SlateStub turns crew timecards, union rules, and daily rates into compliant pay stubs and W-2s — so owner-operators can wrap the shoot instead of the paperwork.
Import daily timecards, apply IATSE and Teamster rate rules, and generate audited pay stubs before the crew leaves set.
Meal penalties, turnaround, and fringe contributions calculate to the minute against the right agreement — no spreadsheet gymnastics.
Roll labor costs into per-production budgets your line producer and accountant can both reconcile in real time.
W-2s, 1099s, and multi-state withholding filed on schedule, with residency splits tracked across every shoot day.
Cast and crew view stubs, update deposits, and download tax forms without emailing your production office.
Every rate change, approval, and payment is timestamped and exportable for payroll audits and completion bonds.
“We used to close payroll on Sunday nights with three spreadsheets and a prayer. SlateStub reconciled our first commercial in under an hour, meal penalties and all.”
“The union rules are the part that used to keep me up at night. Now turnaround and fringes calculate themselves, and my accountant stopped sending me angry emails.”
“As a two-person shop, we needed enterprise controls without an enterprise team. SlateStub gave us audit-ready stubs the bond company approved on the first pass.”
For owner-operators running a handful of shoots a year.
For growing shops juggling concurrent productions.
For established studios with bond and audit requirements.