APPROVED ESTIMATES

APPROVED ESTIMATES

If by the time your are handed a job by your EP/DoP, the estimate has already been approved by the client, you’ll find the signed estimate on Dropbox > Job Folder (Job#_Client_Job Name) > 02. Production > 01. Budget > 01. Approved budget

The job will have been created on CIMS and have a unique Creative Blood JOB NUMBER e.g CB12345.

Please use this job number on all communication throughout the job, and ensure that it’s detailed on all supplier invoices, along with the correct job name.

OVERAGES

If when working on the project it looks like the costs are going to change, you must always get written approval of the revised costs from the client before proceeding. This includes:

  • If line items change, and you need to approach the budget differently than originally intended, but not ask for additional funds.

  • If the actual costs look like they are going to exceed the estimated costs.

Under no circumstances should you spend your clients money without their prior written approval.

WORKING BUDGET

Most of the CB budgets are cost plus. Please inform Carrie Heather/Harriet Cauthery about any overages occurring before and during the shoot before submitting them to client.                                                                                              

Overages must be sign off by Agency/Production company’s producer or Brand before additional costs are incurred.

All Working budget version must be filled in the Estimate section of the job folder and named with JobNumber_ JobName_WorkingBudget_V1,V2, etc (Example: CB20949_CHASE BANK_WorkingBudget_V1)