Survey of Accounting or The Budget Book for Film and Television

Survey of Accounting: Making Sense of Business

Author: Katherene Terrell

The authors' extensive experience in teaching and private practice show in this introduction to accounting. Financial and management accounting topics are integrated into a natural order—the way they may occur in a real start-up business. The book presents the evolution of a fictitious business from its formation, looking first at the strategic planning and research to organize the business, financing the plan, investing in the resources, amd operating the business. As you read, you'll learn the accounting cycle culminating with the financial statements, to analyze the information for internal management decisions, and to compare the fictitious business with others. An excellent resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners, as well as accounting managers in large corporations.

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The Budget Book for Film and Television

Author: Robert Koster

This guidebook is intended to help both the novice and the experienced producer to create and fine-tune their budgets. Based on the top budgeting software packages, Movie Magic and EP Budgeting, this book takes the reader through each line item in the budgeting software and describes the background for that item, how it fits into the overall production, and any issues or pitfalls that may arise from it. The book points out many items that are easy to miss or underbudget. This book is a useful reference for independent filmmakers who depend on accurate, easy-to-understand budgeting methods to seek funding for their projects.

Table of Contents:

	Using the Software
1	Introduction	1
2	Before we begin	3
3	Preparing to Budget	7
4	Setting up	24
5	Building an Account	43
6	Copy-and-Paste	65
7	Superbudget	80
8	Building your Budget	90
9	Contractuals, Comparisons, and Subsets	98
10	Finishing	111
	Budgeting: An Account-by-Account Analysis
1100	Development	116
1200	Story and Other Rights	121
1300	Continuity and Treatment	123
1400	Producers	125
1500	Directors and Staff	128
1600	Cast	131
1700	Above-the-Line Travel and Living	137
2100	Production Staff	138
2200	Art Department	149
2300	Set Construction	153
2400	Set Decoration	157
2500	Property Department	160
2600	Camera Department	166
2700	Electric Department	174
2800	Grip Department	180
2900	Production Sound	186
3000	Mechanical Effects	190
3100	Special Visual Effects	195
3200	Set Operations	197
3300	Wardrobe Department	203
3400	Makeup and Hair Department	209
3500	Location Department	215
3600	Transportation Department	230
3700	Videotape Department	246
3800	Studio Requirements	250
3900	Atmosphere	257
4000	Production Film and Lab	261
4100	Tests	265
4200	Second Unit	266
5000	Post-Production	267
5100	Editing	268
5200	Post-Production Film and Lab	274
5300	Post-Production Sound	281
5400	Music	287
5500	Titles	289
5600	Optical Effects	292
5700	Post-Production Video	296
5800	Facilities	301
5900	Other Charges	302
6100	Insurance	303
6200	Legal Costs	306
6300	Publicity	307
6400	Miscellaneous	311
6500	Contractuals	314
6600	Fringe Benefits	320
6700	Finis	323
	Index	325