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John Gaskin 
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With 20 years in the motion picture industry, John Gaskin
has learned a thing or two about managing production budgets
and cost reports for the motion picture industry.
As one of the most sought after Film Production Auditors
in the industry, John has managed over 40 major film productions
all over the world. Having managed almost a billion dollars
in production budgets, John is well known for bringing trustworthiness
and a calm attitude to a very hot topic - money in film production.
John has worked with some of the industries top professionals,
including academy award winning producer Ron Howard, Brian
Grazer, Frank Oz, etc.
Some of his film credits include: Confessions of a Dangerous
Mind, Shall We Dance, Undercover Brother, Dark Water, Housesitter,
Parenthood, etc.
Early on in his career, John saw that exposure to Film Budgets
and Cost Reports (the primary "Report Card" during
film production) was limited to only experienced Producers,
Production Managers and Accountants. Additionally, there just
wasn't any written material to learn more about Cost Reporting,
and very few tips about Budgeting that weren't written for
the budget technicians.
A pivotal point in John's career was a meeting he had with
Ron Howard in 1993 in NYC. Ron asked a question he couldn't
answer. It was then John realized the need for a simple text
that cut through the overly complicated field of production
budget management in the industry. John then sat down to write
a simple book that anyone could use to understand and gain
control of their production budgets and presentation of costs
in the best light.
The overall aim of John's book is to help creative people,
great and small, more easily attain their artistic visions.
It is John's premise that by understanding the basics of film
production money, you will graduate to a new level of control
over your career.
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Here's a summarized version of John's resume in film
production:
EXPERIENCE AS PRODUCTION AUDITOR
THE LAST KISS
Feature Film, Feb/05 to Aug/05 LAKE SHORE ENTERTAINMENT
(Produced and written by the same company and writer who produced/wrote
"Million Dollar Baby")
FLIGHT PLAN Berlin Portion Only of
a Feature Film, Nov/04 to Jan/05 DISNEY
Starring Jodie Foster
GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED Feature Film,
May/04 to Nov/04 DISNEY
Starring Shia Labeouf, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter (Shot
in Montreal)
DARK WATER Feature Film, Oct/03 to
May/04 DISNEY
Directed by Walter Salles,Starring Jennifer Connelly, Petet
Postlethwaite, Tim Roth (Shot in Tor & NY)
SHALL WE DANCE Feature Film, May/03
to Oct/03 MIRAMAX
Starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez, Shot in Winnipeg
and Chicago
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Feature Film, Dec.1/03
to May 1/03 VISUAL BIBLE INT'L
Shot in Spain and Toronto
OPEN RANGE Feature Film, May 6/02 -
Oct. 7/02 DISNEY/COBALT
Starring Robert Duval, Annette Bening, Kevin Costner (Shot
in Calgary, Alberta)
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND Feature
Film, Oct. 6/01 - April 30/02 MIRAMAX
Starring Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Drew Barrymore, Julia
Roberts (Shot in Montreal, LA, Mexico)
UNDERCOVER BROTHER Feature Film, Jan.15/01
- July 21/01 UNIVERSAL
Starring Eddie Griffin, Denise Richards, Billy Dee Williams
(Shot in Toronto)
EXIT WOUNDS Feature Film, May/00 -
Jan 12/01 WARNER BROS
Starring Steven Seagal and DMX (Shot in Toronto and Calgary)
BATTLEFIELD EARTH Feature Film, April/99
- Dec/99 INDEPENDENT
Starring John Travolta (Shot in Montreal, Canada)
ISN'T SHE GREAT - Feature Film, Mar/98
- Sept/98 UNIVERSAL/Lobell-Bergman
Starring Bette Midler, Nathan Lane (Shot in Montreal and New
York)
ONE TRUE THING - Feature Film Aug/97
- Feb/98 UNIVERSAL
Starring Meryl Streep, William Hurt, Rene Zellweger (Shot
in New York area.)
FOR RICHER OR POORER- Feature Film
Jan/97- Aug/97 UNIVERSAL
Produced by The Bubblefactory (Syd Sheinberg), starring Tim
Allen/KirstieAlley
Shot on location in Baltimore and New York City.
A SIMPLE WISH - Feature Film April/96
- Dec/96 UNIVERSAL/BUBBLE FACTORY
Starring Martin Short/Kathleen Turner (Shot in Toronto, New
York, Oklahoma)
FOREVER KNIGHT - Series 3 TV Series,
USA Network June/95-Mar/96 PARAGON/TRISTAR
22 One - Hour Episodes
UNDER THE PIANO - MOW, CBC. April/95
- June/95 SULLIVAN ENTERTAINMENT
MOW for TV Movie, Dir. By Kevin Sullivan, starrring Amanda
Plummer and Megan Follows
UNDER FIRE Pilot Feb/95 - April/95
COLUMBIA TV
Shot in New York City
FRIENDS AT LAST - MOW Dec/94 - Feb/95
TRISTAR TV
A MOW Starring Kathleen Turner. I oversaw it at the request
of my Financial Contacts at Tristar.
