Netflix's Partner Help Center describes VFX financial reporting in Flow Production Tracking (formerly ShotGrid): Netflix VFX Title Management enters Locked Budget and Cost Report figures, Reporting Parties enter Projected Costs, and the tool shows variance across the three; each vendor has a paymen…

Netflix's Partner Help Center describes VFX financial reporting in Flow Production Tracking (formerly ShotGrid): Netflix VFX Title Management enters Locked Budget and Cost Report figures, Reporting Parties enter Projected Costs, and the tool shows variance across the three; each vendor has a payment schedule in contract currency with milestone percentages that must total 100%, change orders are tracked, and projected tax incentives are entered per vendor with a percentage and optional location [netflix financial reporting]. The Partner Help Center landing page lists categories including Visual Effects, Delivery and Animation; other pages (Gen AI, Production Context) redirect to a script-driven hub that could not be read. Rationale: The article's own wording states the data flow; it is Netflix's vendor process, an upstream description with no independent check. Counterevidence: Specific to Netflix show-side teams and VFX vendors; other studios use other structures. The tutorial's contract-tracker workbook and screens were not opened. Uncertainty: The article carries no date; the tool name changed in April 2024 per the article. Sources: - https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360062185433-Financial-Reporting-Instructions - https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/categories/1500000000702-Visual-Effects - https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us Checked: 2026-10-17

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