a SPECTIV appThe production budget
Eyes on every dollar.
Build the budget, track what’s spent against every line, and — when your show runs on CrewCall — crew timecards land in it the day they’re turned in.
- The commercial bid (A–O) or a Feature / TV budget, ready to fill
- Estimate against actual on every line — over budget shows in red
- Crew timecards from CrewCall, priced with overtime
- Out to Excel, laid out the way a bid is read
No account to set up — the link we email you is your sign-in.
Know where every dollar stands.
The top of every budget says what it is, what’s gone and what’s left — and each section says the same, so the line that’s running over finds you.
- APre-production crew$18,400$3,150
- BShooting crew$62,300$20,400
- DLocation & travel$12,750$1,350 over
Everything a production budget needs
Commercial or feature, built in
Start from the standard A–O commercial bid — numbered lines, overtime, insurance and production fee — or a Feature / TV budget: the long-form chart of accounts, globals for the schedule, named fringes.
Estimate against actual
Log what’s spent against each line as it happens. Every line, section and the bottom line show what’s left — and what’s over, in red.
Timecards from CrewCall
Link your CrewCall show and crew can send their timecard hours straight into the budget. Each day lands on that person’s line, priced at their rate with overtime.
Out to Excel, ready to send
Export the top sheet, the detail and every receipt as a spreadsheet laid out the way agencies and business managers read a bid — with live formulas.
Up and running in a minute
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Start it
Name the production and pick the commercial bid or a Feature / TV budget. It opens straight away.
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Fill it in
Type rates and days into the lines you use. Totals, overtime, insurance, fee and fringes add themselves up.
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Track it
Log what’s spent against each line — or let crew timecards arrive from CrewCall — and watch what’s left.