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SCENE 01 / PRE-PRODUCTION

Pre-Production Services

Our team handles planning, creative work, and logistics so your schedule, budget, and creative vision stay on track.

CreativeScriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
LogisticsPermits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
DeliveryProduction-ready plans with Italy-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

Our creative team works with Canal+, Italy TΓ©lΓ©visions, and global co-production partners to develop scripts, storyboards, and visual treatments.

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Strategic Planning

Our line producers build euro budgets that factor in MiC tax credits, then set the timeline around Italian holidays and union rules.

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Local Expertise

We have Fixers across all 20 Italian regions, from northern beaches to mountain villages to coastal shores.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is coveredβ€”creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixers in Italy

Why Choose Fixers in Italy for Pre-Production

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

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Proven Expertise

Our team leads the field across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

We turn quotes, permits, and scheduling updates around in 24 to 48 hours.

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Global Network

We have on-the-ground partners in 100+ countries and handle local permits for you.

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Full Service

We cover the whole job, from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

Italy Pre-Production, Planned Right

From Rome's Centro Storico to the rolling hills of Tuscany and the canals of Venice, Italy needs careful pre-production planning before a single camera rolls. Our team handles each phase of creative work and logistics. We scout locations, sign on with city film offices, and build schedules that hold across Italy's many regions. We match your creative vision to what is possible on the ground, whether you shoot a commercial in Milan's Brera district or a documentary across Puglia and the Dolomites.

Schedules built on real Italian permit timelines and crew availability β€” never hopeful guesses about Roman red tape.

Our pre-production services cover the full creative pipeline. Through Scriptwriting and Script Consultation, we shape your story for Italian settings and shooting conditions. Storyboarding and Moodboards give your director and DP a shared visual language before travel starts. When you need talent, our Casting and Talent service connects you with actors and presenters across Rome, Naples, and beyond. Pitch Decks are built to broadcast standard. Our Creative Direction makes sure every visual and tonal choice serves your brief from the first planning session.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

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

What's included in pre-production services?

Our team delivers full production services. That covers script breakdown, scheduling, and location picks across all 20 Italian regions, Rome agency casting, and crew drawn from our OK'd network. We also build budgets in euros with MiC tax credit math and file permits with the regional film commissions and local comuni. You receive a production-ready package, finished before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

For feature films, locking locations, casting actors, and clearing MiC paperwork takes at least 8 to 12 weeks. Commercials move faster and need only 2 to 4 weeks when the shoot sites are easy to access. Documentaries depend on how quickly we secure access and book interviews, which sets when filming can begin. We can speed things up when needed, though Italian permit processing rules still drive the core timeline.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Italy?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between global production firms and Italian crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from carnet paperwork for gear crossing borders to union onboarding and MiC co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian productions shooting on Italian soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

We build budgets in euros with detailed line items that match Italian industry formatting. If you have a target number, we will tell you honestly what is achievable, whether that means adjusting the schedule, finding other locations, or reshaping the crew. We would rather have a frank talk upfront than spring surprises on you later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

It happens, and we plan for it. Every location package we deliver includes backup options, and we keep close ties with Italian property owners and film commissions to handle sudden location changes. Our location managers have pulled off same-week replacements for everything from historic estate shoots to Italian apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

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