Get advice on how to create professional budgets and proposals for video projects. Learn how to review client assessments, develop concepts, leverage budgeting tools, and more.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
- The five questions you should ask
- Client need vs. want
- Your ability vs. client needs
- The dos and don'ts of budgeting
- Case study: Client assessment
- Importance of a working concept
- Special requirements
- How much detail to include
- Your reality check
- Case study: Concepts
- Importance of the time and crew assessment
- Calculating production time
- Laying out the project timeline
- Assigning crew positions (need vs. want)
- Planning equipment and cast needs
- Meals, location, and travel expenses
- Reviewing and revising
- What is Showbiz Budgeting?
- Following along with generic software
- Starting the budget in Showbiz
- Continuing the budget
- Adding rental and equipment costs
- Wrapping the budget up with talent and post
- Exporting a PDF of your budget with Showbiz
- Setting up a clean proposal template
- How much detail to show
- Review
- Strategizing and revising the budget in Showbiz
- Walking away from a project
- Next steps
Taught by
Walter Biscardi
