Budgets
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What a line-item production budget should include
Eleven lines, one total and no surprises: how to read a production estimate before you sign it.
A production estimate that fits on one line is a production estimate that will change. Ours has eleven lines for a typical general session, and every one of them names what it pays for.
Design and scenic
Design, drawings and renders are one line. Scenic build and paint is another, priced from shop drawings, not from a guess. If a set will be reused, storage is priced separately so you can see what it costs to keep.
Equipment and crew
Lighting, audio, LED and cameras each get a line with the crew included, because a lighting package without a lighting crew is not a price you can use.
Venue fees are separate
Rigging, power and in-house AV fees belong to the venue. We price them from the venue's rate card in a separate note so you can negotiate them directly.
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