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Production Accounting 201

This advanced class is designed to teach concepts and best practices regarding film and television production accounting, all from the minds of production veterans.

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About this Course

Production Accounting 201 This high-level class focuses on advanced techniques related to film and television production accounting workflows and functions. Expect information you can use and not just theory. This course is sourced from real-life experience and best practices forged over decades in the entertainment industry by our team of experts. 

 

Who is this course for? Our course information is curated by industry veterans to equip those looking to get ahead in the production accounting office and climb the ranks to serve as either a First Assistant or Lead Accountant. However, there is a benefit for anyone looking to sharpen their existing skills, see how others get the job done, or expand on experience away from the hectic pace of a production office. What did our consulting team of Production Accountants say about this course? "I wish someone had done this for me." Be ready to take in hard-learned lessons and fine details to set you up for success as a leader on your next show's accounting team. 

Duration - 6 hours and 11 minutes

Covered topics include: 

  • What to Know Before Getting Started
  • Setting up for success in Pre-Production 
  • Managing Production Duties 
  • Catching Your Breath in Post-Production 
  • How to Handle an Audit
  • Wrapping It All Up

   

 

Production Accounting 2016 hr 11 min

  • Production Accounting 201
  • Welcome to the Course 0 hr 1 min
  • Course Overview 0 hr 1 min
  • Before Day One
  • Stories From the Field: Don't Rush 0 hr 2 min
  • Getting a Job, Building a Reputation 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Be Ready to Learn 0 hr 1 min
  • What to Know Before Getting Started 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Before Day One 0 hr 10 min
  • Pre-Production: First Moments as a Production Accountant
  • Meeting with the LP, EIC, and the Calendar 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Department Heads 0 hr 1 min
  • Funding and Assets 0 hr 2 min
  • Insurance, Incentives, and Flow of Information 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Politics 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: First Moments 0 hr 30 min
  • Pre-Production: Setting Up the Office
  • Security and Organization 0 hr 2 min
  • Forms and Processes 0 hr 3 min
  • Stories from the Field: Ask the Tough Questions 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Setting Up the Office 0 hr 20 min
  • Pre-Production: Permits, Location Agreements, Releases, and Parking
  • Permits, Location Agreements, and Parking 0 hr 2 min
  • Releases 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Permits, Location Agreements, Releases, and Parking 0 hr 20 min
  • Production: Shooting Has Begun
  • General Procedures 0 hr 3 min
  • Stories From the Field: Expect the Unexpected 0 hr 1 min
  • Local vs. Distant 0 hr 1 min
  • Petty Cash 0 hr 2 min
  • Catering 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Speak Up for Yourself 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Shooting Has Begun 0 hr 32 min
  • Production: Nuts and Bolts
  • Stories From the Field: Keeping it Professional 0 hr 1 min
  • Insurance During Production 0 hr 1 min
  • Liaising with the Studio 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Discretion 0 hr 2 min
  • Billbacks 0 hr 1 min
  • Reporting 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Not Always Dollars and Cents 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Nuts and Bolts 0 hr 16 min
  • Production Payroll
  • Payroll Overview 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Paycheck Follies 0 hr 1 min
  • Payroll Responsibilities 0 hr 3 min
  • Cast Payroll 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Working with SAG 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Production Payroll 0 hr 20 min
  • Post-Production
  • What to Expect in the Post Phase 0 hr 2 min
  • Self-Audit and Keeping Track 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Post-Production 0 hr 10 min
  • Wrap
  • Closing Out Petty Cash and P-Cards 0 hr 1 min
  • Deposit Refunds 0 hr 1 min
  • What to Expect from a Audit 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: The Audit Hot Seat 0 hr 1 min
  • Archiving Files and Preparing File Inventory 0 hr 1 min
  • Wrap Binder and Final Messaging 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Wrap 0 hr 26 min
  • Certification
  • Martini Shot 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Certification Exam 2 hr 0 min
  • That's a Wrap
  • Congratulations 0 hr 1 min

About this Course

Production Accounting 201 This high-level class focuses on advanced techniques related to film and television production accounting workflows and functions. Expect information you can use and not just theory. This course is sourced from real-life experience and best practices forged over decades in the entertainment industry by our team of experts. 

