Budgeting & Planning

• Develop comprehensive production budgets for film and television projects across a variety of formats and budget levels

• Conduct detailed location comparisons by modeling costs across multiple domestic and international jurisdictions to inform shooting location decisions

• Help prepare feature film and episodic television budgets and flip to other jurisdictions as needed

• Review and analyze budgets prepared by line producers, UPMs, production companies, and production service companies

• Review ATL commitments, BTL staffing and post assumptions, crew rates, fringes, and departmental budgets

• Build and maintain studio budget templates within the desired Chart of Accounts, ensuring all desired billbacks are included and accurately reflected

• Prepare detailed budget notes and assumptions documentation for client review and financing purposes

• Calculate and apply accurate crew fringe rates, guild minimums, and union benefit contributions for each territory

• Research, analyze, and apply relevant production incentive programs (tax credits, rebates, grants) for federal, state, and international jurisdictions

• Work with Physical Production and Tax Incentive Consultants to ensure budgets are properly tagged for tax incentive eligibility

• Review qualified/non-qualified spend assumptions and rebate calculations

• Support incentive audits and the final collection of rebates

• In-depth knowledge applied to U.S. state film and television tax credit programs, including California’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program (Programs 3.0 and 4.0) and Canadian/international programs

• Work with accountants to develop and monitor production cashflow schedules

• Maintain current knowledge of collective bargaining agreements including DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Teamsters

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Production Finance Oversight & Cost Reporting

• Monitor weekly cost reports throughout prep, production, and post, reviewing for discrepancies, variances, EFCs, ETCs, and committed but unpaid costs (POs)

• Identify potential overages related to labor and material spend, schedule shifts, overtime, and vendor commitments

• Hot cost monitoring

• Provide advisory support on budget feasibility, incentive qualification strategies, and cost-saving opportunities

• Support broader Danesi + Co team on payroll oversight and production finance consulting engagements as needed

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Post-Production Finance Management

• Monitor costs through post production, including editorial, VFX, sound, music, and delivery

• Assist in the review of post vendor bids to ensure post spend remains aligned with the approved budget

• Track overages and adjust cost reports as needed