Thursday, December 25, 2008

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
1Introduction1
2Before we begin3
3Preparing to Budget7
4Setting up24
5Building an Account43
6Copy-and-Paste65
7Superbudget80
8Building your Budget90
9Contractuals, Comparisons, and Subsets98
10Finishing111
Budgeting: An Account-by-Account Analysis
1100Development116
1200Story and Other Rights121
1300Continuity and Treatment123
1400Producers125
1500Directors and Staff128
1600Cast131
1700Above-the-Line Travel and Living137
2100Production Staff138
2200Art Department149
2300Set Construction153
2400Set Decoration157
2500Property Department160
2600Camera Department166
2700Electric Department174
2800Grip Department180
2900Production Sound186
3000Mechanical Effects190
3100Special Visual Effects195
3200Set Operations197
3300Wardrobe Department203
3400Makeup and Hair Department209
3500Location Department215
3600Transportation Department230
3700Videotape Department246
3800Studio Requirements250
3900Atmosphere257
4000Production Film and Lab261
4100Tests265
4200Second Unit266
5000Post-Production267
5100Editing268
5200Post-Production Film and Lab274
5300Post-Production Sound281
5400Music287
5500Titles289
5600Optical Effects292
5700Post-Production Video296
5800Facilities301
5900Other Charges302
6100Insurance303
6200Legal Costs306
6300Publicity307
6400Miscellaneous311
6500Contractuals314
6600Fringe Benefits320
6700Finis323
Index325

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