Track spend in real time across sets, props, and locations — without spreadsheets, double entry, or guesswork.
Real coordinators and department leads on how Showbooks fits their workflow.
“Showbooks has completely transformed the way I track and coordinate set decoration departments in film. The software is sleek and user friendly and Lee and Michelle are helpful kind and patient people — anytime I've had an issue, error or question it is returned with professionalism and kindness. I would recommend this program to anyone!”
“I love using Showbooks because everything is already set up and ready to go. When I start a new show, I can jump right in without having to worry about the setup.”
“Built for the film industry by a film crew. Easily keeps our department budget, spending, and assets with photos on track, all in one program. Having the capacity for multiple users to work on Showbooks together makes ease of inputting multiple streams of spending keeping our budget on track.”
A quick walkthrough of budgets, spend, and reporting in one place.
Built by film professionals, Showbooks reflects how department budgets are actually managed on productions — fast, detailed, and under pressure.
Maintain clear visibility into your department budget at every stage of production.
Designed around how departments actually work — not generic business software.
Designed around how departments actually track budgets on set — not generic business accounting.
Clear visibility for coordinators and department heads without studio-level complexity.
Designed for coordinators under time pressure — quick to learn, fast to update, and built for schedules that change by the hour.
Organized around categories and account codes that reflect real production needs.
Everyone works from the same live data — no version confusion, no duplicate spreadsheets.
Everything your department needs — organized the way film actually works.
| Crew | Role | Access |
|---|---|---|
| J. Martinez | Coordinator | Invite |
| S. Patel | Set Buyer | Invite |
| R. Thompson | Set Buyer | Admin |
| M. Chen | Set Dec Coord. | Invite |
| T. Williams | Asst. Decorator | Admin |
| L. Nguyen | Coordinator | Manager |
| C. Brooks | Set Dec Coord. | Admin |
| Production | Budget | Expenses | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOCK – AMORT 100-AMORT | 28,700 | 24,788 | 3,912 |
| 100 Ext Town Square | 7,500 | 3,915 | 3,585 |
| 90 Lock Up | 5,000 | 5,939 | (939) |
| 901 Chargebacks | 6,200 | 0 | 6,200 |
| EPISODE 101 | 42,100 | 38,200 | 3,900 |
| 100 Int Office | 12,000 | 11,450 | 550 |
| 93 Supplies | 8,000 | 9,200 | (1,200) |
| Total | 156,800 | 86,083 | 70,717 |
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