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1. 438 552 10 Within the Cinema template you find the group Government Subsidies in the detailed view of the producer This group already provides you with several pre created items The groups items and values can be freely edited For example you can replace the item National Film Fund in the subgroup Support in grants with Tax Credit Canada and enter the amount 650 000 Can Effect Total wv Grant Canadian Spend gt Y Tags amp Spent gt Attachments gt Quotas 50 Effects Subsequently you assign the item to the desired effect in the sidebar Now the amount of the item is added to the effect total For example in order to be able to show the split up of the funding according to subsidies and loans you can also assign further items to the effect Assigning Costs to Effects Assign a Cost Item to an Effect Canadian Spend gt Y Tags amp Spent Once you have configured an effect as described above you can assign cost items to the effect Get into a budged category which contains a relevant cost item Select the item and assign the effect in the sidebar Repeat this procedure for all relevant cost items Controlling Effects 000 I The Daywalker Project Data E E l F Cs Ex M Show Financing in Project Name Amount Proportion Achievement Fringes Berlin Brandenburg 1 250 000 00 150 1 875 000 00 v Canadian Spend 432. Net Production Costs 2 168 875 83 Overhead up until 1Mio Euros 7 5 75 000 00 Overhead 5 on net production starting at 1 Mio Euros 58 443 79 Producer Fee 54 221 90 Contingency 173 510 07 Financing Costs 32 533 14 Insurance Costs 28 195 39 Buyout on Canadien Cast 105 4 year term 100 964 85 Completion Bond 65 066 27 _ subtotal Grand Total 2 756 811 23 Managing Markups Click the button underneath the fringes table to add and name a new markup As a standard new markup are created as 10 of the net production Costs Delete the selected markup with the button Structure of a Markup Completion Bond Markup _ subtotal Db5 gt 5 Ubb 2 216 887 58 BB A markup consists of a percentage and a total Both values can be edited with a double click in the specific column The amount of a markup is calculated with the formula amount percentage total Editing a Total Insurance Costs 1 3 28 195 39 Buyout on Canadien Cast 105 4 year term 105 100 964 85 Completion Bond i 27 Markup C subtotal Double click in the Total column to open up the formula editor Here you can see how the total is composed As a standard this only are the net production 24 Budgeting costs In the formula editor you can enter numbers or formulas consisting of all basic arithmetic operations In addition you can integrate markups b
3. this file in the license window to save an HTML file on your data medium Open the file on a computer which has internet access Now you receive an activation file for download which you save on your external data medium Plug the data medium into the computer you want LineProducer to be installed on Drag the activation file into the designated area in the license window Now you will receive the message that LineProducer has been activated Please proceed as described above 9 Installation and License Activation Introduction What is LineProducer LineProducer is a project management software for all media enterprises LineProducer supports and controls all budgeting and financing processes LineProducer comes with an integrated financing tool and with an innovative operating concept which allows producers to filter and evaluate budgets very efficiently In addition to modern technology LineProducer offers media budgeting and financing related knowhow which optionally can be integrated into the software LineProducer is suitable for all media and production types You can submit your LineProducer project to all funding institutions broadcasters and agencies The navigation area shows the three main modules financing oudgeting and project overview which sums up all relevant information Every cost unit can be assigned to detailed information in the sidebar In the area View Filter you can structure and eval
4. Canadien Technicians Canadian DGC Cor Canadian Writer gt Japan o assign a cost rate to the selected template activate the corresponding checkk the column in Template athena You can administrate your cost rates in the right area of the window In case you have selected a region on the left side the table on the right shows all the corresponding cost rates A cost rate consists of a name and a percentage Cost rates can be added and deleted with the and buttons 45 Project Settings If you have selected a template on the left side the additional column shows in templates in the table on the right Here you can tick the checkbox in case the relevant cost rate shall be added to the selected template This allows you to combine arbitrary cost rates to a fringes template Applying Fringes gt A Producer Total Markup gt Grant 96 592 91 gt D notes 70 000 00 gt Y Tags amp Spent 26 592 91 gt Attachments 1 5 600 00 350 00 1 1 400 00 160 00 1 8 636 10 fp 7 AL Fringes 36 00 1 1 943 12 German Crew gt 500 00 1 7 000 00 r Unemployement 980 00 M 20 000 1 1 593 68 I Pension 6 965 00 42 00 1 420 00 y Health Insurence 5 586 00 17 036 64 Soli 3 850 00 2 36 1 1 592 96 a Berufsgenossens 770 00 2 36 1 9 557 74 v UN Fringes Total 25 151 00 2 36 1
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6. 40 050 40 Financing 650 000 00 deactivate Filters 1 540 050 40 Click on the button deactivate Filters to deactivate all active filters 57 Filters Combining Filters You can conduct complex filter operations by combining several filter criteria Activating more than one Filter gt W Combined Filters Y Y Tags amp Spent Filter German Spend Japanese Spend w Coproducers Filter Film Base Berlin Canadian Producer Japanese Producer gt O Grants Filter gt Fringes Filter gt Quotas Filter Select more than one filter at the same time to only show those items which are applicable to all filter criteria Form of Combination View Filter _ W Combined Filters Y Y Tags Spent Filter And is the standard setting for combined filters This setting can be changed in the selection menu for filter combinations The following forms of combination exist e And Only those items remain which apply to all selected filter criteria e Or All those items remain which apply to at least one of the selected criteria e None All items remain which apply to none of the selected filter criteria 58 Filters Saving Combined Filters In case you want to use a specific complex filter more than once you can save it in the project Creating a Combined Filter View Filter Y Combined Filters Y Tags amp Spent Filter Coproducers Filter Grants Filter BD Fringes F
7. Design Labour Construction Labour Set Dressing Labour Property Labour Special Effects Labour Wardrobe Labor Makeup Hair Labour Camera Labour Electrical Labour Grip Labour Production Sound Labour Fringes Markups Total 2 976 518 35 0 00 143 656 56 50 249 69 247 660 44 121 992 91 268 062 73 103 645 46 259 181 21 77 987 57 51 992 04 56 200 64 34 544 51 67 996 52 73 866 13 43 787 57 164 411 80 48 550 75 42 785 41 25 025 35 287 278 54 807 642 52 Here you get a quick overview of the most important data and key figures of your project The project overview is subdivided into several parts Budget The budget is always displayed with its categories The diagram gives a quick overview of the share of the category totals compared to the entire budget Click on a segment or the name of the category in the diagram to move directly into the category view Financing The financing section will only be shown when one or more producers have been created Click on a segment or the name of the producer in the diagram to move directly into the producer view 17 Project Overview Quotas Quotas like equity ratios can be added in the financing cover sheet The project overview shows the total and the percentage of the quotas For further information please consult the chapter Quotas and Totals Tags Tags do no
8. 2 417 386 83 Financing 5 564 109 18 43 45 Click on FINANCING to see the financing cover sheet Here you get an overview of the current setup of your project financing and of all producers The financing is compared to the total costs In the area below you find tables for quotas and totals 30 Financing Quotas and Totals Managing Quotas and Totals Quotas and Totals ence 1 900 000 00 Financing 5 564 109 18 34 15 2 417 386 83 Financing 5 564 109 18 43 45 In the financing cover sheet you can create quotas and totals by clicking on the button in the table at the bottom With this function you can represent funding quotas return quotas or equity ratios After creating a quota you can specify what the total for the calculation of the percentage relates to This can either be the entire total of your financing or a different quota total The quota is calculated with the formula quota total total reference Assigning Quotas 2 BAC aise E 202 408 66 64 ELEI gt S Attachments 2 1 Subsidies in Loans 202 408 66 Ppa B Regional Film Fund Can 300 000 00 Internationale F rderung i w Quotas C Producer s Own Invest W Funding Quota 2 1 2 i Supra National Film Fund 22 CEC x al Regional Film Support Can 0 00 0 0 2 2 2 Internationale F rderung 0 00 0 0 Now you can assign the quota to the individual financing items by selecting an item i
