{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond The Budget","title":"How Production Accounting Keeps TV Shows Like “Grey's Anatomy” Running","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1796,"description":"A TV show wouldn’t thrive without its dedicated crew, its creative force, and the essential role of production accounting.In this episode of Beyond the Budget, Bishop Porter sits down with Candy Carstensen and Brad Rees, payroll accountants on one of television's longest-running dramas. Together, they pull back the curtain on what it takes to keep the cast and crew paid accurately, week after week, season after season.They discuss the shift from paper timecards to digital workflows, what it was like beta testing Showbiz Budgeting, and the implementation of Hours+ across multiple departments.Key insights from this episode:Behind-the-scenes challenges of production accountingBest practices for managing large-scale production payrollReal-world insights into managing payroll and timecardsChapters:(00:00) Meet Candy and Brad(05:37) The shift to digital workflows(08:39) Managing SAG payroll with Showbiz Budgeting(14:17) “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Westworld,” “True Blood” Quiz (18:01) Getting departments on board with Hours+(23:25) The hardest part of the job(28:35) Driving Sophia Bush in a golf cartFollow us on our socials:Learn more on https://castandcrew.com/Facebook: https://facebook.com/CastCrewInstagram: https://instagram.com/castandcrewllc/LinkedIn: https:/linkedin.com/company/castcrew/X: https://x.com/CastAndCrewNews","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1CCzbbxuDnItP1BNSsdc4F6b1TGBBfjPuolzvT9JOXI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yM2E3/Y2JmNzlmY2NiMDI1/MjgxZWNmZGVkOWVm/YTNmNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}