FOREVER KNIGHT Series 2 Late TV, Synd'd
Feb/94 - Feb/95 PARAGON/TRISTAR
Twenty-Six One-Hour Episodes
EDUCATING MATT WATERS TV Pilot, CBS
Nov/94 - Jan /95 TRISTAR TV
( I was asked to Key this Pilot concurrent with the Forever
Knight Series) Starring Montel Williams
CRADLE TO GRAVE MOW NBC Nov/93 - Feb/94
ALEXANDER/ENRIGHT
THE PAPER Feature Film April/93 - Nov/93
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Starring Michael Keaton, Glen Close.
Directed by Ron Howard, Shot on Location in New York City.
BODYGUARDS 1 Hr. Pilot, ABC Feb/93
- April/93 TRISTAR TV
COLD SWEAT Feature Film (Low budget)
Jan/93 - Mar/93 NORSTAR ENTER'T
FOREVER KNIGHT - Series 1 Late TV,
CBS Feb/92 - Jan/93 PARAGON/TRISTAR
22 One - Hour Episodes
HOUSESITTER Feature Film May/91 - Dec/91
UNIVERSAL/IMAGINE
Starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn; Directed by Frank Oz.
Shot on Location in Boston, Mass.
BLACK STALLION 26 Eps. Series #1 June/90
- Mar/91 ALLIANCE/FAMILY CHANNEL
Starring Mickey Rooney, Prep/Wrap/19 Eps. On Location in Vancouver;
then, 9 Eps. In France
MORTAL THOUGHTS Feature Film Jan/90
- May/90 COLUMBIA "PICKUP"
Starring Demi Moore; Directed by Alan Rudolph. Shot on Location
in Hoboken/Newark, New Jersey
PARENTHOOD Feature Film Jan/89 - April/89
UNIVERSAL/IMAGINE
Starring Steve Martin; Directed by Ron Howard, Shot on Location
in Universal Studios Florida, Orlando
THE LAST KISS Feature Film (Low Budget)
Sept/89 - Jan/90 NORSTAR ENTER'T
TERMINI STATION Feature Film Oct/88
- Dec/88 An ALAN KING PRODN
THE BRAIN Feature Film Nov/87 - Jan/88
TONY KRAMREITHER PROD
EXPERIENCE AS AN ACCOUNTANT
THE FRESHMAN Feature Film May/89 - Sept/89 TRISTAR/COLUMBIA
DREAM TEAM Feature Film May/88 - Sept/88
UNIVERSAL/IMAGINE
Starring Michael Keaton, and Christopher Lloyd
FIERCE DREAMS OF JACKIE WATSON MOW
Aug/87 - Nov/87 NBC 2HR MOWT
DEAD RINGER Feature Film Jan/88 - April/88
DAVID CRONENBERG PROD
Starring Jeremy Irons & Genevieve Bujold, UPM - Gabriella
Martinelli
HOT PAINT MOW May/87 - July/87 CBS
MOW
MARIAH STATE ABC 6 Episodes Jan/87
- May/87 ABC EPISODIC
PILOT - MARIAH STATE ABC Nov/86 - Dec/86
ABC PILOT
ADDERLY Prep + 1st 11 Episodes June
/86 - Nov/86 CBS EPISODIC
EXECUTION OF RAYMOND GRAHAM MOW Nov/85
- Jan/86 CBS MOW
OUTSIDE OF THE FILM BUSINESS
Corporate experience, supervising as many as 15 employees.
Accredited Accounting Degree; University Degree in Engineering.
PERSONAL
Married with 4 children, aged 23, 22, 17 & 10 As at April
/2005
Birth date: Oct 29th, l949
Height 5'8" 158 lbs.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1983 to 1985 - Independent Accountant. Procured and performed
independent accounting assignments, as well as, developing
a clientele of tax and bookkeeping clients My primary forte
was the installation of microcomputer accounting systems.
1978 - 1983 - Chief Accountant, Sterling Trust Corp
Supervised as many as 15 employees. Coord. the prep of Financial
Statistics and all Fund Accounting. Special assignments.
1976 to 1978 - Supervisor of Internal Audits, Supervised 5
Internal Auditors.
1975 -to 1976 - Management Accountant, Investigated and prepared
financial reports to City Council.
1974 to 1975 - Student Auditor, Touche Ross and Partners.
Auditing a range of clients, both as a Jr. and a Sr.
EDUCATION
1974 - 1978 Society of Management Accountants. Attained an
accredited accounting designation.
1969 - 1974 University: Dalhousie University Engineering Degree,
Major in Industrial, Minor in Civil.
1967 - 1968 Technical: N.S. Land Survey, Instrumentman, Land
Surveying.
1964 - 1967 High School Queen Elizabeth High, Senior Matriculation
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