Time Tracking for Video Production

Time Tracking Software for Video Production Companies

Video production involves multiple phases from pre-production planning to final delivery, with significant time investment in each stage. Professional time tracking helps video production companies bill accurately for pre-production, shooting, editing, and post-production work while maintaining profitability on video projects.

45%
More billable hours captured
35%
Better production cost visibility
90%
Accuracy in video project estimates

Based on average results reported by agencies using AgencyPro

Who This Is For

Time Tracking for Video Production Companies is designed for agency owners, account managers, and operations leads who need to track billable hours accurately and maximize revenue. Whether you're running a boutique video production shop or scaling a larger operation, AgencyPro adapts to the way your team already works.

Time Tracking Built for Video Production Companies

A single video shoot day might involve 8 hours of on-set production but 40+ hours of editing, color grading, and sound design that happen over the following weeks — and it all needs to be tracked against the original estimate. With project-based with pre-production, production, and post-production phases, your producers, videographers, editors, and motion graphics artists switch contexts dozens of times per day — and without precise time tracking, those fragmented hours are the first revenue to disappear from your bottom line. A single video project might involve a producer scripting for two hours, a location scout spending half a day at three venues, a crew shooting for eight hours, and an editor spending forty hours in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. AgencyPro tracks each contributor's time against the correct production phase, automatically separating pre-production planning from shoot days and the extended post-production editing process that follows. Post-production consistently accounts for three to five times more hours than the actual shoot, yet many production companies scope projects based on shoot-day complexity alone. Color grading, sound mixing, motion graphics, and client revision rounds pile up untracked. AgencyPro reveals the true post-production cost per project, giving you the data to build accurate bids that account for every hour between wrap and final delivery.

Why Video Production Companies Need Better Time Tracking

Video and film studios handling production, editing, motion graphics, and post-production for clients.

Tracking time spent on pre-production planning, scriptwriting, and location scouting

Measuring hours for shooting days, equipment setup, and on-set production

Capturing time for editing, color grading, sound design, and render time

Documenting hours spent on revisions, client feedback, and final delivery

How AgencyPro Solves Time Tracking for Video Production

Smart time tracking with project-level timers, billable/non-billable categorization, and team timesheets.

Track time by production phase (pre-production, shooting, editing, post-production) for detailed billing

Monitor time spent per project phase to optimize pricing and identify bottlenecks

Categorize time by role (director, editor, colorist, sound designer) for crew cost analysis

Generate reports showing time allocation across projects and phases for profitability insights

Why Agencies Choose AgencyPro Over Generic Tools

Unlike generic project tools, AgencyPro's time tracking is purpose-built for video production workflows — from client onboarding to final deliverable.

No per-seat pricing — add unlimited team members and clients without watching your bill scale with every new hire or account.

Replaces 3-4 separate tools with a single integrated platform, so your video production team spends less time switching apps and more time delivering results.

Key Benefits for Video Production

Phase-Based Production Time Capture

Track hours separately across pre-production (scripting, storyboarding, location scouting), production (shooting, directing, sound recording), and post-production. Price each production phase accurately based on actual historical effort data.

Monitor Editing and Post-Production Hours

Capture the substantial time invested in rough cuts, client review cycles, color grading, sound mixing, and motion graphics. Post-production typically exceeds actual shoot time by a factor of three or more — track it precisely.

Track Crew and Equipment Time

Log billable hours per crew member (director, cinematographer, sound engineer, gaffer) and equipment usage per shoot day. Calculate true production costs and set profitable day rates that account for full crew involvement.

Measure Revision and Delivery Effort

Record time spent on client feedback rounds, re-edits, format conversions for different platforms, and final delivery. Scope revision allowances realistically and price additional edit rounds based on actual historical data.

How It Works

1

Track Production Phases

Start timers for pre-production, shooting, editing, or post-production work with automatic project and phase categorization.

2

Monitor Crew Time

Track time for each crew member and role to understand true production costs and bill clients accurately.

3

Bill and Analyze

Export time data to invoices showing exactly what production work was performed, with detailed breakdowns by phase and role.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do we track time for video shoots that last multiple days?

Use project-based timers that can span multiple days, with the ability to pause between shooting days and resume. The system aggregates all time spent on a shoot, including setup, actual shooting, and wrap time, ensuring all production hours are captured and billed correctly.

Can we track render time separately from active editing time?

Yes, you can create separate time categories for active editing work versus render time and processing. Many video production companies bill render time differently or include it in project estimates. Tracking this separately helps you understand the true cost of post-production and price your services accordingly.

How do we handle time tracking for gear rental and equipment setup time?

Create separate categories for equipment-related time (setup, testing, breakdown) versus actual production work. You can also track time spent managing gear rentals and equipment logistics separately from creative production time, helping you understand the full cost of video production.

What about tracking time for video revisions and client feedback rounds?

Track all revision time separately from initial editing work. The system allows you to see time spent per revision round, helping you identify clients who require excessive revisions and adjust your pricing or revision policies accordingly. Many production companies include a set number of revisions in project estimates and bill additional rounds separately.

Track Video Production Time

Ensure every hour of video production is properly tracked and billed. Improve your production company's profitability with accurate time tracking.