Egret turns timecards, deal memos, and 1099s into a single pay run you finish before lunch. Fund your crew, file your taxes, and keep every penny audit-ready — no accountant on retainer required.
Crew clock in from their phones, meal penalties calculate themselves, and daily rates roll up into a pay run without a single spreadsheet formula.
Approve a run and the gaffer, DP, and PAs are paid the same afternoon — direct deposit for W-2 crew, instant transfer for 1099 vendors.
Egret withholds, remits, and files federal, state, and local payroll taxes automatically, then hands you the year-end W-2s and 1099s already sealed.
Send a start packet, collect signed I-9s and W-4s, and lock in each person's rate, kit fee, and box rental before day one of shooting.
Chase a location to three states in a week and Egret tracks residency, reciprocity, and incentive-eligible wages for every day of the schedule.
Every rate, receipt, and remittance is filed the moment it happens, so your production accounting is closed before the film is even color-graded.
“I used to spend the last week of every shoot terrified of the payroll math. With Egret I approved a run for eleven crew from my hotel and the taxes just filed themselves. It felt like having a production accountant I couldn't afford.”
“We shot a documentary across four states with a rotating crew of freelancers. Egret handled every residency rule and had the 1099s ready in January without me touching a form.”
“My AD, my grips, and my composer all get paid differently, and Egret finally makes that a two-minute job instead of a two-day panic. It pays for itself on the first shoot day.”
For the solo filmmaker running a single small production.
For working producers juggling real crews and moving locations.
For production companies running back-to-back slates all year.