Aeion Production for Indie + Documentary
Indie + documentary productions operate on lean budgets ($100K-2M), small crews (2-10 people), often travel-heavy or location-intensive shooting. Aeion's flexible workflows, lower-cost Pro tier ($99/mo), and AI script breakdown free creators from production-overhead burden. Designed for solo-director-led + small-team productions doing feature documentaries, short films, festival submissions, indie features, web series, branded content.
The Indie + Doc Operating Model
Lean production differs from studio production in five ways:
Doc Production Patterns
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Lean Crew Workflows
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Festival + Distribution Workflow
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Crowd-Funded + Grant-Funded Productions
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FAQ
Starter ($49/mo) covers unlimited productions and crew with core tracking — sufficient for very lean indie/doc productions. Pro tier ($99/mo) adds AI script breakdown, stripboard scheduling, and budget/call-sheet automation. 14-day free trial on any tier.
Aeion doesn't calculate tax credit eligibility itself — it tracks per-state spend as budget line items, which you or your accountant use as the source record when filing with a state film commission.
Clearance service for music + image + location rights. Per-clip rights tracked. Useful for fair-use arguments in documentary.
Aeion stores release forms per subject. Tracked alongside interviews. Legal record preservation.
Aeion supports. Year-by-year budget + spending tracked. Talent + crew relationships preserved over time.
Per-distributor record in Aeion CRM. Per-territory + per-platform sales tracked. Royalty waterfall calculated.
Assets centralized in /modules/files. Per-festival or per-press request customized EPK exported. Branded.
Aeion tracks per-crew compensation model. Deferred-pay obligations preserved. Equity participation (back-end) tracked.
Multi-country support. Per-region payroll. Tax treaty considerations (consult tax advisor; Aeion provides data).
Aeion's finance integration helps. Schedule C (solo entrepreneur) data prepared. 1099 forms for paid crew.
Many indie filmmakers run both. Festival run for credibility + reviews; streaming for revenue. Aeion tracks both paths.