We
appreciate that charities often work to a shoe string and in many cases
we are able to negotiate discounts.
The
main cost of the budget will cover crew rates and equipment, transport
and accommodation, and materials. In addition to the direct cost of the
production, an allowance is added for unforeseen contingencies, and then
a mark-up for our company overheads is added (the so-called production
fee).
Within
the industry, this fee can vary from 15% to over 300% - as we are
working with charities, we are determined to keep our fee down to 7%.