Budget Reviews & Full Budget Builds

  • Budget Gut Check

    Review an existing budget

    Best for
    A focused professional review of one primary creative document and one existing budget or schedule.

    What you receive
    Written red flags and priority decisions, plus a 60 minute review call.

    Timing
    Within five business days after complete materials.

    Fee
    Starting at $495.

    Projects with extensive materials, multiple budget versions, complicated schedules, advanced financing requirements, or substantial production complexity will be reviewed and scoped before work begins.

  • Budget Review & Production Plan

    Review an existing budget

    Best for
    A deeper review connecting creative requirements, budget assumptions, schedule, and production feasibility.

    What you receive
    Analysis of hidden costs, a revised top sheet or range as scoped, and a practical production roadmap.

    Two working sessions, a decision list, and clear next steps for moving forward.

    Fee
    Projects typically begin at $2,000.

  • Full Budget Build & Production Roadmap

    Build a new budget

    Best for
    A project that needs a detailed professional budget and production planning process built around its creative and production requirements.

    What you receive
    A detailed budget and production roadmap built around the creative, schedule, crew, locations, vendors, payroll, insurance, post, and delivery requirements of the project.

    Fee
    Custom scope. Common engagements range from $5,000 to $15,000 or more.

Additional Consulting Services

  • Production Consulting and Ongoing Support

    Additional support

    Best for
    Projects that need ongoing production consulting, line producing, unit production management (UPM), production management support, or an experienced production advisor who can stay involved as the work develops.

    Scope and fee
    These engagements are scoped around the project, schedule, team, and level of responsibility. Custom scope. Submit your project and I will recommend the most useful structure.

  • AI Prompting and Production Workflow Consulting

    AI tools can help creators and production teams move faster, but only when the prompts, source materials, review process, and human decisions are structured well.

    I provide practical consultation on using AI for production planning, budgeting support, scheduling, research, documentation, and repeatable production workflows.

    Support may include reviewing and improving existing prompts, building reusable prompt frameworks, organizing project context, developing team workflows, and identifying where AI is useful and where experienced production judgment still needs to lead.

    The goal is not to automate judgment. It is to reduce unnecessary administrative work and help the team make better decisions.

    Custom scope. Available as a focused consultation, workflow review, or team session.