{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond The Budget","title":"What Running Production Finance on ‘Ted Lasso’ Actually Looks Like","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1618,"description":"Thirty years in freelance production finance, and she's never once been out of work. Ann-Marie Fitzgerald has been the production controller on some of the most recognized productions in the world. \nIn this episode of Beyond the Budget, she sits down with Bishop Porter to discuss exactly what that career looks like up close. They cover the differences between a production accountant, a financial controller, and a production controller. Ann-Marie shares why television can be even more complex than film, how digital tools have transformed workflows, and why reading scripts is just as important as reading budgets.\nKey insights from this episode:The three levels of production finance and what each one owns How to build an accounts team that can handle anythingHow DPO and PSL integration speeds up cost reporting\nChapters:\n(00:00) Meet Ann-Marie\n(04:23) Working on “Ted Lasso” \n(10:59) Building and teaching your team\n(12:24) Going all-in on DPO and PSL integration\n(21:43) What makes a chaotic production run smoother\n(22:52) What the numbers tell you about people\nFollow us on our socials:\nLearn more on https://castandcrew.com/\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/CastCrew\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/castandcrewllc/\nLinkedIn: https:/linkedin.com/company/castcrew/\nX: 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}