Sample Club Inc. and Animagic · generated 2026-09-16 · CAD
1Goals
Come home with IP. At least two shows or films to pitch. A formula, or strong convictions.
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
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
An ad, with new budgetThis material wins a commissioned ad at a real budget, the way Viktor's crew went from the Ford spec ad to the actual one. Second most valuable.
3
A branded-content licenceThis material cut into an ad, in the vein of the Sapporo chef content.
4
Restaurant deliverablesKissa's social and marketing packages. What Joël's 20,000 buys.
5
Development materialTheses, a formula, decks. No immediate value; can be valuable, total unknown.
Sample Club and Animagic share interest in all development material derived from this production.
2Contributions
Cash invested, labour, and revenue.
Cash invested, David20,000
Revenue, Joël Watanabe, Kissa Tanto20,000
Labour at 750 a day, deferred60,750–62,250
Rental fees saved17,970–25,597
3Our spend
Part of the Kissa Tanto revenue was drawn against day rates and spent on cameras and lenses. The rest is production spend.
Costs WIP
23,643Priced
16,357Uncommitted
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
Travel and medical insurance, two crew, whole journey
Production and equipment insurance, Japan, owned and borrowed gear
ATA carnet issuance and the security bond
Per diems on the shoot days, Oct 8 to 13
Post and delivery, every master
Vancouver before and after the trip
4Schedule and labour
Vancouver, before
Development and prep12 days · Jarett
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Prep, gear and the test night4 days · Viktor
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Pre departure1 day · Jarett and Viktor
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Japan, October 7 to 25
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Hokkaido October 8 to 14, including the flight back to Tokyo · 7 days · Jarett and Viktor
The Physicist From October 15, at least seven days, dates not set · 7 days · Jarett and Viktor
Vancouver, after October 25
Vancouver, on return1–2 days · Jarett and Viktor
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Post: edit, colour grade, deliverables30 days · Jarett
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Ingest, backup, file management 3 · Selects and story edit 6 · Edit 12 · Colour grade 3 · Social packages 6
Wrap, delivery, admin3 days · Jarett
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PrepShoot dayPostWrapIf takenIn Japan, not a shoot day
Jarett 61–62 days · Viktor 20–21 days. One day is 750, half the 1,500 rate card. Deferred, not waived.
By phase
Development and prep9,000
Prep, gear and the test night3,000
Pre departure1,500
Hokkaido10,500
The Physicist10,500
Vancouver, on return1,500–3,000
Post: edit, colour grade, deliverables22,500
Wrap, delivery, admin2,250
AccruedShoot, prep and wrap 38,250–39,750 · post 22,500 · 121,500–124,500 at rate card60,750–62,250
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
Owned, not rented. The production pays no rental fees. Under a healthy budget they are recouped, as the scenarios show.
Two Nikon ZR bodiesViktor holds title · Vistek, about 2,200 a month each; a month covers the shoot4,400
DZOFilm Arcana 1.5x setCo-owned 50/50 after return · Capsule Rentals Tokyo, JPY 60,000–100,000 a day, at 111.58,610–15,247
CFexpress Type B 2 TB × 2Viktor, owned · Viktor's rate, 80–100 a day each2,560–3,400
NiSi Athena Prime 14 mm and 85 mmViktor, owned · 150 a day on Viktor's 2026-09-14 gear list2,400–2,550
Rental fees saved16–17 shoot days17,970–25,597
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.
If
Then
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. The rental fees saved are recouped.
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.