Film Budegting

1. Film Budegting Film Budgeting Chevy G. Period 6 Chevy G.

2. Film budgeting is when a line producer, unit production manager or filmmaker prepares a budget for a film production.

3. What do we need? Camera Crew Actors Costumes

4. Location Film Editors Food

5. Needs to be done • ABOVE THE LINE COSTS - In a production budget, the amounts to be spent on "the principal creative elements," such as story and script, producer, director, and lead performers. • BELOW THE LINE COSTS - In a production budget, all the amounts to be spent on the production of the film that are not included in above-the-line costs, including cast (other than leading performers), crew, travel/living expenses, laboratory, legal and accounting fees, insurance, financing expenses, and post-production expenses. • CONTIGENCY - An extra allowance added to the production budget to cover unexpected expenses. The contingency normally is at least 10 percent of the above-the-line and below-the-line expenses to satisfy the completion guarantor.

6. Do it at HOME • Use our own sources such as • Public locations • Friends as actors • B.Y.O.F • Props. (materials that you already have)

7. Things to be AWARE of

9. All is done