Automated asset approval and feedback collection

Purpose

1.1. Enable automated review, approval, and feedback collection on film assets (scripts, edits, footage) with seamless stakeholder collaboration.
1.2. Automate notifications, approvals, reminders, and feedback requests to minimize manual chasing, ensuring asset workflow transparency and audit trails.
1.3. Route assets for automated approval within multi-tier or client-vendor structures, auto-track responses, and auto-escalate delays.
1.4. Aggregate and analyze collected feedback to optimize production cycles and promote quicker decision-making for film projects.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New asset uploaded to centralized storage (e.g., script, video draft).
2.2. Asset status marked as "Ready for Review" by team or project tool.
2.3. Project manager initiates asset approval request via a task or form submission.
2.4. Deadline reached without necessary approvals or feedback.
2.5. Asset comments or feedback status updated in collaboration platform.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Drive
• Feature: Watch for file/folder changes — Use Drive API to detect new uploads to project folders, triggering automated approval workflows.
3.2. Dropbox
• Feature: New/modified file webhook — Configure Dropbox webhook events for draft asset uploads to automate notifications and approval routing.
3.3. Slack
• Feature: Incoming webhooks & message actions — Automate notifications to #review channels, collect approvals via emoji or forms, monitor message replies.
3.4. Microsoft Teams
• Feature: Adaptive Cards with actionable messages — Send automated approval cards with approve/deny buttons and feedback fields.
3.5. Trello
• Feature: Card move, comment, and custom field API — Trigger automating of feedback request when asset cards move to "Approval Needed", auto-update feedback fields.
3.6. Monday.com
• Feature: Board item status change automation — Configure automator to send approval requests when asset status is updated, auto-log feedback as notes.
3.7. Asana
• Feature: Task custom field and comment triggers — Automate assignment of approval subtasks and gather automated feedback via comment parsing.
3.8. Airtable
• Feature: New record/change automation — Auto-create approval requests in interface when new asset records are submitted.
3.9. Smartsheet
• Feature: Automated approval flows using workflows — Configure automated notification and approval forms sent to listed reviewers.
3.10. Notion
• Feature: Database update automation — Trigger Slack/Email/Teams notifications on Notion database status change, asking for feedback.
3.11. Jira
• Feature: Transition event webhooks — Automate notifications and assign subtasks for approvals on asset workflow transitions.
3.12. DocuSign
• Feature: Envelope creation trigger — Automatedly collect digital signatures/approvals for key production deliveries.
3.13. Adobe Creative Cloud
• Feature: File version webhook — When a new version is uploaded, automate alert and feedback request to reviewers using Creative Cloud API.
3.14. Frame.io
• Feature: Project webhook — Detect asset uploads/comments, triggering automation for feedback and approvals.
3.15. Box
• Feature: Upload and comment events — Auto-notify reviewers of new asset uploads, automate reminders via Box Events API.
3.16. Zendesk
• Feature: Ticket creation API — Log approval requests as tickets, automate escalation if feedback deadline missed.
3.17. Twilio SMS
• Feature: Send SMS API — Automatedly notify stakeholders for urgent approvals or collect quick feedback.
3.18. SendGrid
• Feature: Mail Send API — Automatedly dispatch approval and feedback emails with asset links and direct approval/feedback prompts.
3.19. Google Forms
• Feature: Form Submission Trigger — When asset feedback forms are submitted, automate collation and notification of results.
3.20. Qualtrics
• Feature: Survey Response Webhook — Automate feedback aggregation, triggering approvals when scoring threshold met.
3.21. Zapier
• Feature: Multi-app automation pipelines — Automatedly connect asset upload triggers to approval/feedback actions across multiple project tools.
3.22. ClickUp
• Feature: Task status and custom automation — Automate Slack/Teams/email notifications on asset review or approval tasks.
3.23. Salesforce
• Feature: Automated Process Builder — Trigger asset approval and feedback collection flows based on opportunity or account status.
3.24. Mailchimp
• Feature: Campaign automation API — Dispatch batch approval requests for asset feedback to large lists.

Benefits

4.1. Maximizes efficiency by automating multi-level approval and feedback processes for film assets.
4.2. Automated reminders and escalations reduce manual oversight and bottlenecks.
4.3. Provides automated audit trails, ensuring compliance and transparency.
4.4. Unifies communications, automates feedback collection, and centralized decision tracking.
4.5. Reduces risk of missed approvals, ensuring all assets are properly vetted and client satisfaction is automatedly improved.