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SCENE 01 / PRE-PRODUCTION

Pre-Production Services

The team handles production planning and creative development and logistics which maintain your schedule and budget and creative vision.

Creative Scriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
Logistics Permits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
Delivery Production-ready plans with Indonesia-wide coverage.
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Planning with Precision

Comprehensive Pre-Production Services

From initial concept to production-ready plans, our team sets the foundation for successful films, TV, commercials, and digital content around the world.

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Creative Excellence

The creative team at Canal+ and Indonesia Télévisions along with international co-production partners worked together to develop scripts and storyboards and visual treatments for the project.

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Strategic Planning

The line producers who built production budgets around accurate Indonesian cost modelling used Indonesian holiday schedules and union regulations to determine their production timeline.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all Indonesian provinces—from Lombok beaches to highland villages to Bali coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is covered—creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixers in Indonesia

Why Choose Fixers in Indonesia for Pre-Production

Integrated creative, logistics, and compliance backed by seasoned producers and local fixers.

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Proven Expertise

Industry-leading team across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

Rapid 24-48 hour turnarounds for quotes, permits, and scheduling updates.

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Global Network

On-the-ground partners in 100+ countries with local permits handled for you.

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Full Service

End-to-end coverage from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

Indonesia Pre-Production, Planned Right

Here is what we have to work with. From the creative districts of Jakarta's SCBD to the rice-terraced hillsides above Ubud, pre-production in Indonesia demands careful planning before a single camera rolls. Our team manages each phase of production planning and creative development, setting up logistics across Java, Bali, Sumatra, and the outer islands. We handle permits, recces, scheduling, and budget management so your creative vision stays intact from the first meeting to shoot day. Whether your project is anchored in Surabaya, Bandung, or Yogyakarta, our local expertise keeps your production on track.

Schedules built on actual Indonesian permit windows and inter-island travel realities — never optimistic guesses about Jakarta traffic or Bali ferry timetables.

Here is the layout. Strong pre-production starts with Scriptwriting and Script Consultation — we work with writers and client briefs to develop narratives that translate well on location in Indonesia. Our Storyboarding and Concept Development process aligns directors and creative teams before costly shoot days start. For client-facing presentations, we produce Pitch Decks and Moodboards that capture the visual language of Indonesia's varied environments, from Makassar's waterfront to the temples of Prambanan. Casting & Talent services round out the offering, connecting shoots with Indonesian talent for both principal and supporting roles.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

Clear answers on timelines, coverage, and how we tailor planning to your production.

What's included in pre-production services?

Here is how this works in practice. Our team gives complete production services which have script breakdown and scheduling and location selection across 34 Indonesian provinces and Jakarta agency casting and crew member selection from our OK'd network and budget development with accurate Indonesian cost modelling and permit submission to the Indonesian Film Board and local government offices. You receive a production-ready package which becomes ready before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

Here is the short of it. The process of obtaining locations and casting actors and completing permit and registration paperwork for feature films needs a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks. The production timeline for commercials stays short because they need only 2 to 4 weeks to finish production when shoot sites have easy access. The process of getting documentary access and conducting interviews decides which film projects filmmakers can start their work on. The team can accelerate project work when needed but Indonesian authority rules about permit processing create key time needs.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Indonesia?

Here is the breakdown. That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between global shoots firms and Indonesian crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from carnet needs for gear crossing borders to setting up with Indonesian unions and handling the Indonesian co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian shoots shooting on Indonesian soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The firm creates budgets aligned with local and global standards and have detailed line items that follow the formatting needs of the Indonesian industrial sector. If you have a target number, we'll tell you honestly what's achievable—whether that means adjusting the shooting schedule, finding alternative locations, or restructuring the crew. We'd rather have a frank conversation upfront than deliver surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

Here is how the picture comes together. It happens, and we plan for it. The location packages we give have backup solutions and we have set up connections with Indonesian property owners and film commissions to handle unexpected changes in filming locations. Our location managers have pulled off same-week replacements for everything from historic estate shoots to Indonesian apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

We'll build a production-ready plan with detailed budgets, schedules, and permit timelines for your project.