The first frame moves the project to Production
The phase on the Next step bar follows the work: once a shot has its first take, the project is in Production, and what Pre-production still owes stays on its column in Workflow.
ImprovedEditorThe first frame moves the project to Production. The Next step bar kept saying Pre-production while it already asked you to design frames — until every look and location was approved. Now the first take on any shot moves the project to Production; what the earlier phases still owe stays on their columns in Workflow, marked Moved on — N still open.