Each department has a responsibility to the budget and it's up to the Line Producer/UPM to assert that. Here's a sample of what the Line Producer needs to do.

Commitments are recorded and approved as Purchase Orders. The recording of commitmentsis a key element of reporting to the financiers, bond company, etc.

A big part of any film production is the labor costs. Knowing how to estimate the labor cost can be simplified enormously. See these tips.

The Cost Report is a direct extension of the Locked Film Budget. Once the film budget has been approved (i.e.Locked) the Cost Report is the reporting mechanism, using the Film Budget as it's standard.

The workflow of the Production's Cost Report - What it is and why it's so important for Line Producers to know.

Learn the layout of film budgets, getting a better feel for the terminology and understanding of live action film budgets.

Shows the importance of the film budget during the development stage. This is vital to getting your film off the ground.

Learn the organization chart of a typical live action film production. This is from the viewpoint of "Directing the Money" on a film production of any size.

How to zero out the lines of budget without losing the information.