Beyond The Budget
Beyond The Budget
Podcast Description
Real talk from production accountants about what it takes to keep a project on track. From budgeting to tax incentives, this series shares how the money side of production really works.
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The podcast focuses on essential topics within production accounting, highlighting the dynamic nature of budgeting, scheduling challenges, tax incentives, and adapting to unexpected changes, with episodes like 'Inside the Fast-Paced World of Production Accounting' detailing personal journeys and skills needed in the field.
Real talk from production accountants about what it takes to keep a project on track. From budgeting to tax incentives, this series shares how the money side of production really works.
Thirty years in freelance production finance, and she’s never once been out of work. Ann-Marie Fitzgerald has been the production controller on some of the most recognized productions in the world.
In this episode of Beyond the Budget, she sits down with Bishop Porter to discuss exactly what that career looks like up close. They cover the differences between a production accountant, a financial controller, and a production controller. Ann-Marie shares why television can be even more complex than film, how digital tools have transformed workflows, and why reading scripts is just as important as reading budgets.
Key insights from this episode:
- The three levels of production finance and what each one owns
- How to build an accounts team that can handle anything
- How DPO and PSL integration speeds up cost reporting
Chapters:
(00:00) Meet Ann-Marie
(04:23) Working on “Ted Lasso”
(10:59) Building and teaching your team
(12:24) Going all-in on DPO and PSL integration
(21:43) What makes a chaotic production run smoother
(22:52) What the numbers tell you about people
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