Recommended Budgeting Software?

[Charles Adams]

Hey guys, which software or templates do you use for budgeting? Do you use the same software for your commercial clients and films or two different solutions? Perhaps EP Budgeting or another? Thanks for the help!

[Rob Gardner]

I use MS Excell spreadsheets for documentaries, based on a form we have developed over the years. We use EP budgeting for projects that involve larger productions, broken down by department.
Rob Gardner

[Martin Weiss]

I use MS Excell spreadsheets for documentaries

Any chance of you sharing that one?

I am currently using one that I have adapted from drama productions, but that one is weak on research.

[Patrick Tresch]

Any chance of you sharing that one?

I am currently using one that I have adapted from drama productions, but that one is weak on research.

Hello,

Here are the swiss administration forms we are using. Obviously I'm based in Switzerland and it is in French and German....

You can find also for short films and docu...


http://www.bak.admin.ch/bak/dokumentation/formulare/index.html?lang=fr&download=M3wBPgDB/8ull6Du36WcnojN14in3qSbnpWVZHGZm06p1rJgsYfhyt3Nhqb dqIV+bay9bKbXrZ6lhuDZz8mMps2go6fo

http://www.bak.admin.ch/bak/dokumentation/formulare/index.html?lang=fr

But a budgeting soft is also nice.

See you.

Pat

[jon erwin]

We use EP Movie Magic budgeting for features / docs:

http://www.entertainmentpartners.com/products_and_services/products/mm_budgeting/

and AICP in excel for Music Vids / Commercials. I can send you the latter if you pm me...

[Bob Gruen]

Coming from a background in business consulting I use Microsoft Project to both break down the script and budget the project. I also do an Excel spreadsheed to create an initial ballpark figure and to present to potential investors. I work with both tools until the numbers align.

Microsoft Project (and the Office suite for that matter) is such a hugely powerful tool that most people never even scratch the surface of what it can do. If you really want to be an ace producer take a few classes and get a few books on Project.

Bob

[Tico Llaurador]

We use Showbiz Budgeting & Actualization. Does the job, but the GUI could be a lot better.

http://www.showbizsolutions.com/ss/Products/SB/Showbiz_Budgeting.htm