Phases and day rates
Prep, shoot and wrap days
Price crew and gear across prep, shoot and wrap days on one line, use a flat day rate when the job has no phases, and give each production phase its own subtotal that rolls into the budget total.
Yes. A Production Cost Item splits the day count into Prep, Shoot and Wrap and adds them into one line total.
Yes. A General Cost Item carries Amount, Days and Fee only, with no phase split, and the middle column can be switched from days to weeks.
Yes. Give each phase its own Section. Every Section closes with a row repeating its name and total, and all of them roll into the budget Total.









