Set & Crew

Daily Production Report

Also called DPR

What is daily production report in film production?

A Daily Production Report is the record of what a shooting day actually produced, filed at the end of it. It logs call and wrap times, scenes and pages completed against those scheduled, setups, takes, film or media used, meal breaks, and any accidents or delays.

The DPR is the difference between a schedule and a history. Comparing planned against completed day by day is what tells a production, by day four rather than by week four, that it is running behind and by how much.

It is also the evidentiary document. Insurance claims, overtime disputes and completion-bond reporting all resolve against the DPRs.

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Reviewed 2026-08-27

Related terms

Wrap: Wrap is the end of shooting. Called at the end of a day it releases the crew and starts the turnaround clock; called on a location it means the unit is finished there; called as picture wrap it marks the end of principal photography for a performer or for the production.
Call sheet: A call sheet is the document issued the day before each shooting day telling everyone where to be, when, and what is being shot. It carries individual call times, the scene list, the location and its parking, weather, sunrise and sunset, hospital details, and department-specific notes.
Shooting day: A shooting day is one scheduled day of principal photography, defined by its call time, its planned scenes and its wrap. It is the atomic unit of a production schedule: budgets, crew bookings and location agreements are all counted in days rather than hours.
Camera report: A camera report is the log kept by the camera department for each roll or card, recording every take with its scene and slate number, lens, filters, frame rate, and whether it was circled. It travels with the media to post.