As the Hollywood writer’s strike simmers, productions are ramping up across the world, but it’s causing nightmares for producers. Before you get started, you have to track down a studio’s authorized redbook, compile lists of approved suppliers, and print off hundreds of pages … or do you?
Vroozi Redbook has compiled approved suppliers in one mobile platform, helping you find the best suppliers, stay within budget, and hit deadlines. Here’s how Vroozi Redbook works and why it’s changing the game for TV and film productions.
Manual Processes Waste Time and Eat Away at TV and Film Budgets
Most producers cringe when it comes time to set up a filming location—and for good reason. The traditional manual process of tracking, hiring, and managing suppliers wastes hours and eats into your production’s budget. Here’s why:
- Thumbing through a physical redbook is exhausting. If you have to sift through pages of names to fill every position, it can take days. It may also be easier to “go rogue” and hire off the redbook—which can cause bigger problems for productions.
- Printing, assembling, and passing out the redbook is hard work. Administrators waste time and paper every time they drive to the nearest print shop, print off hundreds of sheets, and physically hand out a list of approved suppliers to the rest of the team.
- It’s difficult to find the supplier info you need in a hurry. If you want to quickly contact a supplier, review their credentials, or track down contract information, you may need to flip through hundreds of pages. Worse yet, by the time you find the info you need, it could be out of date.
What Is Vroozi Redbook?
Vroozi Redbook is a mobile supplier directory that lets you easily search, find, and manage authorized suppliers for your TV and film productions. This artificial intelligence and cloud-powered platform pulls details off local authorized supplier profiles and compiles them in one digital redbook. That means you can browse suppliers within a shoot’s location, compare rates, read backgrounds, and track business information—all without printing off a single sheet of paper.
Here are a few people Vroozi Redbook helps:
Production Crew Members
If you’re used to carrying around (and potentially losing) a physical copy of lists for approved suppliers, Vroozi simplifies your job. It’s fully digital, so you always stay compliant and don’t have to worry about keeping track of paper.
Supplier Managers
Managing suppliers is a full-time job if you’re handling it manually. Vroozi makes it easy to see supplier contact information, track their histories, view your past hires, and communicate with key suppliers.
Administrators
Compiling a list of authorized suppliers, traveling to print shops, and printing documents is time-consuming. Plus, these documents can become out of date before your print run is done. Vroozi’s digital redbook eliminates the need to create, print, update, or manage supplier lists. Its configurable design makes it easy to invite users, attach rate cards or certificates to a supplier’s data, and access your supplier directory from any mobile device.
How Vroozi Redbook Is Reshaping TV and Film Productions
Most content producers don’t realize it, but Vroozi Redbook could completely redefine the TV and film hiring process. Here are a few of the biggest benefits of Vroozi Redbook:
1. Get rid of paper, printing, and manual work.
Vroozi digitizes the redbook. That means production teams don’t need to type up details, print off paper, or travel to and from copy centers. You simply look up a location, browse suppliers, and select the best ones for your production—all from the palm of your hand.
2. Speed up hiring searches.
Quickly see suppliers via geolocation, view their backgrounds or reviews, and compare their rate cards.
3. Manage suppliers with ease.
The platform will build a digital record of suppliers so you can see who you’ve hired, keep track of their information, and manage their accounts.
4. Eliminate rogue spending.
If your team tries to hire outside the approved redbook, it can trigger an exception process. Vroozi Redbook is intuitive and makes it easy to browse and select approved suppliers—so you can eliminate rogue spending and avoid legal issues.
5. Stay ahead of schedule.
With the Vroozi platform, you can quickly search suppliers, see who’s available, and evaluate rates. That speeds up the hiring process so you can start and finish filming ahead of schedule.
6. Hire ethically and responsibly.
Vroozi’s search engine lets you filter suppliers by attribute or certification type. That makes it easy to find suppliers that line up with your business goals and values.
7. Quickly handle exceptions.
If your team wants to hire off the redbook, you’ll need to manage the supplier exception process, which can pull more time out of your day. Vroozi’s digital platform includes an easy digital supplier exception form you can quickly fill in. It also tracks supplier exceptions so you can manage them from anywhere.
See How Vroozi Redbook Can Streamline Your Next Production
Want to learn how Vroozi Redbook can speed up and simplify your next film or TV production? Schedule a demo to see Vroozi Redbook in action.