9. 318 59 Total 95 151 00 7 26 1 E1 CA 06 Fringes can be applied in the detailed view of the budget In order to do so you select the cost item you want to add with fringes You find the area Fringes in the sidebar to the right There you can select one of the created templates from the selection menu Variables Variables Use variables to enter values which concern several cost items at the same time E g the shooting days which are relevant for several employees the cost rates for travel expenses the shooting ratio and many more This allows you to make faster and less complicated changes in your budget If you make changes in the variables window they have an automatic effect on the budget and the financing You get into the variables window by clicking Variables in the toolbar or by pressing Command 1 46 Variables The Variables Window Variables Category Name Description Formula Unit Currency PostProduction E Overtime Shoot Shoot Canada weeks 6 week s gt 6 E Cast Wrap Wrap short 1 week s 1 E Stock Wrap2 Wrap long 2 week s 2 E Travel Shootdays Days of shoot Canada Shoot 5 day s gt 30 E LocationPrep Prepshort Short Preptime 10 day s 110 secondUnit 2nd Unit 5 day s gt 5 Calculation VFX Visual FX Unit 10 day s gt 10 E Transportation JapShoot Shoot in Japan 2 day s 2 JapPrep Prep in Japan long 6 day s gt 6 JapWrap Wrap in Japan 2 day s 2 JepPrepC
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11. Can 10 0 1 6 746 96 i gt HB Time Management gt BX Fringes 5 Director 2 2 Consultant s 1 allow Can 3 00 1 2 024 09 6 Cast 2 3 Storyboard 1 allow Can 5 00 1 3 373 48 7 Background Performers Extras 3 Y Script Reproduction 1 512 04 8 Production Staff 3 1 Germany 1 allow 500 00 1 500 00 9 Design Labour 3 21 Canada 1 allow z Can 1 50 1 1 012 04 10 Construction Labour 11 Set Dressing Labour 13 Special Effects Labour 14 Wardrobe Labor 15 Makeup Hair Labour 16 Camera Labour 17 Electrical Labour 18 Grip Labour 19 Production Sound Labour 20 Fringes gt a FINANCING KO Ex 2 a selected total 6 746 96 Total 143 656 56 Categories contain cost items and groups A cost item is split up in the columns description amount unit price per unit a multiplier X a total and a position markup New items are created with the button and can be deleted with the button In the last column you can assign a position markup This is a surcharge in percent to the total of the position You can manage the available units and position markups in the project settings Editing Cost Items 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 2 LAS 1 2 5 1961 Elinhtec Anant Anril 1 allas fant 1 RM 1 1112 NMA For the amount the price per unit and the multiplication factor you can enter num
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13. Guarantees 337 347 77 1 8 1 Cinema amp DVD Licence Canadien territories Can 500 000 00 1 8 2 Guaranteed Advances 0 00 1 9 Additional Funds 0 00 1 9 1 In cash Sponsoring Product Placement 0 00 In kind Sponsoring Product Placement 0 00 2 Government Subsidies 202 408 66 2 1 Y Subsidies in Loans 202 408 66 ED _ __ 2 1 1 Regional Film Fund Can 300 000 00 3 64 16 96 2 1 2 National Film Fund 0 00 0 0 rata er Supra National Film Fund 0 00 0 0 Y Subsidies in Grants ened Regional Film Support Can 0 00 0 0 2 2 2 National Film Fund 0 00 0 0 Supra National Film Support 0 00 0 0 Total 539 756 43 ES selected total 337 347 77 EMIL In the detailed view you can define the financing shares of the co producers With the and buttons cost items can be added and deleted The descriptions of the cost items and the amount can be edited with a double click in the table In the sidebar selected items can be attached with notes tags attachments quotas and effects Tags Managing Tags Tags are criteria which can be attached to cost items The user can define the tags as he pleases Tags mark all those project items which are based on identical information Tags can be edited in the tag window Opening the Tag Window 32 Tags Open the tag window
14. Last Update of Exchange Rates April 15 2010 You can also manually edit exchange rates in the currency table Currencies you have added yourself always have to be updated manually Units In your budget you can assign a unit to the calculation items Managing Units Here you can administer units for your project allowance hour s 40 Project Settings The units in your budget e g item flat or days can be created and deleted with the and buttons The units can be renamed anytime You can create an unlimited number of units Languages Several language versions can be created for one project This can for example facilitate applications for international co productions at funding institutions Managing Languages FA sdf Project Data Name Languages English Project can be translated into different languages which can be administered here Apply a new language by duplicating a existing language Afterwards switch the budget to the new language and begin translating your positions Sprache duplizieren ma The language versions can be administrated in the project settings You can create an unlimited number of language versions In order to create a new language version you select one of the languages avallable and click duplicate language The new language is set up as a copy of the original language and becomes visible in the language menu of the main window Ch
15. Production Staff Design Labour Construction Labour Set Dressing Labour Property Labour Special Effects Labour Wardrobe Labor Makeup Hair Labour Camera Labour Electrical Labour Grip Labour Production Sound Labour Fringes Net Production Costs subtotal Markups Nettofertigungskosten Overhead up until 1Mio Euros 7 5 Overhead 5 on net production starting at 1 Mio Euros Producer Fee Contingency 1 Story Rights Acquisitions 0 00 2 Scenario 143 656 56 50 249 69 247 660 44 121 992 91 268 062 73 103 645 46 259 181 21 77 987 57 51 992 04 56 200 64 34 544 51 67 996 52 73 866 13 43 787 57 164 411 80 48 550 75 42 785 41 25 025 35 287 278 54 2 168 875 83 75 000 00 58 443 79 54 221 90 173 510 07 Click on BUDGETING to see the budget cover sheet which lists all categories you have created for your budget In addition you get an overview of the items of the individual categories and the grand total of your budget In order to change the arrangement of your budgeting categories categories and subtotals can be dragged up and down Down below you find the markups ae Budgeting Managing Budgeting Categories Fringes Markups Net Production Costs In order to create a new category for your budget select the button underneath the catego
16. gt Export Budget You can choose between a PDF and an Excel export 60 Import Export PDF Export Export Complete Project Sheets ooo Options M Tags and Grants r me E budget C Hide Empty Entries i Staff _ Entry Markups a Markupe e Percent Sum iv Financing grouping levels A Show in Budget Y Summary Add No Compare Filter 4 in column No Compare Filter POF Options M Show numbering in budget _ No decimals in currency values Variables summary sheet _ Currencies summary sheet _ Fringes summary sheet Export name First page number B In PDF you can select the information you want included in your export You can decide whether to export the entire project the currently filtered project or any other filter You can also define which optional data shall be displayed in the PDF document Select the checkboxes for cover sheet budget financing tags grants people staff markups and quotas In addition you can choose up to which level you want to show the group totals E g select 1 and only the totals of the categories are exported You can also add an additional comparison column using a filter which contains the positions sums filtered by the chosen filter In addition you can attach notes tags and spend markups and fringes In the PDF options you can add further sheets 61 Import Export Excel Export Export Complete Project Sheets Options M Cover C Notes
