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CURTYN
FEATURESINT. THE TOOLKIT - DAY

Every tool a production needs. One workspace.

Curtyn follows a production from the first draft to the final delivery. Each tool is built to stand on its own, and every one of them works inside the same project.

DevelopmentPre-productionThe shootPost & deliveryWorking together
SC 01INT. THE WRITERS ROOM

It starts on the page.

Write the script and build the breakdown in the same place, then gather the look of the film. Everything the production leans on later begins here.

Scriptwriter & breakdown

A real screenplay editor. Not a notes field.

Write in industry-standard format, with scene headings, action, dialogue and transitions set as you type. Select any word to tag it as cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles, stunts or a dozen more, and the tag flows straight into the breakdown.

  • Standard screenplay formatting for headings, action, dialogue and transitions
  • Tag elements inline, across sixteen categories, without leaving the page
  • A live breakdown that updates itself as the script changes
  • Import and export Fountain and Final Draft (FDX)

Write once, break down as you go. The script and its breakdown live in one document, so there is no second app to buy and no script to re-type to start tagging.

Script · The LanternWriteBoard
14  INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
MAYA moves between rows of crates in a salt-stained oilskin coat, a storm lantern swinging from one hand.
The light catches a brass key+ Tag on the floor.
MAYA
Someone was here. The light's still warm.
Breakdown · Sc 14
Cast
Maya
Props
Storm lantern
Wardrobe
Oilskin coat
Locations
Warehouse
Moodboards

Pin down the look before the budget does.

Pull images and frames onto a moodboard and sort them into collections for lighting, wardrobe and locations. Tag a reference to a scene so it surfaces when you plan that scene, then share the board or export it as a PDF.

  • Masonry, grid or justified layouts, arranged your way
  • Group references into collections and tag them to scenes
  • Share the board or export it as a PDF
Moodboard · The LanternMASONRY
Board
All photos
Unassigned
Scenes
Sc 14
Sc 22
Collections
Lighting
Wardrobe
Locations
Key light
Warehouse
SC 02INT. THE PRODUCTION OFFICE

Turn the script into a plan.

Shots, lists, locations, money and days. Five tools that each read from the same script, so a change in one keeps the rest current.

Shotlist & storyboard

Plan every setup before the day arrives.

Build a shot list with size, angle, movement and lens on every shot, grouped by scene. Drop reference frames into a storyboard beside the list, and reorder shots as the plan changes.

  • Size, angle, movement and lens on every shot, grouped by scene
  • A storyboard of framed thumbnails beside the list
  • Reorder freely, with completed and must-have shots flagged

Your plan stays where the work is. Build the shot list beside the script it comes from and the schedule it feeds, instead of exporting it out to a separate app and back.

Shotlist · The Lantern42 SHOTS
S14INT. Warehouse, night3 shots
ShotSizeAngleMoveLens
14AWSHighCrane up32mm
14BCUEye levelStatic100mm
14COTSLowHandheld50mm
14A
14B
14C
14D
Equipment, cast & crew lists

One source of truth for everything you carry.

Track equipment with quantities, assignees and booking status. Keep cast as a booking pipeline and crew grouped by department, each with contact details. The breakdown list builds itself from the script tags.

  • Equipment with quantities, assignees and booking status
  • Cast booking pipeline and crew grouped by department
  • Breakdown lists pulled straight from the script tags
  • Table, card and detail views, exportable to PDF

One current list, not a dozen spreadsheets. When someone asks who or what is on the day, the answer is already up to date and in one place everyone can see.

Lists · The LanternEXPORT PDF
EquipmentCastCrewBreakdown
ItemQtyAssigneeStatus
ARRI Alexa Mini LF1T. VosConfirmed
Cooke S4/i primes1T. VosConfirmed
Aputure 600d Pro2M. DeanHold
O'Connor 2575 head1M. DeanConfirmed
DJI Ronin 4D1T. VosOn set
Locations

Scout it, pin it, tie it to the scenes.

Keep every location as a card with scout photos, address, contacts, access notes and permit status. Link a location to its scenes, and it carries through to the shooting schedule.

  • Location cards with scout photos, contacts and access notes
  • Permit status tracked from pending to approved
  • Linked to the scenes and days that use them
Locations · The Lantern6 PINNED
Pier 7 Cold Store
14 Dock Road, Rotterdam
Permit approved3 scenes
Maple Street Rooftop
9 Maple Street
Permit pending2 scenes
Budget

Watch the money move as the production does.

Build a line-item budget grouped by category, with quoted set against actual on every line. A running summary keeps quoted, spent and remaining in view, and multi-currency support keeps a co-production readable.

  • Line items grouped by category, with quoted against actual
  • A running summary of quoted, spent and what is left
  • Multi-currency support for co-productions

The numbers sit next to where they come from. Quoted against actual lives beside the lists and schedule it draws on, so you stop reconciling a separate spreadsheet by hand.

Budget · The LanternEUR
Quoted
€15,000
Spent
€9,400
Left
€5,600
Camera & lenses€4,800
Cast & crew€4,200
Lighting & grip€3,100
Post & delivery€1,500
Locations€1,400
Shooting schedule

Lay out the shoot on a stripboard.

Order scenes into shoot days on a classic stripboard, colour-coded by interior or exterior and time of day. Drag strips between days as the plan moves, with page counts and weather alongside.

