The production schedule is a project plan

Project plan

A project plan, according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, isPRINCE2 defines:In some industries, particularly information technology, the term "project plan" can refer to a Gantt chart or other document that shows project activities along a timeline. While common, this use is inaccurate...

 of how the production budget

Production budget

A film production budget determines how much money will be spent on the entire film project. It involves the identification and estimation of cost items for each phase of filmmaking ....

 will be spent over a given timescale, for every phase of filmmaking

Filmmaking

Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...

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• Cast

Actors

• Special Effects
• Wardrobe
• Special Equipment
• Stunts
• Extras/Silent Bits
• Props
• Make-up/Hair
• Extras/Atmosphere
• Vehicles/Animals
• Sound Effects/Music
• Production Notes

From the Breakdown Sheets the Production Manager compiles a production board

Production board

A traditional production board or production strip board is a filmmaking term for a cardboard or wooden chart holding colour-coded strips of paper, each containing information about a scene in the script...

 using either specialized software such as Movie Magic EP Scheduling or Celtx

Celtx

Celtx is free media pre-production software designed for creating and organizing media projects like screenplays, films, videos, stageplays, audio plays, documentaries, machinima, comics, games and podcasts....

, or simply using a spreadsheet

Spreadsheet

A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper accounting worksheet. It displays multiple cells usually in a two-dimensional matrix or grid consisting of rows and columns. Each cell contains alphanumeric text, numeric values or formulas...

 or even a paper-based system.

From the production board the Production Manager makes-up a shooting schedule

Shooting schedule

A shooting schedule is a project plan of each day's shooting for a film production. It is normally created and managed by the assistant director, who reports to the production manager managing the production schedule...

for every day of the shoot.