By René Besson — 25 years producing Hollywood

Know if your film is actually shootable.

PreFlight delivers location feasibility scores, budget estimates, and production complexity analysis — built by a veteran producer who's shipped The Expendables, The Mechanic, and Homefront.

PGA Member  ·  DGA Member  ·  30+ produced features

Project Analysis
86
Feasibility Score
$4.2M
Recommended Budget
12
Shooting Locations
38
Production Days
The Problem

Producers spend months and thousands on feasibility — before a single frame is shot.

The old model: hire a line producer to read your script, fly to three cities, build a budget in a spreadsheet, present to financiers — only to find out your locations don't work, your tax incentives are wrong, or your budget is off by $2 million.

PreFlight replaces that process with structured, producer-grade analysis. Your script, your project parameters, and 25 years of production expertise — encoded into every report.

You keep your personal time for what machines can't replicate: the creative calls, the financier conversations, the final decisions.

Process

From script to shootable plan in three steps.

01

Submit your project

Upload your script or fill out a project brief — genre, budget range, target locations, and production timeline. Takes under 10 minutes.

02

We analyze and score

PreFlight runs location viability, budget modeling, tax incentive mapping, and production complexity assessment — against real production data.

03

Receive your report

A complete feasibility package — location scores, budget breakdown, risk flags, and a production plan. Ready to show financiers or use for your next greenlight.

What You Get

A producer-grade feasibility report — not a spreadsheet.

78
/100
Production Feasibility Score
Locations Vetted Budget Realistic Tax Incentives Mapped Finance-Ready Schedule Feasible

Everything a financier needs to say yes.

Each PreFlight report is structured for the room — the kind of analysis that closes deals, not just saves time.

  • Location viability scores for your top 3 markets
  • Detailed budget breakdown with above/below the line
  • Tax incentive qualification by jurisdiction
  • Production complexity rating and risk flags
  • Financing readiness assessment
  • Recommended shoot timeline and seasonality
Service Tiers

Three ways to work together.

Automate what you can. Keep your time for what matters most.

Tier One
Learn the Craft
Education course — self-paced
Understand how professional producers evaluate film projects. Learn to read locations, build budgets, and structure deals — at your own pace.
  • Location scouting fundamentals
  • Budget structure and modeling
  • Tax incentive landscape
  • Financing deal structures
  • Industry-standard vocabulary
Tier Two
PreFlight Report
Automated feasibility analysis
The core product. We analyze your specific project and deliver a structured feasibility package in 48 hours.
  • Location viability scoring
  • Budget estimate by market
  • Tax incentive mapping
  • Production complexity analysis
  • Financing readiness score
Tier Three
Direct Consultation
One-on-one with René Besson
For projects that need a veteran producer's perspective — strategy, financing, talent attachment, and production oversight.
  • Project strategy session
  • Investor-ready presentation
  • Talent attachment guidance
  • Financing structure advice
  • Production oversight (select projects)
25+
Years producing
Hollywood features
30+
Produced features
and television projects
$500M+
Production budget
oversight experience
12
Countries with
production experience

Stop guessing.
Start shooting.

Whether you have a script in development or a project mid-pre-production — PreFlight gives you the data to move forward with confidence.

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René Besson · Producer · PreFlight