Below is a glossary of terms you may come across in using Analytics.
Number | Field Name | Description |
1 | ProdPro ID | Unique production identifier in the ProdPro database. |
2 | Record ID | Secondary unique production identifier in the ProdPro database. |
3 | Principal Photography Start | The date on which principal photography began. All reports and visualizations on the Dashboard are based on principal photography start date. |
4 | Project Title | The name of the production. Code names are tracked separately in ProdPro Pipeline in the |
5 | Genre | The genre of the production. Includes Action, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Daytime Soap, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi / Fantasy, and Thriller. |
6 | Budget Amount | Total actual or estimated production budget. |
7 | Pre-Production Date | The estimated date on which pre-production began. |
8 | Production Status | The current status of the production. For more information on how we define Production Status, see our documentation here. |
9 | Primary Production Company | The production company most heavily involved in direct management of production, and often the company who is principally financing the production. Note that Production Services companies (as often used by Amazon Studios) are generally not listed as the Primary Production Company, but will be included as an additional Production Company where associated. |
10 | Season Number | For episodic productions, the season of the series. Pilots have a null value. |
11 | Production Companies | The production companies involved in the production or financing of the project. This includes the Primary Production Company. |
12 | Wrap Date | The date on which principal photography completed. |
13 | Episode Count | For episodic productions, the number of episodes. Pilots have one episode. |
14 | Parent Studio | The parent company (if any) of the Primary Production Company. For the major and mini-major studios, we use a two-tiered hierarchy to contain studio divisions within their parent company. |
15 | Studio Lot | The studio lot/stage facility at which the production filmed. |
16 | Episodic/Feature | Episodics include broadcast and streaming series and pilots. Features include feature-length films and TV movies. |
17 | Publish Date | The date on which the production was published to ProdPro. |
18 | Distributor | For episodics and TV movies, the network or streamer on which the production originally aired. For features, the distribution company. |
19 | Show Type | Episodic productions are classified as Series, Limited Series, Mini-Series, or Pilots. Feature productions are classified as Features or TV Movies. |
20 | Release Date | The date on which the production first aired (episodics) or was widely released (features). |
21 | Budget Tier | Each production is assigned a budget tier. See below for more details on budget tiers and corresponding budget ratings. |
22 | # of Filming Weeks | The number of weeks of the principal photography period. |
23 | Weekly Production Spend | The amount of estimated production spend on a weekly basis, spread evenly across the principal photography period. |
24 | City | The city in which the production was filmed. A single production can have multiple filming locations. Estimated production budgets are attributed to each filming location. |
25 | State/Province | The state or province in which the production was filmed. A single production can have multiple filming locations. Estimated production budgets are attributed to each filming location. |
26 | Country | The country in which the production was filmed. A single production can have multiple filming locations. Estimated production budgets are attributed to each filming location. |
27 | Region | The region in which the production was filmed. |
28 | Location Budget | The amount of the estimated production budget attributed to the location. |
29 | Location Weekly Spend | The amount of estimated production spend attributed to the location on a weekly basis, spread evenly across the principal photography period. |
30 | Filming Weeks (In Production) | The week of the year during which principal photography took place. |
Estimated Budgets
Aggregate of estimated production budgets. Each production is provided an estimated budget amount, which is then categorized into a budget rating and tier.
Additionally, we estimate budget spend per location. For productions filming in multiple locations, we estimate the portion of spend in each location.
See below the estimated budget ratings and tiers used.
Episodic | Feature |
1 - Under $1M 1 - Under $5M 1 - $5M-$10M 2 - $10M-$20M 2 - $20M-$40M 3 - $40M-$80M 4 - $80M-$100M 4 - $100M-150M 5 - $150M+ | 1 - Under $1M 1 - Under $5M 2 - $5M-$10M 3 - $10M-$20M 3 - $20M-$40M 4 - $40M-$80M 4 - $80M-$100M 5 - $100M-$150M 5 - $150M+ |
For more information on our budget model, see our documentation here.
Aggregations
Count of Unique Productions
The unique count of productions. A single season of an episodic project is defined as one production. Pilots are considered separate productions.
Sum of Total Production Budget
The sum of total production budgets.
Sum of Location Budgets
The sum of total production budgets attributed to the locations.
Sum of Weekly Production Spend
The sum of weekly production budgets.
Sum of Weekly Location Spend
The sum of weekly production budgets attributed to the locations.
If you have any questions on these definitions or Analytics in general, reach out to us via chat or support@prodpro.com.