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DISCLAIMER
Screen Australia has taken great care to ensure that the formulas in this budget are correct. However, as
the formulas are not locked, errors can occur when numbers are entered to override formulas and/or when
lines are added or subtracted. Screen Australia can take no responsibility for the accuracy of your budget.
Please check each line where you have entered figures and ensure the accuracy of the sub totals and totals
lines and columns.
First - make sure you have selected the correct Budget base - the options are:
Full Feature Film Short Documentary Interactive Digital Media Animation
Second - fill out the Cover Sheet- BEFORE GOING INTO THE BUDGET OR WORKSHEET DETAIL
The summary sheet will automatically fill from the Budget as you enter data
Formulas have been included and therefore we are assuming reasonable competence in using Excel spreadsheets
Notes are included throughout the Budget to assist you - see Column N - not printed
If inserting or deleting rows, ensure you do it from the row numbers down the left hand column of the page
otherwise the rest of the worksheet will move out of alignment.
Do not delete columns. Column A of the Budget has been left blank to use for a Code reference if required.
Unused lines and categories can be deleted
If you delete a category, you will also need to delete its line in the Summary worksheet as #ref will appear
Use this budget format as a check list
Change categories and cost items according to project needs or personal preferences
Additional Worksheets can be included and linked: Insert - Worksheet
This workbook encompasses the following worksheets: (per coloured Tabs at bottom of page)
INFO - This Introduction and instruction page
Cover - detail of the production and budget assumptions
Budget - A-Z detail
Summary - of Budget
Breakdown sheets:
2 Crew Overtime and Loadings - Budget Category C.24
3 Cast Fees and Fringes - Budget Categories D & E.2.3.4.5.
4 Extras Fees and Fringes - Budget Categories D & E.6
5 Crew Allowances - Budget Categories C & M or Department costs as applicable
6 Travel & Accommodation - Crew & Cast - Budget Categories M & N
8 Costume Estimates - Budget Category F.1
9 Art Department Estimates - Budget Categories H.1 to H.7.
10 Locations and Stage Rentals - Budget Categories G.1 & G.2.
13 Marketing
14 Add further Worksheets if required
FRINGES:
Crew & Cast
Fringes are the expenses associated with employment. For a preliminary short film budget, assume fringes are
90 to 100% of your cast, crew and extras are employees. By law the nature of the relationship that you have
with them is that of an employer rather than a contractor. If a crew member is contracted through a Pty Ltd
company fringes are usually not payable but they may want to negotiate a higher fee that compensates them for
holiday pay and superannuation so at the budgeting stage assume fringes on all.
Holiday Pay
Payable to any crew member employed on a weekly basis. Per the award it is one-twelfth of the gross wage or
8.33%, representing a pro-rata payment of four weeks annual holiday. For Cast refer BNF calculations.
Super
annuation A percentage set by Federal Superannuation Guarantee legislation and payable on the gross wage of any
employee who earns in excess of $450 per month. At the time of budgeting check the rate that may be expected to
be current when you expect to go into production. As at February 2003 the rate is 9%.
Payroll Tax The rates for both payroll tax and workers compensation are determined by each State so check the rates
& Workers appropriate to the State in which you expect to shoot, as they will apply at the time that you expect to go into
Comp. production. They may be calculated on the contracted wage plus Holiday Pay, Overtime, Superannuation and
allowances including per diems. These inclusions vary from State to State.
Payroll tax is payable when wages exceed a nominated threshold per month. This threshold varies from State to
State. For most short film budgets, wages will not exceed the threshold, thus payroll tax will not apply. However, if
the film is to be produced by an existing production company, that threshold or part thereof may be used already, in
which case the production may have a payroll tax liability.
NB. Workers Compensation estimates are included in Fringes Category D, not with Insurances Category O. It is
generally not paid on Superannuation.
All crew overtime is included in C.24 and refer Worksheet 2.
G. S. T.
No matter how small the budget every film maker is advised to register the entity through which
they produce their film for GST. In all likelihood they would be legally required to register.
Once registered you may claim back all the GST that has been included in payments made.
This being the case always budget the production expenses net of GST.
Invariably the funding that you achieve for your film is considered a taxable supply and you are
required to invoice the funding body, network, distributor etc for your cashflow + GST.
This is not a reason to put a line in the budget for GST. .
GST will be dealt with contractually and by invoice.
DO NOT INCLUDE GST AS A COST WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
UPDATES
Please Check the AFC website regularly for updates or corrections to this budget
If you discover any formula errors in the budget, please email us at a-zbudget@afc.gov.au so that we
can inform other users.
