Blog

To suggest an article, or contact our media representative for comment on a story, email us at mediarequests@gslate.com.

Easily Monitor Tax Incentives with the Film Tax Incentives Dashboard

One of the most common questions asked after wrapping production is “where is my tax incentive?”  Find all the information you need, all in one place, with the GreenSlate Incentives Dashboard, a comprehensive management tool designed to enable...
30 January 2020

Production, Digital Solutions, Incentives

‘Just giving them hope is life-changing. And that's before they even get here.’

Julie Harris Walker, GreenSlate’s Senior Vice President - West Coast Operations, recently sat down with Jeffrey Shapiro, the executive director of an incredible organization called Exceptional Minds, a Los Angeles-based non-profit digital arts...
29 January 2020

Production, The GreenSlate Podcast

Six Tips to Easily Onboard Your Crew with Digital Production Solutions

In our Evolution of the Production Office study, 93% of entertainment industry professionals indicated that they could benefit from digital solutions, but nearly 40% of respondents indicated that the crew not being ready is a reason to not fully...
02 December 2019

Production, Digital Solutions, Going Digital 101

'It’s Almost like a Dating App but for Casting'

  Growing up, Rum Sheikhani was a self-proclaimed “nerdy child,” tinkering around on the new world wide web, teaching herself HTML, CSS, and building websites. After getting a degree in accounting, then working in public accounting for PWC and...
25 November 2019

Production, Digital Solutions, The GreenSlate Podcast

Employer of Record…should it be your entity, or your payroll provider's?

There’s a lot of talk in the production industry about how to find the best pricing model for your projects. The common options are either to have an Employer of Record (EOR) payroll service company, or choose to be the Employer of Record yourself...
28 August 2019

Finance, Expenses, Production, Budgets

New Jersey tax incentives are back. And so are The Sopranos.

Direct from the Film Office — We recently interviewed Steve Gorelick, Executive Director for the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. Among the topics discussed were New Jersey’s new incentives program and the reasons filmmakers...
14 June 2019

News, Tax, Production, Direct from the Film Office, Incentives

Keep Your Production on Track with These 7 Work Safety Tips

Sets can be ever-changing and often even hazardous workplaces, but you may be surprised to learn that most on-set injuries are preventable and the result of rushing and missing simple, avoidable hazards.
28 May 2019

News, Production

Five Ways GreenSlate Can Help You Spend Less Time in the Office

With GreenSlate’s paperless workflow and remote capabilities, even if your team is in different locations, they can collaborate on the fly. Just think of the trips to the production office you won’t need to take.  
22 April 2019

Production, Green Initiatives, Digital Solutions

How Do Digital Solutions Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

Did you know… Producing one sheet of paper takes 3 gallons of water? Making 88 sheets of paper releases 1 pound of CO2?  It takes an entire tree to create 16.67 reams of paper? 
18 April 2019

Client Projects, Production, Green Initiatives, Digital Solutions

Carbon-Neutral '24 Hours of Reality' Backed by GreenSlate

24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves, broadcasted in over 750 million homes from stages around the world, live in every time zone around the clock for 24 hours, explores how fossil fuels and climate change are creating unique...
15 April 2019

Client Projects, Production, Green Initiatives, Digital Solutions