17. parts of the financing There are several different filter areas e Filter criteria in the budget Tags producers fringes markups effects e Filter criteria in the financing section lags quotas effects In order to use filters the specific criteria must exist in the project E g you first have to create a producer in order to use the producer filter Filter Area 000 000 aa Project Settings Variables Rate Book Versions Export Shortcuts ersion Compare Version PROJECT OVERVIEW The D z gt A BUDGETING I FINANCING gt A BUDGETING I FINANCING Budgeti View Filter gt W Combined Filters Y Y Tags amp Spent Filter Canadian Spend German Spend Japanese Spend gt AL Coproducers Filter e O Grants Filter gt Fringes Filter gt Quotas Filter ES PEE The filter area is situated on the left side directly underneath the navigation In case the filter area cannot be seen you drag it further up with the grey bar In case you presently don t need the filter area you can hide it again 56 Filters Activating and Deactivating Filters View Filter Y Y Tags 4 Spent Filter German Spend Japanese Spend gt MB Fringes Filter gt Quotas Filter Click on the name of the filter in the filter area It can take a couple of seconds for the activation deactivation process to be complete Deactivating all Filters FS The Daywalker O Version 1 Y
18. the variable You can enter numerical values and formulas consisting of all basic arithmetic operations including percentages Other variables can be referenced by entering their names Unit Currency In case a variable is referenced in the budget the preset units and currencies will automatically be taken over in the Amount and Price per Unit fields Value This column contains the numeric value of the variable which has been calculated with the formula A8 Variables Using Variables _ gt lt e ee Free ee er 1 2 5 Flights Agent April 1 2 5 1 Flights Agent April Can 1 50 1 1 012 04 x 1 2 5 2 Hotel 1 619 27 1 2 5 3 Ll Per Diems LocationPrep gt 455 42 2 IAEA Cast gt 21 Daniel Cdn Stock P 40 481 73 2 2 Y Travel Expenses Cast Daniel Transportation gt 2 2 1 Flights 10 Shoot gt Prep 6 2 2 2 Hotel 40 PostProduction gt Shoot 6 2 2 34 Per Diems Travel gt Wrap 1 3 MAT A Ae Calculation Wrap2 2 3 1 Kendral 10 Overtime Shootdays 30 lt enami 10 day s Variables ASADO 10 3 3 Machiko Cdn 7 day s yr eansosves a secondUnit 5 3 4 Fraser 7 day s Can 850 25 1 VFX ALO 3 5 Serviceman S day s Can 850 25 1 JapShoot 2 3 6 Johnsson 5 day s Can 850 25 1 JapPrep 6 3 7 Bernstein 4 day s Can 850 25 1 JapWrap 2 3 8 Parcely 3 day s Can 850 25 1 JepPrepCam 3 3 9 Sophie 2 day s Can 85
19. 0 25 1 JapWrap 1Day 1 Variables can be used in the budget and the financing for the fields Amount Price per Unit and the multiplication factor X You can either type them in per hand in the formula editor of these fields or you can click the V button to select variables via a menu Changing the Value of a Variable In case a figure e g shooting days changes you only have to make the correction in the variables window All the numbers of the budget which this variable has been assigned to will now automatically change with it Effects Effects LineProducer enables you to enter and control effects Please consult the section Financing of the chapter Project Settings for more information about how to add effects Connecting Effects with Financing Every effect has to be connected with one or more items in the financing These items add up to your funding total In case you have not yet created a producer see chapter Financing you have to do so now 49 Effects Entering a Subsidy LL I3PpUnNSOTIMG XuU UUu 1 3 24 Product Placement 350 000 00 2 BAG ase lesels 2 003 530 27 2 1 w Cuheceidiar in rante uiti de E a o by i F el Ey i 2 1 2 und 2 2 Subsidies in Loans 1 250 000 00 2 2 1 Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg 500 000 00 2 2 2 MN FFA 750 000 00 A eamm 550 000 00 3 11 co production share 550 000 00 Tax Credit Canada Can 650 000 00 eur y selected total
20. 6 Installation and License Activation Installation and License Activation Installation Line Produ cer The Art of Budaetina Draa thae LinaProduceor icon into thae Annlications folder to install Download the installation image LineProducer dmg from our website www line producer com Open the DMG file in the Finder with a double click Drag the LineProducer symbol left into the Applications folder Afterwards you can eject the volume and delete LineProducer dmg In order to start LineProducer enter the Applications folder and double click the LineProducer symbol License Activation After the trial period you need to have a LineProducer license if you want to keep working with the software You can purchase a license on the LineProducer website You have several options for activation T Installation and License Activation Activation with direct internet access Start LineProducer Click License in the start window in order to activate the software If the start window is not visible you can open the license window in the menu LineProducer gt License menu You will be asked to enter your email address and your license code Click on activate after entering the license code Welcome to LineProducer Nr gt ADO License es bai a FT s ee S LineProducer License Please enter your license data E O ooo Buy a License LineProducer Website Tutorial Videos No lice
21. 8 552 10 400 1 754 208 41 AA 49 94 a E achieved 1 534 652 83 _ remaining 219 555 58 In the project settings and the project overview you can see which total has already been reached and finally will have to be reached for a specific effect on Effects Eb my LU I The Daywalker Project Settings Variables Rate Book Versions Export Shortcuts Version Version 1 PROJECT OVERVIEW z A BUDGETING 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Story Rights Acquisitions Scenario Development Costs Producer Director Cast Background Performers Extras Production Staff Design Labour Construction Labour Set Dressing Labour Property Labour Special Effects Labour Wardrobe Labor Makeup Hair Labour Camera Labour Electrical Labour Grip Labour Production Sound Labour Fringes IA FINANCING 52 Version 1 Q gt Budget 2 834 888 78 Financing 5 352 661 28 Compare Version no version m Financing Film Base Berlin Canadian Producer Japanese Producer Quotas Producer s Own Invest Funding Quota Tags Spend German Spend 907 847 03 Japanese Spend 160 268 65 Canadian Spend 1 540 050 40 Grants Berlin Brandenburg IA 72 63 of 150 00 achieved 907 847 03 remaining 967 152 97 MI 349 94 of 400 00 Canadian Spend Effects Versioning Versioning An arbitrary number of versions can be created tor every project The orig
22. Book into your price list by filing the contact in the business card in he price list window 69 Rate Book Take Over Entries into your Budget Entries from you rate book window can be directly transterred into your budget Select the entries in the price list table and drag them into the relevant category in the project window Groups Groups help you to combine frequently needed entries in order to transfer them simultaneously into your budget Create Groups New Category New Position New Custom Group Create a new group by clicking the button on the lower left and selecting New Group Afterwards you can name the group Add Entries to a Group f Rate Book Y CATEGORIES Name Amount E ALL lst Assistand Camera Person i Car Rentals _2nd Assistand Camera Person gt ES Film Stock Director of Photography gt cal Fees Steadycam Or ar iar iar ia lst Assistance Cam are Equipment week 1 140 EUR Euro 2nd Assistand Car PROS Equipment week 814 EUR Euro Director of Photosjiaptiy GROUPS week 2 483 EUR Euro Steadycam O I Camera Crew 1 week 1 350 EUR Euro Now search the rate book for entries you want to take over into the new group and drag them from the table into the group Groups which have been created like this can be taken over into your budget like individual entries 70 Rate Book
23. Sum Markups 5 564 10 a rie Financing 5 564 109 18 Quotas Budget 2 834 888 78 Difference 2 729 220 40 Drag markups grants and quotas into this window to show them here Quotas and Totals Name total Reference Producer s Own Invest 1 900 000 00 Financing Funding Quota 2 417 386 83 Financing You can drag additional information like markups effects and quotas into the inspector in order to display them in a compressed way Removing Information Drag information out of the window and release the mouse Rate Book The Rate Book Window You can open the rate book in the toolbar or with the shortcut Command 3 The rate book helps you to put together a price catalog for the most common products for rental costs and daily rates LineProducer comes with a standard orice catalog which you can install when you first open the rate book window The standard price catalog can also be installed later on in File gt Import Standard Rate Book You can freely edit the provided prices and make new entries 68 Rate Book Overview BM Rate Book Y CATEGORIES Amount Currency y i Information E ALL Active Speaker FOSTEX 6301 B 1 8 EUR Euro ___________ O gt Gi Car Rentals O Additional Speaker ANCHOR Liberty 1 21 EUR Euro added EJ Film Stock BOSE Box Compact 7 Standard 1 39 EUR Euro 4 1 10 gt E Fees CD Player 1 5 EUR Euro gt ia Light Equipment Playbac
