Hi Al and Miles,

You've probably just heard about this from Tom and Michael, and from Michael Robinson in the UK. That's on purpose: I asked them to share it with you, because I think it's built for people like you.

This is just a website. All my apps are web apps for your computer or phone, so nothing is downloaded. To keep one on your screen, tap the three dots on the right-hand side, scroll down to "install", and it will sit there looking like an app.

I've set up your accounts. Usually everyone has an ID check before they can access anything. Your ID isn't kept, only confirmed. I've done that step for you and opened everything, so you can just sign in and look around.

The Productions Suite. Talent fill in their details free in the Casting, Crew and Writers lounges. Producers and agencies search that talent and manage the production and hiring process from the Producers Lounge and Agency Lounge. In short, it goes from choosing the story to the last day of filming:

• Find your story: browse scripts with a producer report each, without the author's name or title, and unlock the ones that grab you into a Possible Project folder.
• Cast it and crew it from the Casting and Crew lounges. (Crew Lounge coming soon.)
• Run it: during production, it flags anything "wrong or unexpected", so you can follow it up or pass it to the person responsible.

It's a beta, so if anything's wrong or missing, tell me on Live Chat (top right). I'd love to hear what you think.

Jacqui

From choosing the story to the last day of filming, in one place.

The Productions Suite is enough to test.

Two kinds of lounge

Talent lounges: always free
This is where talent fill in their details, free.

• Casting Lounge (actors): enough to test
• Writers Lounge: enough to test
• Crew Lounge: coming soon

Producer and agency lounges
Producers Lounge and Agency Lounge. Producers and agencies search the talent from the Casting, Crew and Writers lounges, and manage the production and hiring process.

How a production comes together

1. Find your story. Writers put their scripts on Writers Lounge, and each one gets a producer report. You browse the stories without the author's name or title, and when one grabs you, you unlock it into a Possible Project folder to see who wrote it and read the whole book.
2. Cast it. Actors keep their profiles on Casting Lounge, and you find and shortlist them from the Producers Lounge.
3. Crew it. Crew members keep their profiles on Crew Lounge, ready for you to find and book. (Crew Lounge coming soon.)
4. Run it. During production, the suite reads your call sheets and the files your production software can export, and flags anything "wrong or unexpected". That's your alert to follow it up, or to forward it to the person responsible.

Everyone in one place

By the time you're filming, your cast and crew are all in the Producers Lounge for you to manage.

Fair to everyone

• Agencies are welcome: the apps never cut them out, and never get involved in deals.

Tap a lounge below to see how the beta works.

How to use this beta

Your accounts are ready. Jacqui has set them up for you and opened everything, so there's nothing to upload or pay. Al signs in with [email protected] and Miles with [email protected] (you can change them to your own emails later).

Inside the Producers Lounge

• Writers: browse stories and their producer reports without the author's name or title, and when one grabs you, unlock it into a Possible Project folder to see who wrote it and read the whole book.
• Actors: search and shortlist. Every actor here is an adult.
  • Established actors can already add their details on Casting Lounge, and press a button to request admission to the Established Actors Lounge. Their details move across when that lounge opens.
  • The Established Actors Lounge works differently. Established actors mainly pop up in your searches as a reminder that they're available, and their full profile stays private until they approve a request from you or your agent.
  • Under-18s will come later, in a separate Guardian Lounge, where every account is held by an adult guardian. It comes last, because it needs extra safety software, such as a dead-man's switch, before it opens.
• Crew: find crew, then manage your shortlist, bookings, productions, messages and ID checks. (Crew Lounge coming soon.)

It's a beta

If something's wrong or missing, tell us on Live Chat (top right). That's exactly the feedback we need.