filmmaking with an edge - an insider guide to steps of making a movie
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A LOOK INSIDE THE GUIDEBUDGET • Calculate budget and how much money you need to make the movie • Include and draw schedule • Financiers respond best to a line-item budgets, rather than a request for a general dollar amount
• Break down the script to determine how many shooting days, cast and crew requirements, production design, camera and lighting equipment needs, postproduction expenses, etc.
• Vendors, cast, crew members, locations budget aspects • Have starting point budget to present to potential investors
BUDGET TIPS THAT SAVE MONEY
• Budget busters - shooting days, script page count and number of locations • Elaborate shots take time to set up, keep it KISS • SFX and special makeup take extra time • Avoid filming at night or children • Get actors that want to work for credit • Avoid special effects • Direct yourself • Use simple camera setups and small lighting kit
A LOOK INSIDE THE GUIDEBUDGET LOW BUDGET SAMPLE OF DISTRIBUTABLE MOVIE
Producer, writer, director……….0 (probably you) Director of Photography.……….350/day Grips (2) at $150 each………… 300/day Boom Operator…………………150/day Total guerrilla crew……………800
THE BUSINESS PLAN
• The blueprint to the production and venture also called the package • Have your attorney take a look at it to make sure it is within SEC compliance if
you’re using it to raise money. • At minimum it should include:
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