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Your First Budget

TL;DR — Open the Budget tab and departments auto-seed on first visit. Add line items with quantities, costs, and multipliers to build your budget.

Opening the Budget Tab

  1. 1 Open your project and click the Budget tab.
  2. 2 On first visit, 22 default departments are automatically created (numbered 100–510).
  3. 3 Each department is an expandable row showing its subtotal. The grand total appears at the bottom.

The Line Item Formula

Every line item calculates its total using:

quantity × unit cost × multiplier × (1 + allowance%)

For example, 3 camera operators at $600/day for 10 shoot days with a 5% contingency allowance: 3 × $600 × 10 × 1.05 = $18,900.

Adding Your First Line Item

  1. 1 Click on a department to expand it.
  2. 2 Click Add Line Item.
  3. 3 Enter a description, quantity, unit cost, and unit type (day, flat, or hour).
  4. 4 Set a multiplier (e.g. shoot days) and optional allowance percentage.
  5. 5 The line total updates instantly and rolls up into the department subtotal and grand total.