Hokkaido — breakdown

Sample Club Inc. and Animagic · generated 2026-09-16 · CAD

1What this is

Come home with IP. At least two shows or films to pitch. A formula, or strong convictions, if the trip yields one.

Sample Club Inc.JarettDirector, second camera, post
AnimagicDavidInvestor, co-creator
AnekdotViktorCinematographer, gear

The three companies are the entities each of us does business through individually. Anekdot services the production.

The outputs, as rings

Aim for the highest-risk output and surround it with hedges. The outermost ring is the easiest and least valuable.

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A show, or a filmHighest risk, highest value. At least two to pitch.
2
A branded-content licenceThis material cut into an ad, in the vein of the Sapporo chef content.
3
Development materialEvery idea the trip produces: theses, a formula, decks.
4
Kissa's social and marketing deliverablesWhat Joël's 20,000 buys. The outermost ring.

Animagic sees the whole range of outputs the excursion produces and has an interest in all of its development material, however many ideas it splits into.

2What went in

Two cash contributions, and two that are not cash, on the same footing.

113,040–117,750Scoped, everything in
40,000Of it, cash
David, cash — 20,000.00Joël Watanabe, Kissa Tanto, cash — 20,000.00Days at 750, deferred — 61,500.00Gear rental, waived — 13,895.00
David, cash, into the Japan excursion as a whole, and every output it produces20,000
Joël Watanabe, Kissa Tanto, cash, for social-media content production for the restaurants20,000
61–62 days Jarett and 20–21 days Viktor at 750, deferred60,750–62,250
Gear the production does not rent, at market12,290–15,500

The cash

David, 20,000Against co-creator status, IP 50/50 with Jarett, 50/50 profit shareInvestment
Joël Watanabe, Kissa Tanto, 20,000Earned by the partnership, invoiced. Agreed with David: the revenue goes into production spend, less the draw.Immediate

Neither amount is receipted yet.

3Where the cash goes

Part of the Kissa Tanto revenue was drawn against day rates and spent on cameras and lenses. The rest is production spend, priced on the evidence behind each line.

Joël Watanabe, Kissa Tanto20,000David20,00040,000Draw, cameras and lenses12,776.05Priced, everything else10,866.71Uncommitted16,357.24
Drawn by Jarett and ViktorFrom the Kissa Tanto revenue, against accruing day rates, spent on cameras and lenses12,776.05

Priced, by evidence

23,643Priced
16,357Uncommitted
Kit and media, committed — 16,354.45Booked — 3,412.23Verified, not booked — 1,123.58A dated read, no checkout — 347.20Estimate only — 2,405.30Uncommitted — 16,357.24
Kit and media, committed16,354.45
Booked3,412.23
Verified, not booked1,123.58
A dated read, no checkout347.20
Estimate only2,405.30

Still being quoted

4The days

One square is one day at 750, half the 1,500 rate card. Every shoot day is a full day. Deferred, not waived.

Jarett61–62 days
Viktor20–21 days
PrepShoot day, confirmedShoot day, accruingPostWrapIf taken

By phase

Development and prepBefore departure · 12 days · Jarett9,000
Prep, gear and the test nightBefore departure, including September 20 · 4 days · Viktor3,000
Vancouver, before departureOne evening, late September · 1 day · Jarett and Viktor1,500
Hokkaido, every day thereOctober 8 to 14, including the flight back to Tokyo · 7 days · Jarett and Viktor10,500
Jason, in Japan accruingFrom October 15, at least seven days · 7 days · Jarett and Viktor10,500
Vancouver, on returnAfter October 25 · 1–2 days · Jarett and Viktor1,500–3,000
Post: edit, colour grade, deliverablesThe chefs and Hokkaido portion; an edit to market to Nikka and Sapporo with; the Kissa deliverables · 30 days · JarettIngest, backup, file management 3 · Selects and story edit 6 · Edit 12 · Colour grade 3 · Social packages 622,500
Wrap, delivery, adminAfter post · 3 days · Jarett2,250
AccruedShoot, prep and wrap 38,250–39,750 · post 22,500 · 121,500–124,500 at rate card 60,750–62,250
Less the draw already taken(12,776.05)
Outstanding, deferred47,973.95–49,473.95

Post: Billed only where there is a commercial client and the budget carries it without strain. The days are needed to deliver either way. Deferred fees cover Jarett's and Viktor's deferred fees, and any deferred fees for David or Animagic people.

5The gear

Market rental the production does not pay, for this trip. Owned, not rented, so the production pays nothing for it.

Two Nikon ZR bodiesViktor holds title · Vistek, about 2,200 a month each4,400
DZOFilm Arcana 1.5x setCo-owned 50/50 after return · Capsule Rentals Tokyo, JPY 60,000–100,000 a day5,400–7,200
CFexpress Type B 2 TB × 2Viktor, owned · Viktor's rate, 80–100 a day each1,440–1,800
NiSi Athena Prime 14 mm and 85 mmViktor, owned · 150 a day on Viktor's 2026-09-14 gear list; 1,050 at seven shooting days, 2,100 at fourteen1,050–2,100
Waived, this trip12,290–15,500

6How it comes back

Discretionary, scenario by scenario. David's 20,000 and the deferred days are the same kind of thing: development contributions. The end result in every scenario is co-ownership of the IP.

The existing material is licensedBranded content, in the vein of the Sapporo chef content. Shape and likelihood unknown.
A healthy budgetEveryone paid in full for the work already done, at full rate. Animagic too, and the 20,000 back.
Not enough openDeliver first, at any cost. How the shortfall is shared is open.
A new production is commissioned
Jarett and Viktor are hired on itThis trip's day rates are a sunk cost. They earn on the new production.
Not hiredThe day rates are paid, either or together, like a buyout.
The new production is a show
Development money is recoupable from its budgetProportional to the work done and not paid for, and flexible with the budget. Getting the show made comes first.
Co-ownership of the IPMay mean co-producers on the show. Directing is a separate role on a proper production, like any other.

Jarett and David, in discussion. Profit share 50/50 Sample Club Inc. and Animagic.