Finance For Production Management & Line Producers

Location: Online

Duration: Short Course - 10am-5pm

Date: Sat 26th - Sun 27th Sep 2026

Overview

This two-day course, led by Producer/Line Producer Steve Clark-Hall gets into the crucial details of finances for people working with high budgets. It looks into the psychology of money and into the necessary specifics when budgeting on a production. From how to work out the contingency on a budget and finding out latest rates to looking at tax incentives.

Course Outline

Tax breaks
Fringes
Currencies
Ledgers
Amort budgets
SAG and DGA monies with Steve Johnson
Cost reporting with Financial Controller Andrew Hill, going through cost reports and the theory behind budgeting from where to allow to what to watch for. Working out the variants on the cost report.
Post Production budgets
What to take in to account when working on international locations
Q&A with Financial Controller Andrew Hill – where you can come armed with questions that you can’t ask on your own production.
Rate cards and agreements