4-Part Class: How to Budget & Manage a Production

Learn How To Budget and Manage Your Film or TV Project from an Emmy Winning Producer

Get Step-by-Step Practice Assignments to Help You with Your Project!

PLEASE NOTE: Although this exclusive Stage 32 class is no longer live and the teacher is not available on email, we highly encourage you to do any assignments to get the most out of the educational experience.

In this exclusive, on-demand 4-session Stage 32 class you’ll learn how to identify and determine your budget needs and learn tips and tricks to keeping on budget and making the most of each dollar. You’ll find out how to not only plan for each day, but to execute with the end-game in mind. Whether it’s a film festival premiere, distribution with a streaming platform, awards, or a theatrical release, you need to know where you’re going in order to pave the road to success.

A poorly planned film can derail quickly and the budget can balloon out of control. If you don’t have the right tools, resources, and foresight, you’ll end up with a film that can’t be completed.

This class and assignments will help you identify the budget level that’s right for your film, point you to the tools to manage it, and provide you with tips for building relationships and resources to support your efforts. Class take-aways prepare you for creating and managing a company of crew, cast, and stakeholders. You’ll come away from this class with the knowledge to ask the right questions and build a solid plan for your next film.

Sharing this invaluable information for you exclusively through Stage 32 is Allison Vanore, an Emmy Award-winning producer with projects at Amazon Prime, NBC Universal, Canvas Media Studios, Facebook Watch, and more. She produced the six-time Emmy-winning series AFTER FOREVER and directed the follow-up special RILEY'S UNFORGETTABLE SCHOOL PROJECT, for which she was awarded the Television Academy Chairman's Pillar Award for getting the production back to work safely during the pandemic. She also produced the award-winning series DARK/WEB and currently produces digital content for Mattel's doll brands, American Girl and Barbie. She was previously the Head of Production at Canvas Media Studios. 

In this 4-part Stage 32 class, you’ll learn how to take your film from script to screen while mastering each key stage of production. You’ll start by breaking down your script, creating a realistic budget, and avoiding common development mistakes. Then, you'll dive into pre-production, exploring how to set up your production company, hire your crew, and build essential relationships. During production, you’ll discover how to manage your set, make smart financial decisions, and plan for the unexpected. Finally, you’ll learn to budget for post-production, distribution, and even how to create a marketing plan that gets your film red-carpet ready.

Praise for Allison:

"If you want to know how to successfully produce a film or television series... get Allison Vanore. She knows everything about the how, when, and where of producing. She’s the consummate producer on every level." - Kevin Spirtas, Executive Producer/Co-Creator "After Forever" 

"Allison Vanore is a superb example of a great film producer and partner; from bringing a project to life and finding key creative collaborators to making sure a production is run smoothly, on time and on budget. An efficient and gracious leader with tremendous stamina and fortitude."- Alesia Glidewell, Director "Wear it to Win It" /Exec Producer "A Trip to Unicorn Island"