.
T. Williams, Director/Producer/Writer
“Gorilla offers precise, detailed control over budgeting, scheduling, cast and crew, allowing more time for bigger decisions like how to make a limited budget look like millions. People should get past the magic and into the green of the Jungle and use Gorilla!”
W. Bateman, Happy Walter Productions
“I have to admit, yours is the only program out there that has professionally tightly integrated budget and scheduling and most of all the other needed tasks for the filmmaker. You and your team have achieved a premier program that is now the benchmark for all production software.”
D. Merrill, 3 Angel Media
Koala Call Sheets
“This program seems like it’s the neatest thing since sliced bread.”
Jordan W. – Producer
With the addition of Koala Call Sheets to the ecosystem, the Jungle Software lineup has taken a giant leap forward in providing the most effective production management and logistics tools for the industry.”
A. Shorr, OxRock Productions
StoryO
“I appreciate that StoryO is an open type of story software, without a heavy philosophy about how to create a story.”
Miguel G. – Writer
“For someone who writes as I do (Organically, just sitting down and pounding the keyboard, scene by scene, with little in the way of notes or outlines), StoryO is a great find. The way StoryO allows you to fill in bits of information as you are inspired allows a writer to move ahead, know that info can be available and cross referenced as necessary, without forcing you to be emotionally locked in, seems to be precisely what would work for me.”
Jim B. – Writer
“I started this project on Sunday and I’m already on page 27… I will also say that even though I don’t use all the features of StoryO, the application did help me solve a number of conflicts in this project. I also just used a word doc to organize my thoughts before but StoryO is turning out to be a real asset to me.”
David M. (written on a Tuesday)
“StoryO is a well thought out piece of software, it’s interactivity with the latest versions of Final Draft® and Gorilla™ make it an invaluable that will soon become a standard tool of the trade.”
Robert B. – Writer
“Superior software, even fun to play with.”
M. H. – Producer
Take the Tour
Watch a short video showing you how easy it is to get started with Gorilla Scheduling.
