Audience
Film and television directors, cinematographers, first assistant directors, production companies and film school students
About Back-to-One
Back-to-One is a blocking and shot list tool for film and television directors and cinematographers, for iPad and Mac.
You place actors, cameras, lights and walls on a top-down canvas. From that same setup the app generates the shot list, an animated playback of the blocking, and a viewfinder preview computed from real sensor sizes and focal lengths across six formats including anamorphic. Canvas and shot list stay synchronised both ways.
The shot list is grouped by camera setup rather than by scene, so it reads in the order you actually shoot. Every shot carries a time estimate with totals per setup and per day. Shots are ticked off live on set, and dim and red-light modes keep the app readable on a darkened stage.
Import a screenplay as FDX or PDF and the project is built for you, every scene and character. Export set PDFs per camera position, call sheets, lighting plots and the shot list as PDF, Excel or CSV.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
EUR 8.99/month
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
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Company Information
Back-to-One
Germany
back-to-one.de
Videos and Screen Captures
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Mac
iPad
Support
Online
