Monday, January 19, 1998 - Status

With the picture locked down, every day I feel like there's less and less to do on the film, which is kind of sad. Not sad enough for me to not enjoy the free time. It's crazy. This was the first weekend where I found I wasn't running around like a crazy person. There's still plenty to do, but I can actually sit down and concentrate on a specific task now, without worrying about all the other fires raging out of control.

Organized my receipts today. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I still need to go over the credit card statements and my checkbook to make sure I'm not missing anything (which I surely am: Some of the large ticket items, like some lab fees, don't have receipts.) What a relief. The book Film Budgeting by Ralph Singleton proved indispensable. I just used those categories. Next film I have an accountant on the set to take care of the receipts, petty cash, etc. They can put each entry into the right category right away and we can check against the budget as we go. No more of these crumpled, illegible, greasy receipts either: If a person wants to be reimbursed they need to provide a clean, legible receipt that states clearly what it's for.

Okay, so tomorrow, I need to:

To Do List

• Call Sean and see how the music's doing
• Schedule time with Zachary, either Tuesday or Wednesday
• Call Dave and make sure he's happy. Have to send him some money, too.
• Find an accountant
• Check up on the Film Festival scene
• Call the neg cutting place and see about requirements, schedule

Saturday I sat down and started putting ideas about Into The Green onto note cards. As soon as I get some money (maybe when I get my tax return) I'm going to buy myself a PC and some script writing software and have at it. Then I can start preparing a budget.

-George