Feature Film Budgeting

In Memory Of Preface Acknowledgments How to Use this Manual Key 1. Above-the-Line 1000 DEVELOPMENT 1100 STORY, RIGHTS, AND CONTINUITY 1200 PRODUCERS 1300 DIRECTOR 1400 CAST 1500 A-T-L TRAVEL AND LIVING 1600 A-T-L FRINGES 2. Production 1700 PRODUCTION STAFF 1800 EXTRAS 1900 ART DEPARTMENT 2000 SET CONSTRUCTION 2100 SET OPERATIONS 2200 SPECIAL EFFECTS 2300 SET DRESSING 2400 PROPS 2500 WARDROBE DEPARTMENT 2600 MAKE UP & HAIR DEPARTMENT 2700 ELECTRIC OPERATIONS 2800 CAMERA OPERATIONS 2900 PRODUCTION SOUND 3000 LOCATION DEPARTMENT 3100 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT 3200 PICTURE VEHICLES & ANIMALS 3300 PRODUCTION FILM AND LAB 3400 TESTS 3500 B-T-L FRINGES 3. Post-Production 3600 FILM EDITING 3700 POST-PRODUCTION FILM & LAB 3800 POST-PRODUCTION SOUND 3900 DELIVERABLES 4000 MUSIC 4100 TITLES, VFX, OPTICALS, INSERTS 4200 TOTAL FRINGES 4. Other Expenses 4300 INSURANCE 4400 LEGAL FEES 4500 PUBLICITY 4600 GENERAL EXPENSES 4700 HEALTH & SAFETY (COVID COMPLIANCE) 4800 CONTINGENCY 4900 COMPLETION BOND 5000 TOTAL FRINGES Globals APPENDIX A: “2022 Theatrical Rate Sheet” APPENDIX B: Sample Budget #1 - $5,076,507 APPENDIX C: Sample Budget #2 - $2,889,140 APPENDIX D: Sample Budget #3 - $698,307 Glossary End Notes Index