  • A stripboard of scene strips, colour-coded by INT, EXT and time of day
  • Drag scenes between days, with page counts kept current
  • Weather for every shoot day sits beside the schedule
Schedule · The LanternSTRIPBOARD
DAY 1Mon 1214°
PIER 7 COLD STORE
14 INT WAREHOUSE
NIGHT · 2 3/8 pg
15 INT WAREHOUSE
NIGHT · 1 6/8 pg
DAY 2Tue 1311°
MAPLE ST ROOFTOP
22 EXT ROOFTOP
NIGHT · 2 1/8 pg
23 EXT ROOFTOP
DAWN · 1 2/8 pg
DAY 3Wed 149°
DOCK LANEWAY
31 EXT LANEWAY
DAY · 3 4/8 pg
32 EXT LANEWAY
NIGHT · 7/8 pg
SC 03EXT. THE SET - DAY

On the day, it goes in your pocket.

The shoot is where a plan meets reality. Curtyn works on the phone in your hand, and a single button drops what happens on set straight into the project.

On set

The whole workspace, built for a phone.

Every tool is responsive, so the script, lists and schedule read cleanly on a phone between setups. And on any project page, a capture button sits one tap from the camera: snap a continuity, location or receipt photo and it lands in the right folder, tagged to the right scene.

  • Every tool is responsive, from the dashboard to the stripboard
  • A floating capture button drops photos straight into the project
  • Continuity, location and receipt shots land in the right folder, tagged to a scene
  • Shoot a burst without re-opening the picker between frames

Nothing gets lost in the camera roll. Continuity, location and receipt shots land filed and tagged to the right scene the moment you take them, instead of scattering across your phone.

9:415G
‹ PROJECTS
The Lantern
Scriptwriter
48 pages
Shotlist
62 shots
Locations
6 pinned
QUICK CAPTURE
Continuity photo
Snap a wardrobe / props / set reference
Location photo
Snap a scout / scene reference
Receipt
Snap a receipt for the budget
Document
Pick a file from this device
SC 04INT. THE EDIT BAY

Review the cut. Deliver the work.

The footage comes back. Curtyn carries it from the first viewing to signed-off, delivered files, without a new tool in the chain.

Video review

Review a cut, version by version.

Upload a cut and review it on a real player. Comments collect in a thread beside the video, every version stacks in one place, and an approval banner moves the file from needs review to approved.

  • A review player with comments threaded beside the video
  • Versions stack together, so notes never get lost between cuts
  • Status from needs review to changes requested to approved
  • Approve or request changes without leaving the page

Skip the per-seat review tool. Notes, versions and sign-off happen on the cut where it already lives, and anyone you invite can join without paying for a seat.

Review · cut_v3.movV3 OF 3
v3Changes requested
0:42/ 2:143 comments
AM
Amara  ◷ 0:42
The cut here feels rushed. Can we hold the lantern beat a touch longer?
ApproveRequest changes
Photo galleries

Present a shoot, not a folder.

Lay stills out in a grid, masonry or justified gallery. Work through the take with star ratings and colour labels from rejected to selected, then hand a client a gallery instead of a zip file.

  • Grid, masonry and justified layouts, built for presenting
  • Star ratings and five colour labels as you cull the take
  • Pick and reject flags, with bulk selection
Gallery · Stills, Day 1GRID
GridMasonryJustified
128 photos
Audio

Scratch tracks and voiceover, in place.

Drop in scratch tracks, voiceover or temp score and play them back on a real waveform, right inside the project. Star the takes worth keeping.

  • Waveform playback for every track in the project
  • Scratch VO, temp score and reference tracks together
  • Star the takes worth keeping
Audio · The Lantern4 TRACKS
scratch_vo_sc14.wav 0:18 / 0:48 · 4.2 MB
temp_score_main.mp3 0:00 / 2:31 · 6.0 MB
File delivery

One file system, all the way to handover.

Every file across the project lives in one browser, and the latest version is the only one in view. When it is time to deliver, the final package goes out as a controlled link, with a passphrase, an expiry and downloads exactly as you set them.

  • Upload any file type into one shared file system
  • Version tracking, so the final cut stays the final cut
  • Deliver a final package as a single controlled link
  • Per-file download control, with trash and recovery

Deliver without a transfer service.The final package goes out as one controlled link from the same project the work was made in — no separate upload, no second tool.

Files · The LanternSHARE
Final deliveryReady to send
the_lantern_master_v3.mov
ProRes 4444 · 1.2 GB
stills_selects_day1.zip
42 photos · 880 MB
final_mix_stereo.wav
48 kHz · 96 MB
One link, expires in 30 daysCopy link
SC 05INT. THE WORKSPACE

And everyone works in the same place.

Every tool above is built to stand on its own. Collaboration and sharing are the quiet layer underneath that connects them, so bring your crew and clients into the project, or send a controlled link to anyone outside it.

Bring your people in

Invite crew, editors and clients straight into the project and give each person the right kind of access. They work where you work, on the same files, lists and people.

RW
Ruben W.
DIRECTOR · DP
Owner
JD
Jonas D.
1ST AD
Collaborator
AM
Amara M.
EDITOR
Collaborator
EK
Elsa K.
CLIENT
Reviewer

Share on your terms

Send a share of a project, a file or a folder to anyone, no account needed. Lock it behind a passphrase, set an expiry, switch downloads on or off, and watermark everything they see.

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