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Title	Timetable: Overseas Location
Date	4 February 2005
Category	Production auditing

Timetable: Overseas Location

KEY STAGES - TV OVERSEAS LOCATION

The recommended tables are attached for shooting 3 different types of commercials i.e. Overseas, UK Location and UK Studio and are taken from the Producing Advertising Commercials report.

Although there is likely to be some variations against these ideals, they act as a useful guideline and if followed would result in better cost control.

Timetable: Overseas Location
STAGE	TIME	WHO
Pre Production (15-17 weeks)
Creative brief to Agency with "ballpark"cost	Start	Client/Agency
Present concept/proposed script to client	8-10 weeks	Agency
Client approval of script/"ballpark" estimate	1 week	Client/*CST
Research, if required	3 weeks	Client
Client revisions	1 week	Client
BACC Clearance of script/storyboard	1 week	Agency
Production (up to 20 weeks)
Formal Approval to proceed	1 week	Client
Select Director(s) reels to Client	1 week	All
Script meetings with Production Company	1week	Agency
Production Company Estimate to Agency	1 week	Agency
CST to conduct audit	1 week	*CST
Recce costs paid		Client
Recce	2 weeks	Prod
Client/Agency approve location	1 week	Client/Agency
Final Estimate submitted and approved	1 week	Prod/Agency
Approve contract - 1^st 50% invoiced		Client/Agency
Casting	1 week	Prod/Agency
Pre Production meeting		All
1^st 50% paid		Client/Agency
Shoot	1 week	All
Post Production	Variable	Agency
Directors Cut		Prod/Agency
Agency Cut		Agency
Voice Over/Music etc		Agency
Agency Approval		Agency
Client approval	1 week	Client
Video finish		Agency
BACC approval	1 week	Agency
Production Company paid 2^nd 50%		Client/Agency
Videos for Sales		Agency/Client
Play-out to stations	1week	Agency
Transmission		Agency
Reconciliation of costs	after	Agency/*CST