CrewChat
The Future of Production Communication
One Tool to Stay Connected
With CrewChat, you can generate sides, securely share files, call, message, and group message, with your crew, quickly, easily, and all in one place. You don’t need to import anyone’s number or email into your personal contacts, nor copy/paste.
CrewChat connects directly with your phone so whether you are sending a direct message, messaging an entire department, or just need to call someone, CrewChat allows you to connect seamlessly.
And unlike other messaging platforms, anyone can receive calls from CrewChat even if they don't have the app themselves.
Sides Generation
Effortlessly generate, watermark, and distribute sides all in one simple platform. Upload your script, select your scenes, and our sides generator does the heavy lifting for you.
File Distro
Streamline team communication by sharing and storing production files all in one place, making it easy for crew members to immediately find what they need without digging through emails.
Plus, our intuitive admin interface makes it easy to set and edit custom permissions and distro lists, track file uploads, and monitor file interactions with read receipts for enhanced security and peace of mind.
Watermarking
CrewChat makes it easy to watermark not only PDF files but any image or video too - keeping all your production’s files safe and securePlus, our intuitive admin interface makes it easy to set and edit custom permissions and distro lists, track file uploads, and monitor file interactions with read receipts for enhanced security and peace of mind.
Messages
No more juggling WhatsApp, text threads and emails that mix your production messages in with everything else.
With Crewchat all your production messages are stored in one place - making them easy to find.
Send 1:1 messages, create group chats, or message an entire department. All messages are encrypted and private.
The Announcements Channel sends updates to the entire crew to keep everyone in the loop.
A Smart Digital Crew List
No more keeping track of white, blue or pink revisions! With CrewChat, the crew list always has the most up-to-date info.
Plus, it's easy to find who you are looking for. CrewChat allows you to search your crew list making it easier to find colleagues to message or call, or even build group chats.
Don't remember someone’s name? No worries! You can also search for people by role.
Crew Lists With Profiles
CrewChat links your crew list to your team’s Impact Crew profiles so you can get to know your colleagues better, faster. Know what they've worked on previously, who you may know in common, where they're from, and more.
Enterprise-grade Data Protection
Impact takes security very seriously and leverages Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) secure, reliable network to host our infrastructure. All customer data is segregated and encrypted both in transit and at rest to ensure that your data is secure. Learn More Here
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to be on a show to use CrewChat?
A: Yes. In order to use CrewChat you will need to be on an active production that has set-up CrewChat.
Q: Who has access to the CrewChat?
A: Only those who have access to the show's traditional crew list will have access to the CrewChat. Information from crew lists is never shared with anyone outside of the show's crew.
Q: Does the studio need to approve this?
A: Impact takes every precaution to ensure the data stored in CrewChat is safe and private. Only members of the crew will have access to CrewChat. The information is never shared outside of the show's crew. In the same way a crew or department might use other messaging apps, like WhatsApp, CrewChat is a safe, private, and easy way to communicate on set.
Q: What happens after I provide my crew list?
A: Once we get the crew list, the Impact team will digitize it and make it interactive by linking existing Impact profiles to the production's CrewChat. For those that do not have an Impact profile, Impact will create a profile for them that they can take ownership of, for free, by claiming.
Q: What happens if someone I message isn't using CrewChat?
A: If you send a message to someone who is not using CrewChat they will receive an email with your message, and an invite to join the CrewChat. The non-user can also respond to the email sent and it will come back to you, the sender, as an in-app message.