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 full client lifecycle: structured intake briefs that surface the right information upfront, multi-tier proposals your clients can accept online, branded invoices with payment schedules, and call sheets your crew can confirm from their phone. One tool. One workflow.

< 15m

Average setup time

5

Full workflow steps — intake to invoice

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?

The Free plan gives you full access to every core feature. No credit card required.

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