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FieldValue
ProductionSALT FLATS
Shoot dayDay 4 of 12, Thursday, October 8, 2026
SetsHardesty Salvage (office, yard); company move to Tumbleweed Diner
PreparedFriday 10/9/2026, 10:30 AM
Prepared byProduction accountant
SourcesDay 4 DPR, crew time cards, Exhibit G, catering count, rental house call
DistributionRosa Delgado (line producer / UPM), Sam Whitford (producer)

Schedule vs. actual

ItemScheduledActualDifference
Crew call7:00 AM7:00 AM0
First shot8:00 AM8:14 AM14 min late (crusher ran past shutoff)
Lunch12:45 PM12:45 PM to 1:15 PMOn time
Company moveAfter lunch1:20 PM to 1:55 PM35 min
First shot after lunch2:50 PM
Camera wrap7:00 PM (est.)6:52 PM8 min early
Last person out8:05 PM
Pages6 7/86 7/80
Scenes44Insert 17E (badge) owed, moved to Day 9
Background / stand-ins6 / 26 / 20
Meals served4046+6
    
    

Cost variances, Day 4

AcctItemBudgetActualOver / (under)Note
2000-2900Crew double time past 12 hours, 14 crew, 10.0 hrs at $60 average$0$600$600From time cards. Hours 11 and 12 are inside the budget allowance.
Fringes on double time, 18%$0$108$108
2101Background, 6 diner patrons$1,200$1,200$01:00 PM to 6:40 PM, no overtime
2102Stand-ins, 2$440$440$0Inside the overtime allowance
2603, 2604Location fees, Hardesty Salvage day 2 and Tumbleweed Diner$2,350$2,350$0Crusher delay: no credit requested
2611Catering, breakfast and lunch at $20$800$920$12046 served, 40 budgeted
2407Tow plant generator with fuel$125$125$0
2307Courier for replacement 50mm prime$0$85$85Back focus flagged by 1st AC, swap due Day 5
TOTAL DAY 4$4,915$5,828$913
      
      
      
      

Running total

Shoot dayOver / (under)Cumulative
Day 1, Mon 10/5$410$410
Day 2, Tue 10/6($285)$125
Day 3, Wed 10/7$1,140$1,265
Day 4, Thu 10/8$913$2,178
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Known costs ahead

AcctItemEstimateNote
2000-2900Day 5 double time, 25 crew x 1 hr at $60 average$1,500Tenting for Sc. 23 and 24 is a 90-min rig. 1st AD expects a 13-hour day.
Fringes on Day 5 double time, 18%$270
2204Tumbleweed Diner booth bench scuff, repair materials$60Walk-through 10/9. Art department repairs.
1405Insert 17E (badge) added to Day 9$0Pace already works Day 9
TOTAL KNOWN AHEAD$1,830
Overage to date plus known costs$4,008$2,178 + $1,830
Share of $31,886 contingency12.6%
    
    
    

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