24. Y Tags and Grants C Tags amp Spend M Budget C Hide Empty Entries Y Staff C Entry Markups Mi Markups Percent Sum Financing M Quotas and Sums A O All grouping levels M Show in Budget Summary Variables and Formulas Show in Budget Summary In Excel you can select the information you want included in your export Just like in the PDF export you can decide whether to export the entire project the currently filtered project or choose any other filter Basically you can select the same options here as for the PDF export In addition variables can be exported into the Excel file 62 Import Export Importing a Budget You can import data via the LineProducer Excel template You can find the template either in step three of the project wizard or in the import dialog which you can find in File gt Import Export gt Import Budget Excel Template Producer v Group imported entries M Assign tag for imported entries m Import numbering To import datz his Excel sheet Drag this file into a directory on your hard disk Drop Budget File Excel Here Drag the template from the program on to your desktop Subsequently it can be edited with Excel 63 Import Export Importing an Excel File Producer vi Group imported entries M Assign tag for imported entries m Import numbering To import data fill out this Excel sheet Drag this file into a directory on your hard disk a gas E Op
25. am Prep in Japan long 3 day s 7 3 JapWraplDay Wrap in Japan 1 day s 1 add remove add remove q color selection You find the categories for variables on the left side of the window On the right side you find the variables in the selected category Managing Categories for Variables You can categorize variables in order to get a better overview You can create and delete categories with the and buttons Optionally you can select colors for the individual categories Managing Variables You can add an delete variables with the and the buttons In case a deleted variable is used in the budget the financing or in the formula of a different variable it is automatically replaced by it s current value TIP Structure your variables as precisely as possible according to their quality and size Assign variables for all planned processes including production dates shooting ratio and travel expenses e g kilo prices for excess baggage AZ Variables Components of a Variable In order to describe a variable the following information fields can be completed Name A variable has to have a unique name which has to be distinct throughout all categories Only letters and numbers may be used and the name always has to start with a letter Underlines are permitted Description Optionally you can enter a description stating the purpose of the variable Formula The formula calculates the value of
26. appears in the project With this bar you can switch between the existing versions You can also do this with the versioning manager Changes you make in the current version have no effect on other versions Comparing Versions Wit LineProducer you can compare two versions with each other This makes it easy to find differences and to track down where changes were made 54 Versioning Activating the Version Comparison PROJECT OVERVIEW v A BUDGETING 1 Story Rights Acquisitions 2 Scenario Budget Can 4 201 730 40 The Daywalker You can select the version for comparison in the versioning bar in the main window p Budget 2 990 138 73 ft PROJECT OVERVIEW v E BUDGETING 1 Story Rights Acquisitions 2 Scenario 1 3 Development Costs 2 Scenario A 3 Development Costs 5 Director 6 Cast 4 Producer 8 Background Performers Extras 5 Director 9 Production Staff 6 Cast 9 Design Labour 10 Construction Labour 12 Set Dressing Labour 13 Property Labour 9 Production Staff 8 Background Performers Extras I The Daywalker Working Budget Financing 5 564 109 18 143 656 5 50 249 6 247 660 4 121 992 9 280 562 5 103 645 4 259 181 2 13 Special Effects Labour 9 Design Labour 77 987 57 14 Wardrobe Labor 10 Construction Labour 51 992 04 16 Makeup Hair Labour 12 Set Dressing Labour F 56 200 64 16 Camera Labo
27. bers or complex formulas which can contain variables see chapter Variables you have previously created 20 Budgeting Changing the Currency of an Item You can choose a currency in the field price per unit The positions total is automatically converted into the project currency For further information please consult the chapter Currencies Editing more than one Item Edit 8 Positi 3 Amount ae New Position O v e New Group Unit 3J New Person E 3 10 day s 3 11 Copy Price per Unit 3 12 Cut gt _ CanadaStandardRate WV 3 13 Security Guam Paste Currency 3 14 Yuko Cdn Delete 5 Mn Cans M 3 15 Thornhill 5 e 3 16 Technican lt a Positions rr EEE Fa Engineer eset Numbering 5 O 1 v 3 18 Secretary Duplicate 5 Markup 3 19 Frank uns C no markup req 3 20 Young April 2 day s You can edit several items at the same time Select them and use the right mouse button to click on the selection and select Edit selected Positions in the menu You can also use the shortcut Command E A window opens up All changes you make there will be transferred to the selected items Groups Haki p Within a category you can combine several items into groups To create a group you click on the button Add group Items can then be dragged into the group With the button you can create new items within a group if it is selected If you add a new group it contains all sele
28. central tool of LineProducer For further information please consult the chapter Filters 11 Introduction 8 Working Area The content of this area depends on your selections in the navigation area The project overview the cover sheets and the individual items of cost categories are depicted here Creating Projects Project Wizard Use the project wizard to create a new project The project wizard appears when the program is started unless projects you have used before are opened automatically You can also start the project wizard yourself by selecting File gt New Project Step 1 Select a project template Project Wizard Page 1 of 3 Choose a Template or pick a recently used document la All Empty 1 Non Fiction A O Fiction Commercial Cinema Cinema US Television si Cinema de Template for standard budgets Cancel Recent Projects _ sepa 12 Creating Projects You can choose between an empty project or one of the provided templates for specific production types Proceed to step 2 Step 2 Enter project data Project Wizard Page 2 of 3 Please enter the following data Producer Shooting Days This data can be entered later in the Project Settings Name your project and define its standard currency and standard language Optionally you can enter the producer and the shooting days The shooting days are stored as a variable in the new project see Variables Un
29. cted items 21 Budgeting Groups can be nested within each other by creating a new group within an existing group or by dragging a group into another group Person Groups You can create a person group by clicking Add person group In these groups you can assign items to individual persons who then appear as a staff list in the printed budget and in exported reports Sidebar vw A Producer Total Canadian Producer 100 00 100 00 Y Grant 00 00 Canadian Spend 5 ESPA eee ATA gt MM Notes 124 09 7 Tags 4 Spent 173 48 512 04 100 00 112 04 Y Attachments A Drop Files Here j te m ee 22m 2 2 2 eee eee J gt FR Time Management v Fringes Canadian Writer Writers Guild of Ca 843 37 PayRoll EP 57 35 Fringes Total 900 72 Total 7 647 67 28 Budgeting Details of selected items can be edited in the sidebar E g you can assign items to a producer make notes and attach data In the sidebar you can also assign tags grants and fringes to the items Time Management P Y Tags amp Spent gt Attachments v EB Time Management Start End Days 05 04 10 16 04 10 12 28 04 10 30 04 10 3 4 April 2010 i days Mo Di Mi Do Fr ols a Le 5 6 T E PERT 15 Fe eae 59 9 21 22 23 24 25 a 4 5 5 f 8 Y Today Delete JC Close By clicking the button you can open up a calendar where you ca
30. dd Row Afterwards you can enter a description on the left side and a free text on the left side If you want to add additional lines you move the mouse over the middle area of the cover sheet until the editing buttons appear Max Mustermann John Doe Director Executive Producer Line Producer Hans Meier Coproduction Germany Berlin Film GmbH Description Text Shoot 30 days Preproduction 6 weeks Postproduction 1 week Description Text Add new lines by clicking the button Delete lines with the button Changing the Type of Lines Director Max Mustermann Executive Producer John Doe o Line Producer Hans Meier Coproduction Germany Berlin Film GmbH O Description Text o Shoot 30 days Preproduction 6 weeks O Postproduction 1 week o Description lt Text o0 Pruduction st Y Text You can differentiate between text and date lines In order to change the type of line you move the mouse between the description and text column and click the selection button 36 Project Settings Changing the Date Director Max Mustermann 2 ppp are are are eae o w Line Producer Coproduction Germany Description Shoot Preproduction Postproduction Description Pruduction start When you select date as a type you can choose a date in the right column with the calendar Blank Lines In case you need a blank line you add a line with the button witho
