Video productions can quickly become very complicated. A startup has a new e-paper display designed to keep things organized on set.

As reported by CineD , the Barcelona-based startup, Offbit , has announced M1 . It’s a small e-paper display designed to replace a traditional paper lens chart that filmmakers put on cameras.

The M1 works with an iOS app and lets cinematographers label camera setups, lenses, and settings, organized by crew with space for notes. An Android version of the companion app is in development.

“Camera departments still run on paper: lens charts, crew lists folded in a pocket, notes scribbled between takes. On crews of around 30 people that change every week, even names slip,” Offbit says.

The company hopes M1 will fully replace that old-school paper approach, delivering the same information in a cleaner, more compact, more consistent device that is readable in all conditions and has a long battery life.…