Glossary

A quick reference for the vocabulary you'll see across the docs and the app.

Production

A single shoot or campaign the firm has been retained for. The unit everything else hangs off.

Roster

Everyone attached to a production — cast, crew, and locations — and their document status.

Deal / deal memo

An individual agreement with one person on the roster (release, deal memo, location agreement).

Kickoff

The note to the producer that opens intake, with the intake address and portal link.

Intake

Inbound cast & crew details, read and structured by BALA's email agent.

Escalation

A deal that leaves the automated path — to the producer for business sign-off (above-the-line, high rates) or to counsel for a legal exception (redlines, comments, minors).

Concierge

The messaging assistant — WhatsApp, text, or email — that collects producer approvals and records them.

Clear to shoot

The readiness state where every required agreement is executed before the shoot date.

Chain-of-title

The connected set of rights that proves a production can use what it shot.

Prodco portal

The read-only link the production company uses to see rights and executed documents.