Introduction to TV Accounting - How to Analyze Budgets and Make Movie Magic Budgeting Easier
Hosted by Jonathan Siebel
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Hosted by Jonathan Siebel
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On Demand Webinar - Available for immediate viewing and unlimited access.
Webinar hosted by: Jonathan Siebel
Director, Budgeting & Estimation at Paramount Network
Jonathan Siebel is the Director of Budgeting & Estimation for Paramount Network. Prior to joining Paramount Network and working on their slate of television projects, he also worked in budgeting and accounting on Berlin Station, produced by Anonymous Content on Epix, and on The Unknown starring Dominic Monaghan for Crackle. He began his career working in accounting on major studio films such as Bridesmaids, Django Unchained, Thor and more. In addition to working on the studio level, Jonathan also works in the independent space, having written, directed and crowdfunded his own independent film BREAK THE WILL. Full Bio »
Webinar Summary
What You'll Learn
Jonathan Will Be Taking You Through the Ins and Outs of Movie Magic Budgeting in This Webinar Including:
Pattern & Amort, vs. All-in-One Budgets
- Discuss the differences between P&A and an AIO budget.
- The different circumstances you would use one or the other.
- Define what a pattern and amort budget is, and how they should be used
Budget Set-Up
Groups
- How to use groups: tagging your amort and pattern budgets.
- Incentive tagging, and how to set-up the incentive calculator below. Disqualifying a percentage of spend to protect for internet purchases.
- Day cost.
- Prep/Wrap tags.
- Reflecting the amortization amount in the pattern budget.
Globals
- How to use globals to make your life easier. Setting up the schedule, the rates, and the pay hours to all be on globals.
- Using globals allows you to manipulate a complicated budget faster.
Fringes
- What they are and who they apply to. Individual fringes vs loan-out. Percentage fringes vs daily or weekly amounts. And the use of caps.
- Federal & State fringes
- ATL & BTL payroll fees
- Union fringes: IATSE, WGA, SAG, and DGA.
- SAG episode caps. Pattern vs all-in-one.
- Pilot vs 1st season vs other seasons. How that affects fringes.
- Fringe grouping! - the biggest error.
Incentive
- Setting up your incentive to include an amount (grants) or based on group (tax rebate).
- Making sure to give yourself a discount to protect for rejected items.
- Excluding certain fringes: out of state labor fringes, or federal fringes (in Canada).
- Adding the incentive on to the pattern from the amort.
Q&A with Jonathan
About Your Instructor
Jonathan Siebel
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