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SCENE 01 / PRE-PRODUCTION

Pre-Production Services

The team handles production planning and creative development and logistics which maintain your schedule and budget and creative vision.

CreativeScriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
LogisticsPermits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
DeliveryProduction-ready plans with France-wide coverage.
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Planning with Precision

Comprehensive Pre-Production Services

From initial concept to production-ready plans, our team sets the foundation for successful films, TV, commercials, and digital content around the world.

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Creative Excellence

The creative team at Canal+ and France Télévisions along with international co-production partners worked together to develop scripts and storyboards and visual treatments for the project.

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Strategic Planning

The line producers who created euro budgets with CNC tax credits included in their planning used French holiday schedules and union regulations to determine their production timeline.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all 13 French regions—from Normandy beaches to Alpine villages to Riviera coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is covered—creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixers in France

Why Choose Fixers in France for Pre-Production

Integrated creative, logistics, and compliance backed by seasoned producers and local fixers.

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Proven Expertise

Industry-leading team across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

Rapid 24-48 hour turnarounds for quotes, permits, and scheduling updates.

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Global Network

On-the-ground partners in 100+ countries with local permits handled for you.

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Full Service

End-to-end coverage from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

France pre-production planning and development

Paris sits at the centre of French film pre-production. But our planning reaches each region too — from Marseille's sun-drenched port to the vineyards around Bordeaux and the medieval streets of Lyon's Vieux-Lyon district. We handle shoot logistics, schedule building, and creative development before a single camera rolls. Our work keeps your budget and timeline firm at each stage, from first brief to shoot-ready package. Local knowledge across France feeds straight into schedules that match real permitting timelines and crew openings.

Schedules built on real French permitting timelines and crew availability — never optimistic assumptions about either.

Our pre-production team leads Scriptwriting and Script Consultation sessions built for the French market. This helps global clients shape stories that land locally while still meeting broadcast standards abroad. Casting & Talent planning draws on long ties with agents in Paris and regional talent pools in Toulouse and Lille. Storyboarding and Moodboards give directors and DPs a shared visual language before crew call. Each project starts with a thorough Creative Direction pass, so every department aligns on one creative goal before planning locks the schedule.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

Clear answers on timelines, coverage, and how we tailor planning to your production.

What's included in pre-production services?

Our team gives a full pre-production service. We handle script breakdown, scheduling, and location choices across 13 French regions. Casting runs through Paris agencies, and crew come from our vetted network. We build budgets in euros with CNC tax credit math, then file permits with Film France and the local mairies. You receive a production-ready package that is set before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

For feature films, locking locations, casting actors, and clearing CNC paperwork takes at least 8 to 12 weeks. Commercials move faster, since easy-access sites need only 2 to 4 weeks. Documentaries depend on access and interview timing, which sets how soon you can begin. We can speed the work up when needed, though French permit rules still set firm minimum timelines.

Do you work with international productions shooting in France?

That is our specialty. We bridge the gap between global shoots and French crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team covers it all, from carnet needs for gear crossing borders to French union setup and the CNC co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian shoots filming on French soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

We build budgets in euros with detailed line items that match French industry formatting. If you have a target number, we tell you honestly what is doable—whether that means shifting the shooting schedule, finding other locations, or reshaping the crew. We would rather have a frank talk upfront than deliver surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

It happens, and we plan for it. Each location package comes with backup options, and we keep strong ties with French property owners and film commissions to absorb sudden changes. Our location managers have pulled off same-week swaps for everything from château shoots to Parisian apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

We will build a production-ready plan for your project, with detailed budgets, schedules, and permit timelines.