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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.

Creative Scriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
Logistics Permits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
Delivery Production-ready plans with Germany-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 works with ARD, ZDF, and international co-production partners to develop scripts, storyboards, and visual treatments for the project.

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Strategic Planning

The line producers who created euro budgets with DFFF rebates included in their planning used German holiday schedules and union regulations to determine their production timeline.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all 16 German federal states—from North Sea beaches to Alpine villages to Baltic coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

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

Why Fixers in Germany

Why Choose Fixers in Germany 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

Germany Pre-Production Planning Specialists

Here is how this works in practice. From the studio corridors of Babelsberg to the planning offices of Hamburg's media district. Our pre-production services give global productions the solid foundation they need before a single frame rolls. We handle every stage of production planning and creative development — managing schedules, protecting budgets, and translating creative ambitions into actionable shoot plans. Our team knows Germany's regulatory landscape, union practices, and seasonal shooting windows, allowing us to structure your timeline and logistics so that your creative vision arrives on set intact and executable.

Schedules anchored to real German permit windows, DFFF paperwork, and union calendars across all sixteen federal states — no optimistic guesswork.

Our Scriptwriting and Script Consultation services sharpen your narrative ahead of principal photography. While Concept Development and Moodboards build a shared visual language between your creative and production teams. For client-facing projects, we assemble polished Pitch Decks that communicate your vision clearly to financiers and commissioning editors.

Creative Direction ties each pre-production element into a coherent visual strategy. Casting and Talent sourcing draws on our established relationships with German talent agencies across Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt, making sure the right performers are confirmed and contracted well before your shoot dates approach.

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 provides complete production services which include script breakdown and scheduling and location selection throughout 16 German federal states and Berlin agency casting and crew member selection from our approved network and budget development in euros with DFFF rebate calculations and permit submission to regional film commissions and local authorities. You receive a production-ready package which becomes available before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

The process of obtaining locations and casting actors and completing DFFF paperwork for feature films requires a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks. The production timeline for commercials remains short because they require only 2 to 4 weeks to finish production when production sites have easy access. The process of getting documentary access and conducting interviews decides which film projects filmmakers can start their work on. The team can accelerate project work when needed but German authority rules about permit processing create vital time requirements.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Germany?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between international production companies and German crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from carnet requirements for equipment crossing borders to coordinating with German unions and navigating the DFFF co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, European, and Asian productions shooting on German soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

The company creates budgets which use euros as currency and include detailed line items that follow the formatting requirements of the German industrial sector. If you have a target number, we'll tell you honestly what's achievable—whether that means adjusting the shooting schedule, finding alternative locations, or restructuring the crew. We'd rather have a frank conversation upfront than deliver surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

It happens, and we plan for it. The location packages we offer include backup solutions and we have established connections with German property owners and film commissions to handle unexpected changes in filming locations. Our location managers have pulled off same-week replacements for everything from castle shoots to Berlin apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

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