YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE TO WORK IN VFXTO DROWN IN BIDDING SPREADSHEETS.
For VFX Producers and Suproducers
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Send bid packages.Compare vendor bids.Award work.Manage change orders.
Breakdown to final delivery.
Emails and Spreadsheets are where bids get lost. ShowBids lets you focus more on the movie magic.
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Package bids without the spreadsheet tax.
Select the shots and assets each facility should bid, invite them, send the breakdown. Get back the bid, and compare - all without leaving ShowBids or sending a single email.
| SEQ | SHOT NAME | DESCRIPTION | METHOD | BID | TARGET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCC | NBR_TCC_0100 | Wide establishing on the collapsing tesseract lattice. | Full CG | AWD | 48,000 |
| TCC | NBR_TCC_0110 | Kael reacts as the floor plates separate beneath him. | Set Extension | AWD | 22,000 |
| TCC | NBR_TCC_0125 | Insert: tesseract core fractures along the seam. | Full CG | REV | 34,500 |
| TCC | NBR_TCC_0140 | Sentinel drones sweep the collapsing corridor. | Creature Anim | RBD | 41,000 |
| TCC | NBR_TCC_0155 | Kael digi-double leaps between separating platforms. | Digi-Double | AWD | 58,000 |
| HRB | NBR_HRB_0010 | Aerial approach over the flooded harbor megastructure. | Environment Build | AWD | 96,000 |
| HRB | NBR_HRB_0025 | Seawall gives way; water column floods the loading deck. | FX Simulation | AWD | 78,000 |
Compare bids without the detective work.
Side-by-side cost comparisons on the shots in play. ShowBids highlights the most cost-effective bids and how they compare to your budget.
| LINE | TARGET | EMB | HAL | SBL | NVT | KST | CASE | BID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBR_TCC_0125 | 34,500 | 233,800 | 337,200 | 131,900 | — | — | Safe | REV | |
| NBR_TCC_0180 | 18,500 | 116,200 | 319,100 | 217,800 | — | — | Safe | REV | |
| NBR_TCC_0210 | 42,000 | 240,100 | — | — | 344,800 | 138,900 | Safe | REV | |
| NBR_HRB_0040 | 28,000 | — | 126,400 | 329,100 | 227,500 | — | Safe | REV | |
| NBR_HRB_0095 | 52,000 | 354,100 | 149,800 | 251,200 | 55,600 | — | Safe | REV | |
| NBR_ORB_0030 | 36,000 | 134,200 | 337,800 | — | — | 235,500 | Safe | REV |
Streamline vendor communication.
You and your vendors can have a conversation thread regarding a bid package, or individual shots/assets directly in ShowBids. Saving you time on calls, emails, texts, and storing that context all in one place.
Be ready for your next Studio budget review, no prep required.
ShowBids tracks budget, forecast, and actual costs as well as change order creep in real time. It even provides an overview of how you’ve helped save money through competitive bidding, rebates, and discount negotiations.
Budget · Forecast · Awarded
Nebula Rising · monthly · how spend tracks the envelope
Questions, answered.
ShowBids is the constant source of truth and system of record for VFX bidding — breakdowns, bid packages, cost comparisons, awards, change orders, and cost to dates — all without copying a spreadsheet or sending an email.
About ShowBids
Between bid packages, change orders, and regular studio reviews, keeping on top of your budget can feel impossible. As budgets tighten, that pressure only grows—while your production team shrinks.
ShowBids is built for this moment: it holds the complete end-to-end context of your bid, from initial breakdown to final reconciliation, including the awards, vendor conversations, and change orders in between.
I'm Benny. I built ShowBids because I've seen this firsthand as a VFX Producer. Productions get more and more complex, while time and budgets shrink. ShowBids handles the complexity, gives you back time, and tracks your budget for you.
The artists keep getting more powerful tools to do the VFX work faster. It's time productions caught up.
Comments
This change order is coming in higher than expected. I've tagged the shots that are standing out to me. Can you sharpen your pencil on those?