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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 Turkey-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

The creative team at Canal+ and Turkey Télévisions along with international co-production partners worked together to develop scripts and storyboards and visual treatments for the project.

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Strategic Planning

The line producers who created production budgets with Turkish film incentive rebates included in their planning used Turkish holiday schedules and union regulations to determine their production timeline.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all Turkish regions—from Black Sea beaches to mountain villages to Mediterranean coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

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

Why Fixers in Turkey

Why Choose Fixers in Turkey 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

Turkey Pre-Production, Start to Finish

Here is how the picture comes together. From the historic streets of Istanbul's Sultanahmet district to the sweeping Anatolian plateau, Turkey gives an extraordinary range of settings that demand thorough pre-production planning. Our team manages each element — from creative development and schedule-building to local permits and logistics — making sure your project is fully prepared before a single camera rolls. We know the nuances of filming across Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and the coastal regions, and we bring that knowledge to bear from day one of your project.

Schedules built on real Turkish permit timelines and Istanbul crew availability — never optimistic guesses about either.

Here is what we have to work with. Our pre-production services cover Scriptwriting and Script Consultation, helping you shape narratives that resonate with global and local audiences alike. Concept Development drives each visual and story decision, supported by detailed Storyboarding and Moodboards that keep your entire team aligned. For presentations and green-light meetings, our Pitch Decks communicate your creative vision with clarity. We also handle Casting & Talent, connecting you with skilled Turkish performers and screen talent. Each deliverable is built around your schedule and budget, giving your production a solid foundation before principal photography starts.

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 which have script breakdown and scheduling and location selection across 7 Turkish regions and Istanbul agency casting and crew member selection from our OK'd network and budget development with Turkish tax incentive calculations and permit submission to the Turkish Film Commission and local cities. You receive a production-ready package which becomes ready before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

Here is the short of it. The process of obtaining locations and casting actors and wrapping incentive forms for feature films needs a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks. The production timeline for commercials stays short because they need only 2 to 4 weeks to finish production when shoot sites have easy access. The process of getting documentary access and conducting interviews decides which film projects filmmakers can start their work on. The team can accelerate project work when needed but Turkish authority rules about permit processing create key time needs.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Turkey?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between global shoots firms and Turkish crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from carnet needs for gear crossing borders to setting up with Turkish unions and handling the Turkish co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian shoots shooting on Turkish soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

Here is the breakdown. The firm creates budgets aligned with local and global standards and have detailed line items that follow the formatting needs of the Turkish 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 what that looks like on the ground. It happens, and we plan for it. The location packages we give have backup solutions and we have set up connections with Turkish 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 Turkish 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.