*Please enter in the daily dollar values (in USD) for each of the project ranges.
**The values from AFCI have been defaulted where available.

Estimated Daily Economic Impact by Project Type

ProjectTypeID ProjectTypeName NEW 2008 Range
Low Medium High
1 Commercial 25,000 100,000 150,000
2 Digital / Animation 35,000 85,000 95,000
3 Documentary 15,000 25,000 35,000
4 Feature (Independent) 30,000 50,000 110,000
5 Feature ( Studio) 125,000 260,000
6 Industrial 15,000 25,000 45,000
9 Infomercial 25,000 50,000 75,000
10 Music Video 30,000 65,000 110,000
11 PSA 25,000 50,000 75,000
12 Short 25,000 50,000 75,000
13 Still Photo Shoot 15,000 25,000 35,000
14 Student Project 0 0 0
15 TV Episode 25,000 50,000 75,000
16 TV Miniseries 25,000 50,000 75,000
17 TV Movie / MOW 35,000 75,000 125,000
18 TV News 25,000 50,000 75,000
19 TV Pilot 25,000 50,000 75,000
20 TV Reality 7,500 25,000 80,000
21 TV Segment 25,000 50,000 75,000
22 TV Series 165,000 300,000
23 TV Sports 35,000 60,000 100,000
24 Webisodes 25,000 50,000 75,000
25 Other* 15,000 25,000 35,000

*Other – 2nd Unit, Travel, Educational, Satellite, Foreign Broadcasts, Exercise, etc.

Production Revenue Tracking Guidelines

Direct Spending for On-Location Production – US Dollars

Determining the direct location spending a film or media project brings to an area is an important task. In a perfect world, a commission can ask the producer or production accountant on a project to arrive at an accurate assessment of the actual dollars spent in a given area using the AFCI. However, this information is not always available.

In the event actual reports cannot be secured, the formulas listed here have been recognized by AFCI members from North American film commissions as reasonable guides for calculating the production spending of certain projects. These formulas are based on an analysis of studio & TV network accounting records, independent producers/production managers, commercial production companies, exit reports submitted to film commissions, and generally accepted estimates from film commissioners.

Outside North America, many cities, regions, and nations may have different results, and are encouraged to use this system as a basis for the development of their own unique tracking systems. As with any formula, common sense and prevailing history should be applied. By careful tracking or reports from AFCI members using this system, the Task Force will periodically refine the formulas to increase the acuracy and flexibility for all jurisdictions.

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