 

Who is this course for? Our course information is curated by industry veterans to equip those looking to get ahead in the production accounting office and climb the ranks to serve as either a First Assistant or Lead Accountant. However, there is a benefit for anyone looking to sharpen their existing skills, see how others get the job done, or expand on experience away from the hectic pace of a production office. What did our consulting team of Production Accountants say about this course? "I wish someone had done this for me." Be ready to take in hard-learned lessons and fine details to set you up for success as a leader on your next show's accounting team. 

Duration - 6 hours and 11 minutes

Covered topics include: 

  • What to Know Before Getting Started
  • Setting up for success in Pre-Production 
  • Managing Production Duties 
  • Catching Your Breath in Post-Production 
  • How to Handle an Audit
  • Wrapping It All Up

   

 

Production Accounting 2016 hr 11 min

  • Production Accounting 201
  • Welcome to the Course 0 hr 1 min
  • Course Overview 0 hr 1 min
  • Before Day One
  • Stories From the Field: Don't Rush 0 hr 2 min
  • Getting a Job, Building a Reputation 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Be Ready to Learn 0 hr 1 min
  • What to Know Before Getting Started 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Before Day One 0 hr 10 min
  • Pre-Production: First Moments as a Production Accountant
  • Meeting with the LP, EIC, and the Calendar 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Department Heads 0 hr 1 min
  • Funding and Assets 0 hr 2 min
  • Insurance, Incentives, and Flow of Information 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Politics 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: First Moments 0 hr 30 min
  • Pre-Production: Setting Up the Office
  • Security and Organization 0 hr 2 min
  • Forms and Processes 0 hr 3 min
  • Stories from the Field: Ask the Tough Questions 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Setting Up the Office 0 hr 20 min
  • Pre-Production: Permits, Location Agreements, Releases, and Parking
  • Permits, Location Agreements, and Parking 0 hr 2 min
  • Releases 0 hr 2 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Permits, Location Agreements, Releases, and Parking 0 hr 20 min
  • Production: Shooting Has Begun
  • General Procedures 0 hr 3 min
  • Stories From the Field: Expect the Unexpected 0 hr 1 min
  • Local vs. Distant 0 hr 1 min
  • Petty Cash 0 hr 2 min
  • Catering 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Speak Up for Yourself 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Shooting Has Begun 0 hr 32 min
  • Production: Nuts and Bolts
  • Stories From the Field: Keeping it Professional 0 hr 1 min
  • Insurance During Production 0 hr 1 min
  • Liaising with the Studio 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Discretion 0 hr 2 min
  • Billbacks 0 hr 1 min
  • Reporting 0 hr 2 min
  • Stories From the Field: Not Always Dollars and Cents 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Nuts and Bolts 0 hr 16 min
  • Production Payroll
  • Payroll Overview 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Paycheck Follies 0 hr 1 min
  • Payroll Responsibilities 0 hr 3 min
  • Cast Payroll 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: Working with SAG 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Production Payroll 0 hr 20 min
  • Post-Production
  • What to Expect in the Post Phase 0 hr 2 min
  • Self-Audit and Keeping Track 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Post-Production 0 hr 10 min
  • Wrap
  • Closing Out Petty Cash and P-Cards 0 hr 1 min
  • Deposit Refunds 0 hr 1 min
  • What to Expect from a Audit 0 hr 1 min
  • Stories From the Field: The Audit Hot Seat 0 hr 1 min
  • Archiving Files and Preparing File Inventory 0 hr 1 min
  • Wrap Binder and Final Messaging 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Knowledge Check: Wrap 0 hr 26 min
  • Certification
  • Martini Shot 0 hr 1 min
  • PA 201 Certification Exam 2 hr 0 min
  • That's a Wrap
  • Congratulations 0 hr 1 min