Budget? Sure, I Can Do That!

Um, wow...not that I ever did, but I certainly will never underestimate the prowess a line producer (or other, number-minded person on a film crew) has.

I am in the middle of trying to put together a basic, let's get an idea sort of budget for a project we're going to be proposing (and, in addition to doing some producing duties, I'll be writing with Cat and I will direct -- if we get the gig). It's a little daunting to say the least. Am I forgetting something? Am I putting in the right numbers? For the numbers I don't yet have but need, am I guesstimating correctly? It really is a science. A science of numbers.

Catherine is rolling her eyes, so ready to recount the story of hos I decided to take charge one lunch with a potential manager, and divide the bill. Needless to say, I did it wrong, asked him to pay too much* and Catherine has never let me forget it. :-)

Still, I will forge on. I can do this. it doesn't have to be exact, it just has to "work."

And, if I have learned anything from Tim Gunn, it's do anything to "make it work."

By the way, the meeting we had the other day for a potential project went really, exceedingly well. The producer liked our first-read thoughts on the idea, so we're putting them on paper and he's going to send them to the network. if all goes well, I hope one of my next posts is on the project we've been hired to write!

Keep you posted. If you need me, I'll be salving away, plotting out fees and more for this budget.

*Yes: Catherine did, in fact, save the day and correct my bad mathematics. But, no: we did not sign with the manager.