Multi-media budgets and scheduling created for realistic expectations.

One of the most challenging aspects of creating the perfect film or television project is an accurate and usable budget. Without this vital piece of your very complicated puzzle, you truly have no idea where you are going and more importantly, what is will take for you to get there.​ With decades of experience in the industry, we can work with you and your perimeters to fill in the blanks and flesh out a realistic budget with realistic expectations.

Here are some examples of a feature film budget and shooting schedule that I created using Entertainment Partners Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling programs. The budgeting and scheduling programs can be used to create any multi-media platform for budgeting and scheduling.

The programs can be used over many mediums, such as a TV pilot or television series, documentaries, commercials, informational or music videos and of course feature films.

The budgeting usually encompasses all actual and any projected costs, based on the requirement of the client. Both above the line and below the line. 

• With budget lines for the director, talent, crew, benefits, accounting, payroll, auditing, and general costs, etc. 
• Entailing such cost factors as locations, flights, housing, catering, transportation, phones, furniture, air conditioning and heating, security, electricity, cleaning service, shipping costs for national and international needs. 
• The budgeting can be as detailed as, the number of reams of paper, pens and pencils, too paper clips and postage stamps. 
• The budgeting can also be broken down into a budget containing both currencies for the client's country of business and any foreign shooting location. 
• Separate budgets can be created for both currencies with a time-defined exchange rate for international monetary considerations.

Please note the shooting and day out of day schedules.

• Usually created directly from the script. They will give you a detailed time factor for the shooting schedule, talent and crew call times and expectations. 
• The scheduling and day out of days are created from the script, scene numbers and any determination by the director or creative input. 
• Detailing the hero props and set decorating, what greenery is needed, transportation and styles of picture vehicles. 
• What and when the costumes/wardrobe department are to provide the talent with their costumes. 
• Including special effects, make-up, hair, scenic, locations, extras, unit, stunts, special equipment etc.

Feature film and documentary series budgets created with Entertainment Partners

Movie Magic budgeting program.

Feature film shooting schedule created with Entertainment Partners

Movie Magic scheduling program.

Feature film Day out of Days scheduling example for live animals.

Created with Entertainment Partners Movie Magic

scheduling program.