TITLE: " ..film title.. "
PRODUCTION TYPE: Short Film
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
ABN: TFN:
Address: Tel: Fax:
E-mail:
DIRECTOR:
PRODUCER:
OVERTIME
Shooting Crew overtime allowed hours (Worksheet 2)
59062270.xls-Production Summary
Printed: 05/25/2011 00:14:08
" ..film title.. " PRE-PRODN. SHOOT POST-PRODN. Sub-total TOTAL
Description Rate Wks Amount Wks Amount Wks Amount
NO. OF WEEKS/DAYS SHOOT - 0 Running total: 0
ABOVE THE LINE' COSTS
A.1 STORY & SCRIPT
Story Rights (incl.Options) 0
Writers Fees 0
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0
A.2 DEVELOPMENT
Development Funds (Source/s: Repayment Date: )
Paid to: Producer 0
Director 0
Writer 0
Script Editor(s) 0
Other 0
Interest on Dev.funds 0
Development Loans (Source/s: Repayment Date: )
Repayment of Development Loan 0
Interest on Dev.Loans 0
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0
B.1 PRODUCERS
Fees
Executive Producer 0
Producer 0
Holiday Pay (8.33%) 0
Superannuation (9%) 0
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0
B.2 DIRECTORS
Director 0
Holiday Pay (8.33%) 0
Superannuation (9%) 0
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0
P. OFFICE EXPENSES
Office Set-up Expenses 0
Furniture Purchase 0
Furniture Hire 0 0 0 0
Equipment Purchase 0
Equipment Hire 0 0 0 0
Computer Hire/Software 0 0 0 0
Printing & Stationery 0 0 0 0
Postage 0 0 0 0
Logos, Design, Artwork 0
Phones/Mobiles/Fax/Internet 0 0 0 0
Electricity 0 0 0 0
Office Supplies 0 0 0 0
Cleaning, Rubbish Removal 0 0 0 0
Sub-total 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL PRODUCTION COSTS 0
POST-PRODUCTION COSTS:
R. POST-PRODUCTION CREW
Editor 0 0 0 0 0
Assistant Editor 0 0 0 0 0
Sound Designer/Editor 0 0 0
Sound Assistant Editor 0 0 0
W MUSIC
Existing Music Licence Fees 0
T O T A L B U D G E T : 0
INDIRECT COSTS
Y LEGAL & BUSINESS 0
Z OVERHEADS 0
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS 0
TOTAL BUDGET 0
This worksheet is a simplified version of the feature film full overtime and loadings worksheet. For a 50 minute film or a bigger
budget where you might need a more detailed, itemised overtime budget please refer to the feature film budget.
This worksheet allows you to calculate the cost of one hour of overtime for the whole crew, past 10 hours of shooting in a day. The
hours from 10 to 12 are charged at double time, ie/ if a 12 hour day is worked, the normal wage includes up to 10 hours work, then
overtime at double time is charged after that. The 13th hour is charged at triple time.
For most short film budgets, you will want to allow a number of hours that can be worked as overtime for the whole crew. In addition
to this, you will have some crew (2nd AD, clapper loader, unit etc) who will consistently work regular overtime. This should be taken
into account and allowed for. In the feature film version of this worksheet, there is a separate calculation for these regular overtime
hours.
In addition to overtime, there are provisions at the bottom for calculating night loadings, public holidays and Saturdays (if a 6th day)
OVERTIME CONTINGENCY:
Use the double time and triple time rates as a guide to what overtime will cost. For example, one hour of overtime for the crew will
cost the total for double time total.
Overtime Estimates Enter: Double Time - Estimated Hrs Total Cost: 0.00
Triple Time - Estimated Hrs Total Cost: 0.00 Overtime Total 0.00
LOADINGS BUDGET:
Here, calculations can be made of night shoots, public holidays and Saturdays. Fill in estimated number of night loaded hours Mon to
Thur for entire shoot and Friday for entire shoot (loading is different for Friday). Fill in number of days that are public holidays and
Saturdays to be budgeted through entire shoot. These amounts are automatically calculated based on the hourly rates.
CREW:
Accessories/hats etc.
Estimates for:
Dry Cleaning
Freight
Repairs
Expendables
2. VHS Dubbing:
- Pal copies
- NTSC copies
3. Promotional Material:
(postcard, flyer or poster)
- Design & Artwork
- Printing
4. Stills Printing:
- Black & White prints
- Transparency Duplicates
- Digital Scans to CD
6. Office Expenses:
- phone/fax/internet
- stationery/photocopying
8. Festival Freight/Postage:
- postage of applications
- freight of prints
$0.00 0.00