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MUSIC VIDEO BUDGET

Production

FieldValue
Artist / songReina Castillo, "Highway 58" (3:40)
ClientArtist's label (commissioning and delivery approval)
Shoot1 day, 12 hours, plus 1 scout and prep day
LocationsRoadside motel and Hwy 58 shoulder near Boron, Kern County, CA
ConceptPerformance at the motel, intercut with a couple in a 1967 Mustang
Crew payDay rates quoted for 12 hours, paid through a payroll company
Deliverables16:9 master, 9:16 and 1:1 cutdowns
Fringes (example rate)18% of payroll
Contingency10% of below the line
  

Above the line (1000 series)

AcctDescriptionQtyUnitRateTotal
1200PRODUCER
1201Producer fee (loan-out)1Flat$1,500$1,500
Total 1200$1,500
1300DIRECTOR
1301Director fee, treatment through final cut (loan-out)1Flat$2,500$2,500
Total 1300$2,500
1400CAST
1401Artist, Reina Castillo (no fee, per label agreement)1Flat$0$0
1402Actors, the couple in the Mustang2Days$400$800
1403Rehearsal studio, lip-sync and blocking4Hours$64$256
Fringes, 18% of $800 payroll$144
Total 1400$1,200
TOTAL ABOVE THE LINE$5,200
      
      

Production (2000 series)

AcctDescriptionQtyUnitRateTotal
2000PRODUCTION STAFF
20011st AD, prep and shoot2Days$450$900
2002Production assistants, 2 x 1 day2Days$250$500
Fringes, 18% of $1,400 payroll$252
Total 2000$1,652
2200ART DEPARTMENT
2201Production designer, prep and shoot2Days$400$800
2202Set dressing, motel room and roadside1Allow$800$800
2203Haze machine rental1Days$150$150
Fringes, 18% of $800 payroll$144
Total 2200$1,894
2300CAMERA
2301Director of photography, shoot day1Days$800$800
2302Director of photography, scout day1Days$400$400
23031st AC1Days$450$450
2304Camera package with anamorphic lenses1Days$1,200$1,200
2305Media and drives1Allow$150$150
Fringes, 18% of $1,650 payroll$297
Total 2300$3,297
2400ELECTRIC AND GRIP
2401Gaffer1Days$450$450
2402Key grip1Days$450$450
2403G&E package on 1-ton truck1Days$850$850
Fringes, 18% of $900 payroll$162
Total 2400$1,912
2500SOUND AND PLAYBACK
2501Playback operator with speakers and timecode slate1Days$400$400
Total 2500$400
2600LOCATIONS
2601Location fee, roadside motel1Days$900$900
2602Permit1Allow$300$300
2603Catering, 22 people22Meals$25$550
2604Craft service1Days$100$100
Total 2600$1,850
2700TRANSPORTATION
2701Picture car, 1967 Mustang with owner1Days$400$400
2702Fuel and mileage1Allow$232$232
Total 2700$632
2900WARDROBE, MAKEUP, AND HAIR
2901Stylist, fitting and shoot2Days$400$800
2902Wardrobe purchases and rentals, 3 looks1Allow$600$600
2903Hair and makeup artist1Days$450$450
2904Hair and makeup kit fee1Days$50$50
Fringes, 18% of $1,250 payroll$225
Total 2900$2,125
TOTAL PRODUCTION$13,762
      
      

Post-production (3000 and 4000 series)

AcctDescriptionQtyUnitRateTotal
3100EDITORIAL
3101Editor4Days$400$1,600
Fringes, 18% of $1,600 payroll$288
Total 3100$1,888
3400VISUAL EFFECTS
3401Sky replacement and lyric titles1Flat$500$500
Total 3400$500
4100PICTURE FINISHING
4101Color grade1Days$800$800
Total 4100$800
4200DELIVERABLES
420116:9 master, 9:16 and 1:1 cutdowns1Allow$300$300
Total 4200$300
TOTAL POST-PRODUCTION$3,488
      
      

Other costs (5000 series)

AcctDescriptionQtyUnitRateTotal
5100INSURANCE
5101Short-term production policy1Policy$600$600
Total 5100$600
5500OFFICE AND GENERAL
5501Drives and backup1Allow$150$150
Total 5500$150
TOTAL OTHER$750
      
      

Budget totals

LineTotal
Total above the line$5,200
Total production$13,762
Total post-production$3,488
Total other$750
Total below the line$18,000
Total above and below the line$23,200
Contingency, 10% of below the line$1,800
GRAND TOTAL$25,000

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