Pre-Production Services

The work takes two steps: we adapt global scripts for Chinese viewers and create new content, making sure all dialogue reads well in Chinese, English, or both.

Our team gives detailed notes on each scene, flagging pacing, structure, and dialogue problems before extra filming drives up costs.

We create a frame-by-frame visual plan that maps camera positions, blocking, and VFX needs before production costs begin.

Our writers set the story direction, visual style, and narrative structure before drafting production-ready content.

Keeping a steady visual and narrative identity, our team guides the look from first development through final delivery.

Our team gathers reference images, color palettes, and style frames to guide the look before production work begins.

We build investor-ready decks with loglines, budgets, cast attachments, and visual treatments to help you raise funding.

We open access to Chinese actors, fluent English talent, models, and background extras through our network of Beijing and regional casting directors.

We provide native Chinese voice talent for narration, dubbing, and ADR, recorded in Beijing studios or through remote sessions.

We manage call times, transport, costume fittings, and on-set scheduling so your actors can focus on their roles.

This work means juggling Chinese local union and rights rules alongside international co-production talent agreements.

Our scouts find imperial palaces, Chinese rooftops, and coastal cliffs, then build detailed photo reports and secure access permission for each site.

Our team runs on-site work, handling owner relations, neighbor ties, parking, power supply, and crowd control.

Our team handles all the paperwork for Beijing Film, prefectural authorities, and private property owners so you can focus on the creative work.

Our team runs technical recces to check power supply, plan the best cable routes, read sun angles, and spot noise problems before production starts.

We arrange equipment coverage, liability protection, and E&O policies that meet the terms of Chinese location owners and international distributors.

Using Movie Magic and Excel, we build line-item budgets that cover Chinese labor costs, tax benefits, and currency exchange rates.

Our estimates help you choose between Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and regional areas for your commercial, documentary, or feature production.

Our stripboard schedules account for actor availability, their time slots, their work regions, and Chinese national holiday dates.

Daily crew calls give your team every detail, from location addresses to weather backup plans and emergency contacts, before each production day begins.

We manage the budget daily and respond fast to problems, stopping cost overruns that would stretch Chinese production lead times.

Our network supplies pre-screened DPs, gaffers, sound mixers, and department heads working across Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and more.

Our team is made of field-based problem solvers who know local operations and keep your production on track.

We arrange flights, hotels, ground transport, and carnet paperwork for international crews coming to work in China.

Rental houses in China offer camera, grip, and lighting packages that come with crew when you need them.

We provide on-set food service that meets every cast member's dietary needs, follows Chinese workplace rules, and runs even from remote locations.

Our team drafts crew employment contracts, talent agreements, and vendor deals that meet every Chinese labor law.

We prepare on-camera appearance releases, likeness rights, and GDPR-compliant data handling documents.

We set access terms with property owners and municipal authorities, covering damage deposits and usage limits.

We clear the rights to use music, archival footage, and trademarks across all broadcast, streaming, and theatrical platforms.

Our team works with Chinese labor inspectors to write risk assessments and safety protocols that protect stunt performers and special effects crew.