31. en and close groups with the left and right arrow keys Delete positions and groups with the delete key of A amp Crec Joe F o ge ae com z Tabulator Tab Alt Key 3 Command Key 4 Arrow Keys 5 Delete 15 Keyboard Navigation Jump to Function germ Producer Flights Berlin CDN germ Producer Flights Berlin JAPAN germ PA Flights Berlin JAPAN Line Producer in CANADA germ director Flight Berlin CDN germ director Flights Berlin JAPAN germ DOP Flights Berlin JAPAN Bl Pro Pro Travel Expenses Pr germ Producer Flights Berlin CDN Search in Busigeting 3 Open 4 Select menu Edit gt Search gt Jump to Command Shift J to call up the Jump Function By entering words or letters into the search field all relevant categories producers and items which match the search term will be displayed Double click the selected entry to jump directly to the corresponding position in your project To work more efficiently you can also navigate up and down with the arrow keys and jump to the selected entry with the enter key 16 Keyboard Navigation Project Overview Project Overview After opening existing projects you will automatically be directed to the project overview e H e The Daywalker Budgeting Story Rights Acquisitions Scenario Development Costs Producer Director Cast Background Performers Extras Production Staff
32. en the import dialog and drag the edited file into the highlighted area You have the following options for your import Producer The selected producer is assigned to the imported items Group Imported Items The imported items are listed in groups which carry the name of the imported file Assign a Tag to the Imported Items Imported items are assigned with a tag carrying the name of the imported file This makes It easy to filter them out later on 64 Import Export Import Numbering You can decide whether or not to import the numberings of the items and categories of the Excel file If this option is not active LineProducer automatically numbers the items Click Continue to start the import Archiving Archiving a Project You can save and archive your entire project including all attachments like mails contracts and offers This is useful for safety reasons e g once the project is finished and if you want to transfer your project to a different computer Opening the Archiving Dialog Location For Archiving Users johndoe Documents LineProducer Archives Change Location Revealin Finder A folder containing the project file and all attachments will be created at the chosen location Path of the created archive will be Users martin Documents LineProducer Archives The Daywalker select File gt Archive Project to start the archiving process For archiving a project may not contain any u
33. ilter Quotas Filter Viviviviviy Use the button in the filter area to add a self defined filter which can consist of several combined filter criteria Name CA with grant All of the following are true Grant beginswith Canadian Tags Spend are Canadian Sp The filter editor opens up Here you can configure your filter Enter the name of the filter and add or delete filter criteria with the and buttons Once you have created a new criteria you need to conduct the following three steps 1 Select what shall be filtered description note effect 2 Select the filter conditions starts with ends with contains 3 Enter a search text for the filter process 59 Filters View Filter w W Combined Filters CA with grant Coproducers Filter O Grants Filter BD Fringes Filter Quotas Filter Vviviy gt LB Once the filter has been defined and saved you can find it in the filter area in Combined Filters Editing Combined Filters View Filter Y W Combined Filters CA with grant gt Y Tags amp Spent Filter gt Coproducers Filter Use the menu next to the filter if you want to edit or delete a combined filter later on Import Export Exporting a Budget You can export budgets with the export button in the toolbar or by opening the menu File gt Import Export
34. in the current group level 20 General Information Changing the Numbering of Groups Scenario Description Writer MS Writer TS 1 Canadien writer 2 Consultant s 2 31 Storyboard If you change the numbering of a group the numbering of all included items changes with it Resetting the Numbering Scenario Description Amount New Position ji New Group 7 lt New Person 2 2 1 Copy li 2 2 Cut Bi 2 3 Paste 3 E Delete 3 1 lji 3 gt Edit Selected Positions ie gt Reset Numbering o Duplicate Select the relevant items if you want to reset the numbering to automatic numbering Then right click or CTRL click the selected items and select Reset Numbering in the menu 25 General Information Budgeting Budgeting The budget area includes all costs of a project The budget is separated into categories which you can create delete rename and relocate freely The cost items are located within the categories These items can be combined to cost groups or sub cost groups in up to 10 hierarchical levels You are completely free when it comes to the structuring of your project Budget Cover Sheet 005 I The Daywalker l l Working Budget 7 Pp E Budget 2 976 518 35 L mo version bj gt fez BUDGETING gt 5 FINANCING Categories 3 Development Costs 4 Producer 5 Director 6 Cast 7 Background Performers Extras 8
35. inal figures do not have to be changed The versioning window can be opened either by clicking Versions in the toolbar or with the shortcut Command 5 The Version Manager Y Versions Compare Version no Version Name Version 1 C4 Lock al Version 2 Budget Can 4 201 730 40 A Budget Lock 3 Working Budget Financing Can 7 933 446 92 Notes Grants Name to achieve achieved Berlin Brandenburg Can 2 779 0 Can 1 345 565 48 Canadian Spend Can 2 600 0 Can 2 274 585 70 created February 1 2010 Y in selection menu On the left side you find the list with your budget versions On the right side you find the details of the selected version D3 Versioning Creating a Version Click on Duplicate Versions to create a copy of the selected budget This copy can be changed freely Select the version and click on the button to delete a version Note that locked versions and versions which are currently being edited cannot be deleted Locking a Version In order to lock a version you have to select it first in the versioning window Then click on Lock A locked version can neither be changed nor deleted Switching between Versions P i M i gt lema Budget Can 4 201 730 40 Version 1 E Compare Version no version PROJECT OVERVIEW y A BUDGETING 1 Story Rights Acquisitions 2 Scenario The Daywalker Once more than one version has been created an additional versioning bar
36. ion Canadian Extra Canadian DGC me ei Canadian Non Union Name Canadian Non Union Cost Rates in selected Region Canadian Actor w in Template Description DGC Union DGC corporate Non Union gt O Japan IATSE 849 IATSE Corporate IATSE 667 Writers Guild of Canada Canadien Technicians Canadian DGC Cor Canadian Writer 12 5 v 23 14 12 44 25 16 25 X the column in Template oS To assign a cost rate to the selected template activate the corresponding checkk Cost rates and templates are provided for every region The cost rates can be arranged arbitrarily in the templates You can lay out all fringes which you need for this region Then you can create the templates for all sorts of employments and combine them with the relevant cost rates 44 Project Settings Administrate Regions and Templates Click on the button in order to create a new region or a new template Click on the button to delete them Managing Cost Rates Display of Fringes As a separate category O Added to the actual fee O Separate cost position in category Germany v Canada Name Canadian Non Union Canadian Actor Description Canadian Extra Canadian DGC me E Canadian Non Union Canadian Actor w a men DGC Union DGC corporate Non Union IATSE 849 IATSE Corporate IATSE 667 Writers Guild of Canada Rates in selected Region
