🎬 Media & Entertainment · Gantt
Film Production Schedule
A typical schedule for an independent film, from development and pre-production through the shoot, post-production and release.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Pre-production overlaps with final casting
- Post-production is longer than the shoot itself
- Festival submission is planned before release
Prompt used
Gantt chart for an independent feature film: development (script, financing), pre-production (casting, locations, crew), principal photography, post-production (editing, VFX, sound design, colour grading, music), and distribution (festival submission, marketing, release).
Mermaid code
gantt title Independent Film Production dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD section Development Final script :a1, 2026-01-05, 30d Financing :a2, after a1, 45d section Pre-production Casting :b1, after a2, 30d Locations and crew :b2, after a2, 40d section Production Principal photography :c1, after b2, 35d section Post-production Editing :d1, after c1, 60d VFX and sound design :d2, after d1, 45d Colour grade and music :d3, after d2, 20d section Release Festival submission :e1, after d3, 30d Marketing :e2, after d3, 60d Release :milestone, e3, after e2, 0d
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