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Cameron interviews production accountant Patricia Beaury about the intricacies of production accounting in indie film.

Cameron sits down with Patricia Beaury , a production accountant who has been working in indie film since 2011. Her credits include My Mom Jayne , The Python Hunt , Pee-wee as Himself —winner of both an Emmy and a Peabody Award—and Anora , which won five Academy Awards including Best Picture. Her work spans narrative features and documentaries that have premiered at Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Sundance. Patricia breaks down the real mechanics of production accounting: how cash flow, payroll, cost reporting, documentation, and approvals shape the day-to-day rhythm of a shoot. She shares how her background as a producer and line producer informs the way she reads a budget, spots trouble early, and brings narrative to the numbers so producers can make better decisions in real time. The conversation also gets into the workflows that make productions run more smoothly, from standardized templates and weekly cost report cadence to receipt tracking, P-card envelopes, and audit-ready recordkeeping. Patricia explains why payroll is the most important part of the job, how trust with department heads keeps accounting efficient, and why a strong producer-accounting partnership can make the…

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