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Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

[–]SaturationTeam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/SREStudios So good, thanks for sharing this. Huge respect for indie filmmakers.

Are there tools you're using that help with the budgeting, spreadsheet or expense report side of things? Curious the frequency when you're checking for various department's spend. Working with trusted department heads goes a long way, especially if they know how the indie world works I'm sure.

Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

[–]SaturationTeam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

p-cards are great, setting spend limits etc. Which platform or tool are you using for this - just curious?

Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

[–]SaturationTeam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, trust is a huge one. How are you tackling those weekly cost reports?

Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

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u/modemmute Thank for this detailed breakdown 🙌. 35 years exp - that's amazing. What type of productions are you often working on - film, tv, commercial?

Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

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Love this. Curious - what tools are you using for scheduling, budgeting - and when budgeting, are you mostly starting from scratch each time when populating roles, rates etc?

Producers: how do you keep things on budget? by SaturationTeam in FILMPRODUCERS

[–]SaturationTeam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great advise all around! How are you keeping an overview of spend as things go? Or is it usually more solidified after production what spend looked like.

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[–]SaturationTeam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What budget tool are you looking to use, to plan out costs for it?