Daily production report

Besides superficial differences, most forms record the same information and are simply a series of blank tables created in Excel printed double-sided on a legal sized (8 × 14) sheet of paper.

Below this, the majority of the DPR combines information from several different forms on one page for easy reading: The back lists the names of the entire crew and production office staff separated by department, with each person's in and out times, meal times, and meal penalties.

The back also records the number of meals consumed (and thus paid for by the company), any special equipment rented, and has a notes section to mark down any miscellaneous yet important information, like details of a theft, fire or accident.

The report is usually completed by a script supervisor an assistant director, a Paperwork PA, or a DGA trainee.

This information can be difficult to gather as it involves finding a moment when these busy crew members are free to talk.