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SCENE 01 / PRE-PRODUCTION

Pre-Production Services

The team handles production planning and creative development and logistics which maintain your schedule and budget and creative vision.

Creative Scriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
Logistics Permits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
Delivery Production-ready plans with Thailand-wide coverage.
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Planning with Precision

Comprehensive Pre-Production Services

From initial concept to production-ready plans, our team sets the foundation for successful films, TV, commercials, and digital content around the world.

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Creative Excellence

Creative teams developing scripts, storyboards, and visual treatments for Netflix, BBC, Discovery, and international co-production partners filming in Thailand.

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Strategic Planning

Line producers create USD budgets with Thailand Film Incentive rebate calculations included in their planning, using Thai holiday schedules and local regulations to determine production timelines.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all 13 Thai regions—from northern region beaches to mountain villages to coastal area coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is covered—creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixers in Thailand

Why Choose Fixers in Thailand for Pre-Production

Integrated creative, logistics, and compliance backed by seasoned producers and local fixers.

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Proven Expertise

Industry-leading team across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

Rapid 24-48 hour turnarounds for quotes, permits, and scheduling updates.

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Global Network

On-the-ground partners in 100+ countries with local permits handled for you.

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Full Service

End-to-end coverage from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

Thailand Pre-Production, Done Right

Here is how this works in practice. From Bangkok's Sukhumvit production offices to the UNESCO-listed temples of Ayutthaya and the mountain roads above Chiang Mai, our pre-production team maps each logistical detail before a single camera rolls. We set up permits, recce schedules, crew briefings, and vendor agreements so that your budget and timeline stay intact from day one. Thailand's range of settings — urban high-rises, jungle interiors, coastal fishing villages, and island environments on the Andaman Sea — demands thorough planning, and our team brings the local knowledge needed to handle each environment confidently.

Plans built on real Thai Film Office permit windows and provincial recce timing — with the rebate calculated in USD before you commit.

Here is the short of it. Our creative development process starts with Concept Development and Scriptwriting, giving your narrative a strong structural foundation before resources are committed. We extend that work through Storyboarding and Moodboards that align the visual language across departments, making sure that DOP, director, and production designer are working from the same reference. When talent is needed, our Casting & Talent service sources and contracts local Thai actors, extras, and pro performers, managing logistics from auditions through contract execution so that your shoot-day roster is confirmed and prepared well ahead of principal photography.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

Clear answers on timelines, coverage, and how we tailor planning to your production.

What's included in pre-production services?

Here is how this works in practice. Our team gives complete production services including script breakdown, scheduling, location selection across Thailand's 77 provinces, Bangkok agency casting, crew selection from our OK'd network, budget development in USD with Thailand Film Incentive calculations, and permit submission to the Thailand Film Office. You receive a production-ready package before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

The process of obtaining locations, casting actors, and wrapping Thailand Film Office forms for feature films needs a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks. Commercials mostly need only 2 to 4 weeks when shoot sites have easy access. Documentary timelines depend on access arrangements and interview scheduling. The team can accelerate project work when needed. But Thai authority rules about permit processing create key time needs.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Thailand?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between global shoots firms and Thai crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from customs needs for gear import to setting up with local crews and handling Thailand Film Office co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian shoots shooting on Thai soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

Here is the short of it. The firm creates budgets which use USD as currency and have detailed line items that follow the formatting needs of the Thai industrial sector. If you have a target number, we'll tell you honestly what's achievable—whether that means adjusting the shooting schedule, finding alternative locations, or restructuring the crew. We'd rather have a frank conversation upfront than deliver surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

Here is the breakdown. It happens, and we plan for it. The location packages we give have backup solutions and we have set up connections with Thai property owners and film commissions to handle unexpected changes in filming locations. Our location managers have pulled off same-week replacements for everything from historic estate shoots to Thai apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

We'll build a production-ready plan with detailed budgets, schedules, and permit timelines for your project.