For video production
Video production management software built inside a video agency
Ark is video production management software that follows a video from the brief to the day it's posted. It started inside Ark Visuals, our own video agency in Oradea, so the ten steps are the ones we run every week.
Where it goes wrong today
Notes without a timecode
“The bit near the end feels slow.” Which end, which cut, which version?
Shoot days planned in a chat
Location, crew, shot list and gear are spread across messages, and the call sheet is whoever remembers.
Edits wait on nobody in particular
A cut sits finished for three days because no one told the client it was ready.
What Ark does about it
Ten steps from brief to posted
Script, script approved, shoot scheduled, filmed, in edit, client review, revisions, approved, scheduled, posted. Every piece has a stage and an owner at each step.
Scripts clients comment on
Clients comment on the exact line and approve the script before anyone picks up a camera.
Briefs, shot lists and a crew sheet
Plan the shoot day with location, crew, equipment and shots, then print the crew sheet.
Notes pinned to the second
Clients comment on the exact moment of a cut. Every version stays, so nobody argues about which one.
Shoots on Google Calendar
Shoot days, post dates and client meetings sync both ways with Google Calendar, with invites for the crew.
Deadlines that follow the post date
Move the post date and the edit deadline moves with it.
Questions
For most agencies, yes: clients review cuts with notes pinned to the second, and every version is kept. Frame.io is still the deeper review tool; Ark adds the scripts, shoot days, tasks and contracts around review.
Yes. Edit any SOP to fit your team. On Pro you can also rename, reorder and recolour the stages.
Free for up to 2 people and 3 active clients. Pro is $19 a month for up to 6 people, one price for the team rather than per seat, and clients never pay.
Try it with one client first
Free for up to 2 people. Clients never pay. No card needed.