37. k Speaker ANCHOR Liberty 1 EUR Euro v Spound Equipment Timecode Clapper AMBIENT or DE 1 day 26 EUR Euro C Recorder ll Mixer v B notes G Microphones 7 Radio G Other Gi Accessories Y SMART GROUPS v Address Camera Crew Kortwich Filmtontechnik Berlin XL Street Nr Zip City Country Phone Mobile E Mail Homepage Be 3 Spound Equipment EJ Playback Equipment Playback Speaker ANCHOR Liberty y Edit Units 1 On the left side of the rate book window you find the different categories 6 and subcategories the catalog is made up of In All you find all the entries of the price list In case you have selected a category it s entries are shown in the table Similar to the budget section an entry consists of a description the amount the price and the currency These parameters can be edited directly in the table With the button you can create categories entries and groups The units included in the rate book can be administrated with the button Edit Units The sidebar shows further details about the selected entry Here you can attach photos make notes and enter a contact address Search the category you have presently selected with the search field on the upper right Tip In case you want to search the entire rate book you can enter the category All before searching in the search field Contact Address You can either type in addresses by hand or drag them from the Apple Address
38. less you own a LineProducer Essential license you can now proceed to step 3 Click on Finished otherwise 13 Creating Projects Step 3 Import Data Project Wizard Project Wizard Step 3 of 3 Import data optional To import data fill out this Excel sheet Drop Budget File Excel Here By using drag amp drop you can import an existing budget into their new project via the LineProducer Excel Sheet unless you only have a LineProducer Essential license For further information please consult the chapter Importing a Budget After clicking Finish in the last step the new project opens up and you can start working on it Keyboard Navigation Navigating with the Keyboard Most of the shortcuts are listed next to the commands in the menu bar For example For New Position press the shortcut Command Shift N Press Tab to move quickly from one cell of your budget into the next With Alt Tab you can switch back and forth between the navigation area and the details area 14 Keyboard Navigation In the details area you can use the arrow keys to move up and down Press Tab to work on individual items and to jump from one cell to the next When you move to the unit column the field is highlighted with a yellow border Now you can press the space bar in order to open the selection menu Navigate up and down with the arrow keys and select the item Press the space bar or the enter key to confirm your choice You can op
39. n Spend cD Japanese Spend q Canadian Spend c 0 Producers Press the X button to remove a shortcut 66 Keyboard Shortcuts Using Keyboard Shortcuts In order to use a shortcut you select an item in the budget or the financing section and press the shortcut s key This also works for more than one selected item These shortcuts work best when you use the keyboard to navigate in LineProducer This way you can quickly edit many positions simultaneously For further details please consult the chapter Navigating with the Keyboard Project Inspector Project Inspector You can call up the project inspector with the menu Window gt project inspector or by pressing Command 6 The project inspector gives an overview of the most important data and key figures of your project The Inspector Window The Daywalker Version 1 General Budget Financing Difference Markups Grants Quotas Drag markups grants and quotas into this window to show them here This window always shows the totals of the budget and the financing as well as the difference between the two of them in the current version 67 Project Inspector Adding Information yn no version Financing Summary Version 1 Financing Ratio a General Tota Berlin Film GmbH Budget 2 834 888 7 4 664 97 2 Canadian Producer Financing 5 564 109 18 539 75 Difference 2 729 220 40 Japanese Producer 359 37
40. n select days or time spans With the shift key you can select several days at the same time You can delete time spans with the button 29 Budgeting Financing Financing You can create financing plans In the financing module You can create all producers who take part in the project and list their share of the financing You can erase rename and relocate producers just like you do with cost categories A producer contains all his financing items These items can be combined to groups or sub groups in up to 10 hierarchical levels Show and Hide the Financing Section In case you don t need a financing plan for your project you can hide the entire financing section with the menu View gt Show Financing Financing Cover Sheet EJ The Daywalker Working Budget Budget 2 988 675 63 Financing 5 564 109 18 B PROJECT OVERVIEW Financing Summary 3a BUDGETING v FINANCING 1 Berlin Film GmbH z eee eee Berlin Film GmbH 83 84 4 664 978 17 317 801 16 4 347 177 00 3 Japanese Producer Canadian Producer 9 7 539 756 43 1 412 203 82 872 447 39 Japanese Producer 46 359 374 57 254 511 05 104 863 52 5 564 109 18 1 984 516 04 3 579 593 14 acta aes Ratio Financing 5 564 109 18 Budget 2 988 675 63 Difference 2 575 433 55 Quotas and Totals Producer s Own Invest 1 900 000 00 Financing y 5 564 109 18 34 15 Funding Quota
41. n the detailed view of a producer and by ticking the specific quota in the sidebar Now the total of the financing item is added to the quota total In order to calculate the funding quota of your project for example you assign the quota Funding quota to those financing items which belong to a loan or grant The total of the funding quota correlates with the entire funding total of your project and is placed in relation with the entire financing Detailed View of a Producer The workflow for the financing is similar to those of the budget You can enter the detailed view of a producer in the navigation area or by double clicking a producer in the financing cover sheet 31 Financing Detailed View of a Producer e000 I The Daywalker eS 5 To eu Budget 2 834 888 78 Financing 5 564 109 18 Canadian Producer Versionl 3 fl PROJECT OVERVIEW Description Amount gt 3 BUDGETING 1 AR Investment 337 347 77 11 Cash Investment 0 00 v 5 FINANCING 1 2 In house Equipment and Services 0 00 1 Film Base Berlin 1 3 Deferrals of Producer Fee and or Overhead 0 00 0 gt Grant of Financing of Budgeting gt h Notes gt Y Tags amp Spent gt Attachments gt Quotas 2 Canadian Producer 1 5 External Funds 0 00 0 3 Japanese Producer 1 4 External Equipment and Services 0 00 0 1 6 Third Party Deferrals 0 00 1 8 Licences
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43. nformation Automatically save all changes When this option has been activated your project is automatically saved at regular intervals Reopen projects on application start When this option has been activated LineProducer memorizes which projects have been opened in the last session and opens them automatically when the program is started anew Updates LineProducer can use your internet connection to automatically retrieve software updates Automatically check for updates Check for Updates Now In Updates you can choose whether and how often you want the program to search automatically for updates 19 General Information Numbering Categories producers and items are automatically numbered You can also change the numbering manually Change the Numbering of Categories and Producers Budgeting Summary Categories Story Rights Acquisitions Scenario Development Costs Producer Director Cast Numbers of categories and producers can be changed in the budgeting and financing cover sheets To do so you make a double click in the numbering column and enter a new number Changing the Numbering of Positions Description 1 VY Writers Fees Germany 111 o Writer MS mm 1 24 Writer TS 2 BAG UE MIER VII 2 1 Canadien writer 2 2 Consultant s 2 31 Storyboard 3 MAA ade 3 1 Germany 3 24 Canada The numbering of budget or financing items always changes
44. nsaved changes Should this be the case you will be reminded to save your changes Selecting the Archive Location You can choose where to save your project As a standard it will be saved to Documents LineProducer Archives Click Change Location for a different location During the archiving process a subfolder with the name of your project is created in this location Click Ok to start the archiving process 65 Archiving Keyboard Shortcuts Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts You can open the shortcuts window with the toolbar button or with the combination Command 3 Here you can administrate the shortcuts Shortcuts help you to easily assign tags producers effects markups and quotas to the items in the budget and the financing Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts nd Shortcuts Name Key VY Tags Spent German Spend Japanese Spend Canadian Spend Producers Open the category you want to assign a key in In case you want to assign the letter g to the tag German Spend you can double click the grey field in the column Key Thereafter you press the key g to connect it with the tag A key assignments can consist of individual lower case and capital letters and of single figure numbers It must be distinct meaning that one key can only be assigned once In case you try to assign a key again you can change or cancel the assignment Removing Keyboard Shortcuts nd Shortcuts Name Key VY Tags Spent Germa
