Writing and money… am I serious? In the collaborative spirit of the film industry… yes. I’ve taken a moment (ok, 4 min and 45 sec) to highlight a few things that writers should know about production budgets, because… well… when you write a movie, the script is not not going to be the story’s final […]
What’s It Good For? The P.O. (Purchase Order)
The P.O. (purchase order) scores its own column in the cost report. Lucky, eh? In a collection of columns, the cost report summarizes what’s been spent and what is yet to be spent, so you may wonder… since purchase ordered goods and services are not yet actually paid, why not clump those costs into the […]
Christmas Bills vs Production Bills
Bills, bills! Who likes bills? Hang on… I know! The Production Coordinator during wrap week! Yup! Wrap week is the only time I’ve found myself near-pleading with suppliers to hurry up and send me the invoice so we can pay it before the production office closes at the end of the week. Strange business life, […]
Ciné Surfer: Happy Public Domain Birthday To You
The song that was – suprising to many – NOT in the public domain is now in the public domain?!? Wow. Here’s a great article from The Daily Signal that talks about the change of status: http://dailysignal.com/2015/10/01/why-the-happy-birthday-songs-copyright-has-finally-been-ruled-invalid/ Remember, though, that the rights we’re talking about here are the publishing rights (the right to use the […]
In the Movie, Not the Book: Hermione’s Obliviate
So frequently we say and hear “I liked the movie, but the book better.” Here’s a case where I think the movie was different to the book – neither better than the other… just different. And it really works. Book and movie spoiler alert! In the book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows… Hermione reveals […]
The Critical Path = The Story On Screen
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 […]
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