The following are considered to be preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works:
1° Sums paid by production companies in return for options or assignments relating to the literary and artistic property rights of authors, including, where applicable, the authors of the original work;
2° Salaries and remuneration of personnel hired for preparatory work;
3° Location scouting costs;
4° For works belonging to the animation genre:
a) Expenditure on the design, development and modelling of characters and sets;
b) Expenditure on creating the storyboard and setting up the sets and animation;
c) Expenditure on producing mock-ups and media intended to present the initial visual and sound elements of a project with a view to validating the artistic and technical aspects and seeking funding.