45. nse found Click here to activate this installation License Read Only 8 Installation and License Activation LineProducer License Please enter your license data TUU officefberlinfilm de MATI Cae 3f 5 4468 e86c 9ac3 2512 8d64 abb4 2db7 5e94 a9d8 MES Buy a License OM Activate d Due to connection problems the activation process could not be finished successfully Please check your internet connection Alternatively you can activate the software through your web browser by following these steps Click will open in your web browser or use to open the LineProducer activation page Save the provided activation file on your computer s Desktop Drop the activation file into the marked area in this window to activate the software Should your computer have problems to connect e g because of a firewall you will receive an error message In this case you have the option to activate LineProducer offline Offline Activation Should your computer be internet capable e g in the browser you click on the provided link in the window to receive an activation file for download Save the file to your desktop Drag the file into the designated area in the license dialog to receive the message that you have been activated You can now proceed as described above Should you have no internet access on your computer you have to save the activation file on a different computer to an external data medium e g USB drive Click on
46. oosing a Language Different languages can be chosen in the toolbar of the main window After setting up the language you select it in the menu and start to enter the translations you need Only those data which are visible in the PDF Export and in the printed budgets can be translated These are 41 Project Settings e Descriptions of items budgeting and financing e Names of categories e Names of producers e Units e Markups e Quotas e Rows in the cover sheet Grabts In this area you can administrate regional effects of fundings I The Daywalker Project Data O M Show Financing in Project Name Proportion Achievement Fringes 1 900 000 00 150 2 850 000 00 400 CCU ooo 47 78 MM achieved 907 847 03 _ remaining 1 942 152 97 Managing Effects The effects table consists of the columns name amount effect in percent target and fringes You can edit the name the effect in percent and the fringes In order to add a new effect you click the button underneath the effects table Thereafter you enter the name of the effect and the funding effect in percent In addition you can state for every effect whether fringes e g social insurances shall be taken into account Please consult the chapter Effects for further information about how to use effects 42 Project Settings Position Markups In the Position Markups section of the project settings you can add markups for ever
47. ou need for your budget Setting up Individual Currencies O MXN Mexican Peso MEX O MYR Malaysian Ringgit RM O NOK Norwegian Krone NKr O NPR Nepalese Rupee Nrs Currency O NZD New Zealand Dollar NZ O OMR Oman Rial RO O PKR Pakistan Rupee Pra O PLN Polish Zloty zt QAR Qatari Rial OR L O SAR Saudi Riyal SRI 2 Cl SEK Swedish Krana SKr gt Finish In case the currency you are looking for is not available you can also create self defined currencies To do so you move into the currency list as described above and click the button For a new currency you have to enter a distinct three letter code With the button you can delete your self defined currencies unless they are used in the project The currencies delivered with LineProducer cannot be deleted Updating Exchange Rates t Update of Exchange Rates April 15 2 You can update the exchange rates of the supported currencies by clicking the update button You can only do this if you have an internet connection Next to it you can see when the rates have last been updated If necessary individual currencies can be excluded from the update by unticking the check box in the update column 39 Project Settings Changing Exchange Rates Manually Code Symbol Exchange Rate Update Canadian Dollar CAD CAS British Pound Sterling GBP Japanese Yen JPY 1 35619 0 88294 126 94607 US Dollar USD Euro 1 Swiss Franc 1 43666 rs
48. our current project status Here you can see the totals of your budget and financing and the name of your current version For further information please consult the chapter Versioning 3 Language This is the selection menu for the currently displayed language For further information please consult the chapter Languages 4 Currency This is the selection menu for the currently displayed currency For further information please consult the chapter Currencies 5 Search Click on Project Search to search through your entire project Use the search field in the toolbar to search through the currently displayed category 6 Navigation Area Here you can navigate through your project Navigation is set up in three main modules Project Overview Here you get an overview of your entire project For further information please consult the chapter Project Overview Budgeting When you open up your budget area you ll find all budgeting categories of your project For further information please consult the chapter Budgeting Financing The different producers can be found in the financing module Here you can create financing plans read off the financing key and calculate quotas For further information please consult the chapter Financing 7 View Filter In this area you find all filters which you apply to your project In case you don t work with filters you can hide this area by dragging the grey bar further down Filters are a
49. ry table in the cover sheet You can also click on the button directly in the navigation area Delete a category with the Button Categories can be renamed in the Category column Subtotals 5 Director 6 Cast 20 Background Performers Extras Production Staff Design Labour Construction Labour Set Dressing Labour Property Labour Special Effects Labour Wardrobe Labor Makeup Hair Labour Camera Labour Electrical Labour Grip Labour Production Sound Labour Fringes seit below the line Net Production Costs 2 168 875 83 A subtotal gt above the line 287 278 54 121 992 91 268 062 73 831 622 33 103 645 46 259 181 21 77 987 57 51 992 04 56 200 64 34 544 51 67 996 52 73 866 13 43 787 57 164 411 80 48 550 75 42 785 41 25 025 35 1 337 253 50 You can insert lines for subtotals in the category table You can use these lines for example to create above below the line schemes Use the subtotal button to insert a new subtotal which you can always rename and relocate Markups You find the markups underneath the category table For further information please consult the chapter Markups 23 Budgeting Markups Here you can create markups which are charged with the net production costs You can add completion bonds or producer fees for example Markups
50. t show as standard in the project overview In case you want to display a tag you have to click the checkbox in the Overview column of the tag window in The following data will be displayed together with your tag The total of all budgeting items which contain the specific tag and the relationship of the tag to the grand total of the budget It works the same for financing The total of the financing items containing this specific tag and the relationship of the tag to the financing grand total is shown In addition the ratio of the total of the budget and the financing of the tag is indicated For further information please consult the chapter Manage Tags Grants Grants can be added in the project settings window For further information please consult the chapter Project Settings Grants All grants are automatically displayed in the project overview A diagram indicates which total of a specific regional effect has already been reached and which amount remains to be reached General Information LineProducer Preferences select LineProducer gt Preferences in the menu to make general settings for working with LineProducer The following functions are available Allgemein Preferences _ Automatically save all changes Autosave activates on next application startup v Reopen projects on application start Projects that were open when the software was quit will be re opened on the next application startup 18 General I
