Managing crew time tracking on a film or TV production is complex. Between various departments, union rules, meal penalties, and overtime calculations, production coordinators and accountants need a reliable system that captures every billable hour accurately.

This Film Production Crew Daily Time Card template is designed specifically for production workflows. Whether you're shooting a feature film, commercial, or episodic series, this template helps production coordinators, ADs, and payroll teams track crew hours with the precision required for union compliance and budget management.

The form automatically calculates standard hours, overtime, double-time, and meal penalties based on industry-standard rules. Crew members can log their call time, wrap time, and meal breaks, while the form handles the complex math behind the scenes. Department breakdowns ensure that costs are allocated correctly across art, camera, electric, grip, and other production departments.

Paperform makes this timesheet smart and flexible. Use conditional logic to show meal penalty fields only when breaks are missed, apply calculation fields to auto-total hours and rates, and route submissions directly to your production accounting software via Stepper (stepper.io) integrations. Connect to Google Sheets, Airtable, or your payroll system to maintain a live record of all crew hours without manual data entry.

For multi-day shoots, duplicate this form for each shooting day or embed it on your production portal for ongoing access. Papersign (papersign.com) can be used to collect crew signatures on weekly timesheets for final approval before payroll processing, creating a complete audit trail from daily tracking through to payment.

Built for production teams who need accuracy, speed, and compliance in every timecard.