TEMPLATE 1a — WEEKLY SHOOT UPDATE

Principal photography · Weekly cadence · Investor and screen agency reporting

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This is a finished example. It shows Template 1a completed for a fictional film, The Long Dark, in week 4 of a 5-week shoot. All names and figures are illustrative.

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FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CORE

SECTION 1 — Production Header MUST HAVE

Field	Complete before distributing this report
Production company	Long Dark Films Pty Ltd
Film title	The Long Dark
Project number	SNSW-2026-0418
Reporting week	Week 4 of 5
Shoot days remaining	5
Report covers	Monday 22 March to Friday 26 March 2027
Date issued	Friday 26 March 2027
Prepared by	Producer (example) — [email protected]
Distribution list	Harbour Capital; four further private investors; Executive Producers
Screen agency co-financiers	Screen NSW

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AT A GLANCE STATUS PANEL

Not a numbered section. Complete it last, read it first.

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At a Glance

SECTION 2 — Budget Position MUST HAVE

	This week	Last week	Movement
Approved budget	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	–
Actuals to date	$968,300	$742,100	$226,200
Commitments (outstanding)	$246,200	$301,400	($55,200)
Estimate to Complete	$646,700	$811,300	($164,600)
Estimated Final Cost (EFC)	$1,861,200	$1,854,800	$6,400
Contingency remaining	$81,300	$87,700	($6,400)

Variance: EFC $1,861,200 against approved budget $1,850,000 = + $11,200 (0.6% of approved budget) Contingency remaining: $81,300 (4.4% of approved budget)

SECTION 3 — Schedule Position MUST HAVE

Field	Value
Total approved shoot days	25
Shoot days completed this week	5
Shoot days completed to date	20
Scenes completed this week	14
Scenes completed to date	86 of 104
Schedule variance	0.5 days behind
Estimated wrap date	Friday 2 April 2027 against approved wrap date Friday 2 April 2027

SECTION 4 — Drawdown and Finance Position MUST / NICE

Must Have for screen agency co-financed productions · Nice To Have for fully private productions

Sub-table A — Drawdown Status by Funder

Funder	Total committed	Drawn to date (tranches called)	Remaining (tranches remaining)	Next drawdown
Private equity	$650,000	$520,000 ( 4 )	$130,000 ( 1 )	2 April 2027 / $130,000
Screen agency	$400,000	$300,000 ( 3 )	$100,000 ( 1 )	On delivery of rough cut / $100,000
Offset / incentive (est.)	$740,000	Not yet received	$740,000	Expected Q1 2028
Other (bridge, gap)	$60,000	$60,000 ( 1 )	$0 ( 0 )	–

Sub-table B — Incentive Tracker