51. ter And gt W Combined Filters Canadian Spend Japanese Spend gt Coproducers Filter gt Grants Filter gt Fringes Filter gt Quotas Filter ES When you use tags for your project you can apply the tag filter to get a focused view of individual sections of your budget and to make items invisible which are irrelevant for your current working process For further information please consult the Filters chapter 34 Tags Project Settings Project Settings You can get to the project settings in the toolbar or with the shortcut Alt Command Die Projektdaten werden in sieben Bereiche gegliedert Cover Sheet Here you can enter general data like the name of the project producers and addresses The data appear in printed budgets or in budgets which have been exported as PDFs as shown here Optionally lines for additional descriptions can be added 000 A The Daywalker Project Data E STE g lex Er oe A O O E E O O O ee W a O A E O O O O A The Daywalker Berlin Film GmbH http www berlinfilm de mail berlinfilm de Berlin German y Director Max Mustermann Executive Producer John Doe Line Producer Hans Meier Coproduction Germany Berlin Film GmbH Shoot 30days Preproduction 6 weeks Postproduction 1 week Cis Project Settings Adding Lines http www berlinfilm de mail berlinfilm de Berlin Germany No Values In order to add a new line you click on A
52. uate your project You can call up additional project windows in the toolbar User Interface 000 F The Daywalker O Fy 2 y F e Working Budget English 4 LO 2 D Q Wy my as ES Lena Budget 2 976 518 35 Financing 5 564 109 18 Language Ho Variables Rate Book Versions Export Shortcuts Currency Project Search Search PROJECT OVERVIEW 6 The Daywalker gt B BUDGETING 53 FINANCING Budgeting 2 976 518 35 Story Rights Acquisitions 0 00 Scenario 143 656 56 Development Costs 50 249 69 Producer 247 660 44 Director 121 992 91 Cast 268 062 73 Background Performers Extras 103 645 46 Production Staff 259 181 21 Design Labour 77 987 57 Construction Labour 51 992 04 Set Dressing Labour 56 200 64 Property Labour 34 544 51 Special Effects Labour 67 996 52 Wardrobe Labor 73 866 13 Makeup Hair Labour 43 787 57 View Filter And Camera Labour 164 411 80 gt W Combined Filters m Electrical Labour 48 550 75 gt Tags amp Spent Filter O Grip Labour 42 785 41 a Production Sound Labour 25 025 35 Fringes 287 278 54 gt Grants Filter gt Ml Fringes Filter Markups Total 807 642 52 gt Quotas Filter gt gt 10 Introduction 1 Toolbar Here you find the most important functions of the program like variables version manager and export 2 Key Figures In this area you always have an overview of y
53. ur 13 Property Labour 34 544 51 17 Electrical Labour 13 Special Effects Labour 67 254 3 68 941 09 1 686 74 Labo a ee ae PA 14 Wardrobe Labor 74 059 6 74 059 62 21 Fringes 16 Makeup Hair Labour 43 787 5 43 787 57 de 16 Camera Labour 162 991 0 162 571 09 420 00 gt S FINANCING 17 Electrical Labour 48 550 7 48 550 75 18 Grip Labour 42 785 4 42 785 41 20 Production Sound Labour 25 025 3 25 025 35 21 Fringes 287 116 1 286 768 98 347 15 below the line 1 335 121 7 1 336 041 30 919 59 Net Production Costs 2 179 243 88 2 168 210 81 11 033 03 subtotal 143 656 56 50 249 69 247 660 44 121 992 91 268 609 91 11 952 62 11 952 62 103 645 46 259 181 21 Once the version for comparison has been activated two more columns appear in the budget cover sheet as well as in the detailed view Here you can see the figures of the version to compare and the differences to the current version Deactivating the Version Comparison Do this by selecting no version in the versioning bar 99 Versioning Filters Filters Use filters to search for details which are valid for specific items of your project For example if you apply a tags filter only those items which have been assigned with the specific tag are shown A filter can be applied to the entire budget and to
54. ut having to enter a description or a text Insert Images i Drop Image Here J i Drop Image Here i The Daywalker Images like letterheads or logos can easily be dragged into the provided areas of Project Settings Currencies Budgets can be calculated simultaneously with several different currencies in order to be able to show international cost items in an easy way Currency Window Exchange Rate Canadian Dollar British Pound Sterling 0 88294 Japanese Yen 126 94607 US Dollar 1 3615 Euro 1 Swiss Franc 1 43666 ers Last Update of Exchange Rates April 15 2010 In the project settings you can administrate the currencies you use for your project Managing Project Currencies United Arab Emirates Dirham AED Argentine Peso AUD Australian Dollar AS BHD Bahraini Dinar BD BND Brunei Dollar B BRL Brazilian Real R BWP Botswanan Pula P R CAD Canadian Dollar CAS EB Last Update of Exchang Swiss Franc Fr CLP Chilean Peso CL CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi RMB COP Colombian Peso co CYP Cyprus Pound C CZK Czech Republic Koruna Ke DKK Danish Krone Dkr EUR Euro AQOODOOODOAADODODOL A T British Pound Sterling 38 Project Settings 50 standard currencies are available In order to add a currency to your project you click on the button currency list Subsequently a list with the available currencies opens up Tick the check boxes next to the currencies y
55. with the tag button at the lower edge of the project window Editing Tags E Tags amp Spent Name Total Budget Fringes Total Financing German Spend 907 847 03 314 978 17 Japanese Spend 160 268 65 E 359 374 57 Canadian Spend 1 540 050 40 M 650 000 00 In the tag window you see the totals of all budgeting and financing items which have a specific tag The Ratio column shows the percentage of the budgeting total compared to the financing total When you tick the checkbox in the column Fringes the fringes will be included into the tag total When you activate Overview you can also display the specific tag in the project overview Assigning Tags Assigning Tags 4 Producer Total O Grant 130 000 00 BB Notes 100 000 00 Tags Spent 30 000 00 canadian Spend A i d Vivi iv 12 144 52 Car 6 746 96 2 024 09 3 373 48 at yadian Spend Pp Attachments gt EB Time Management 500 00 gt BD Fringes l 1 012 04 In the sidebar you can assign tags to individual cost items Select the specific items and enter the tags into the tag field Existing tags will then be automatically 33 Tags completed When you enter a new tag it is automatically added to the project A budgeting item can be marked with an unlimited number of tags Controlling your Budget with Tags ev rrnges de Vr AAA ninna View Fil
56. y entering their names or by clicking on them in the table Additional Options 8 173 510 07 a 1 5 32 533 14 1 3 28 195 39 9 o 105 100 964 85 Producer Canadian Producer 3 65 066 27 Grant Canadian Spend 109 e 219 707 12 Mi Tag Canadian Spend _ Ignore Filters in Sum 2 976 518 35 By clicking the button next to the markup table you can edit additional options for the selected markup You can assign the markup to a producer as a cost item you can assign it to a regional effect of a grant and assign tags In addition you can decide if you want the active filter to influence the calculation of the subtotal 20 Budgeting Detailed View of a Category You can enter the detailed view by selecting a category in the navigation area Detailed View of a Category e I The Daywalker R Working Budget AAA gt A v English 3 CD Ed as cme Budget 2 976 518 35 Financing 5 564 109 18 e no version fl PROJECT OVERVIEW PP gt 4 Producer Description Amount Unit Price Unit x Total gt O Grant 8 BUDGETING 1 MIOS El ELA gt R DS 1 Story Rights Acquisitions iba Writer MS 1 allow 100 000 1 100 000 00 gt Tags amp Spent aaa 1 21 Writer TS 1 allow 30 000 00 1 30 000 00 gt Ss Attachments 2 METEO 12 144 52 3 Development Costs i 4 Producer 2 1 Canadien writer l 1 allow
57. y individual cost item in percent These markups will not be included into the category total and the total production costs Instead the amounts will be added up and summarized as Markup Total in the markups table of the budget cover sheet Managing Markups FA The Daywalker Project Data O Name Default Markups Buy out 20 Markups can be assigned to single Markup 20 O budget entries The total sum of these markups is located in the markups table in the budget summary The default markup will be assigned automatically to new budget entries AA Column Label You can create and delete markups with the and buttons In addition you can set up a markup as a default which subsequently will be assigned to every new cost item When you create markups a new column appears in the detailed view of the budget You can name this column as you please e g Buy out 43 Project Settings Fringes In the project settings you can administrate the fringes e g for insurance These can be listed according to different regions e g countries with the respective templates The fringes can be displayed as separate categories added up to the total of the cost items or as separate cost items within the categories Structure of Fringes Display of Fringes Masa separate category Added to the actual fee O Separate cost position in category Germany v Canada Canadian Actor Descript
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