- " I am impressed with
the complexity and thoroughness of the BoilerPlate templates. The author
has provided a quick and inexpensive way to create a complete and fairly
accurate budget. It is best suited for smaller, less complex projects,
but would be an excellent tool for anyone who isn't ready to spend $499
on the industry standard."
- --Robert Latham Brown
has over 30 years of film production experience, is an adjunct professor
at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and the author of Planning the
Low-Budget Film. Indie Slate Magazine (6/2007)
-
- "Fortunately, there
are some very good film and video production ready-to-use templates
available. One of the best is from BoilerPlate Software, and with a $99
list price, it's a bargain when you count up the number of hours it
saves you. It's as detailed as most users would need, but customizable
as well. The functionality of the top sheet alone makes it worth the
price."
--Frank Capria &
Terence Curren, DV Magazine (9/2004)
-
- "BoilerPlate,
probably the most inexpensive budgeting program out...and the
easiest to learn. The worksheet pages are very detailed...probably
more so than any other program. The cool thing about BoilerPlate
is that the budget is attached to several worksheet lists for
location, props, crew, cast, and equipment. When specific information
is entered into the budget, such as all the different props that
need to be purchased and/or rented for a production, it will
automatically show up on the props list part of the program.
This is a great time-saver, as generating many different lists
for all departments can be very tedious. BoilerPlate also has
Cash Flow worksheets that is attached to each section of the
budget. Money spent can be entered into the properly labeled
Cash Flow Worksheet. This is the closest thing to an actuals
column I have seen in any of the programs. This section is excellent
for fast assessment when on the set."
- --Amanda
Doss, New York-based Producer,
- The
Independent Film & Video Monthly (11/2002)
-
"BoilerPlate provides a
tremendous amount of detail to create an accurate production budget. The
post-production sections are impressive and extensive. There's at least
one budget line for every person you see scroll by the end of your
favorite blockbuster. And BoilerPlate provides quick links to jump to
sections in the workbook. I see no reason why this template wouldn't fit
the needs of small productions houses, commercial shoots, documentaries,
epic features and everything in between."
--Peter Bohush,
NewEnglandFilm.com- Online Magazine & Resource (2001)
"A
very simple and easy-to-use Film/TV
- budgeting
program...The beauty of this
- application
is that you don't have to know
- squat
about accounting to get up and going.
- Once
installed it literally opens up in Excel
- saving
you time and effort creating templates
- for
your production costs. There is even a cash
- flow
report to enable you to see if you've got
- enough
to finish the production. Best of all this
- program
is a fraction of the cost of some other
- budgeting
programs."
- --Diana
Stoneberg Forbes,
- Gadget
Grrl/CBS News, SciTech (10/2000)
-
- "BoilerPlate
is the only program to include
a cash flow report so you can tell when and
how much money
you'll need during each
of the four phases
of your project."
--Robert
M. Goodman,
Independent Film
& Video Review (8/98)
"These programs
are quite flexible
- and
inexpensive."
--P. Reed
McKerrow,
DV-Digital Video Magazine Review (7/98)
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- "I love your BoilerPlate software. It's easy to
- use, it's affordable and simple to
forward by email to my executive producers in France. They are able
- to read it easily, because it's an Excel program, and
- that seems to be one that
people all over the world know how to use...using your program for our
next feature documentary on
big wave surfing (Riding Giants), featuring Laird Hamilton, also directed by Stacy Peralta."
-
"RIDING GIANTS"
was selected as the Opening Night film at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival!
--Agi Orsi,
Producer: "Riding Giants" & "Dogtown and Z-Boys"
(4/2004)
-
- "I just purchased your template for the Excel
spreadsheet on the Mac - it is wonderful and
- simple to use. While many of the pages are non pertinent to
our productions - we produce documentaries, have no casts or stages, etc -
it
- is an easy to use software package. And I like the detail that is
involved in your categories. Categories
- I hadn't thought of
before to include."
--Mike Sodano,
Documentary Producer (4/2003)
-
- "The
template (with features much like Movie Magic's budgeting software)
allowed me to quickly put
- together
a workable budget, as well as make quick updates when the actuals
came in."
- --Thomas
Strodel, Independent Producer/Director,
- "Swimming
with the HD Sharks," Videography (1/2001)
-
- "I
have used the BoilerPlate Film/TV Template with
great success. It is certainly a very complete,
comprehensive and easy to use piece of software. I
would not hesitate for even a micro second in highly
recommending your product to others in the industry."
--Robert
Guertin, Communication Concepts LTD
"BoilerPlate
is a solid product...and for the fraction
of the cost of Movie Magic!"
--Jonathan
Sarno,
Webcinema Founder/Director CNI Cinema
"It's
(BoilerPlate) working great! Thanks a bunch!"
--Walter Remus,
MEVATEC Corp.
"Great program. Nice job."
--Alan J. Levi,
Producer/Director (1/2005)
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