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The Critical Path = The Story On Screen

October 29, 2015 by Deb

You may say that business folk and creative folk are opposites, but there are concepts that both use… just with different vocabulary. In business project management, it’s important to schedule a project considering the “critical path” – the minimum steps in the most condensed order to ensure the project will be completed (on time and […]

Filed Under: FILM, Management Tagged With: scheduling

Ciné-Surfer: Holidays Around The World

June 28, 2013 by Deb Leave a Comment

It’s summer and a lot of country independence (and country constitutions) are being celebrated. Here are just a few for July: Canada (July 1) USA (July 4) Argentina (July 7) South Korea (July 17) Columbia (July 20) Since we tend to be used to the public holidays of our own country, planning the shoot of […]

Filed Under: Ciné Surfer, Management Tagged With: holidays, scheduling

Ciné-surfer: $1M Budget Breakdown (from Oz Film Commission)

September 9, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

The Australia Film Commission has a set of feature articles worth perusing. One in particular is called “The Financial Lowdown“. Though this article is a tad old (it references films shot between 2000 and 2003), the content is still excellent. There’s a breakdown of a $1M production budget that helps with understanding of generally where in the budget […]

Filed Under: Budgets, Ciné Surfer, Management Tagged With: budgeting, scheduling

Ciné-Surfer: MMB & MMS Training Videos on You Tube

November 26, 2010 by Deb Leave a Comment

Did you know that there are some great training videos on You Tube to teach you how to use some of the basic – and advanced – features of Movie Magic Budgeting and Movie Magic Scheduling? Thank you, Entertainment Partners! They’re great! So, surf on over to “Broadcast EP” and enjoy… http://www.youtube.com/broadcastep Cheers & happy […]

Filed Under: Budgets, Ciné Surfer, Management Tagged With: computer tips, howto, movie magic, scheduling

Hour Changes & Midnight Call Times

November 5, 2010 by Deb Leave a Comment

The Dilemma: Call time for the first day of the shooting week is at midnight on Sunday and daylight savings ends this weekend… how do you ensure the crew shows up for set on the right day and at the right time? The Answer: Well, it’s a 2-part answer. (1) How to Set a Midnight […]

Filed Under: Management Tagged With: callsheet, scheduling

5 Expensive Budgetary Items – III

September 25, 2009 by Deb 1 Comment

There appear to be no end to expensive expenses in the production budget… here is another round of “favourites”: 11. Lots of Set-Ups – There could be two reasons why there are lots of set-ups: either you have multiple cameras running (so there are extra expenses in labour and equipment, and more time to choreograph […]

Filed Under: Budgets, Management Tagged With: scheduling, setups, stars, unit moves

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