This comprehensive series covers everything from pre-production through post including, choice of script, budget breakdown, common budgeting pitfalls, working with your director for maximum efficiencies and impact, shot lists, equipment estimation and developing a strategy for your budget design. Question and answer, open mic discussions are included with the filmmaking audience providing real life answers to decisions that affect cost, production value, safety issues, personnel motivation and management.
Disc 4, 5 and 6: Contain review of a simple budget line-by-line relating to costs and planning from Above-The-Line through Post-Production, with Q&A throughout.
Disc 4: Budget Review ATL/BTL
~ ATL and cast
~ Production BTL costs
~ Cost reporting
~ Variance reports.
Disc 5: Budget Review BTL
~ Purchase orders
~ Tech scouting
~ On-set issues
~ Construction
~ Equipment for grip/electric/camera
~ Problem solving.
Disc 6: Budget Review Post-Production
~Editorial & post-production
~ Music
~ Insurance
~ Importance of quotes
~ Signatory packages
~ Bond companies.
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