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Producing for TV and New Media, 3rd Edition
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Producing for TV and New Media, 3rd Edition

by Cathrine Kellison, Dustin Morrow, Kacey Morrow
February 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
391 pages
15h 37m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 4

Connecting the Dots: Breakdowns, Budgets, and Finance

The TV business … is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

I.  Break Down the Idea

Budgeting is almost every producer’s nightmare. Mistakes get made, blame gets tossed around. Making a budget for your project obligates you to predict the future. It requires you to examine each aspect of your project, give it a face, and assign it job descriptions and a set of parameters. Without a realistic budget, your project faces confusion and failure. Budgeting can be daunting, ...

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ISBN: 9780240818979