Film Budgets

This is a comprehensive bible to low-budget film production for emerging and professional producers. Structured to guide the listener through production meetings, every aspect of the film-production process is outlined in detail. Invaluable checklists - which begin 12 weeks before shooting and continue through principal (and secondary) photography and postproduction - keep the filmmaker on track and on target. 

Learn the inside thinking behind 23 highly successful, classic, low-budget movies and discover techniques for making a little go a long way. Includes in-depth interviews with screenwriters with such credits as the Academy Award®-nominated films You Can Count on Me, Metropolitan, and Capote - plus such classics as Repo Man, Re-Animator, Paris, Texas, Living in Oblivion, Suburbia, Hester Street, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and Eve’s Bayou.

Most filmmakers know how to make a film. Very few know how to fund one. If you’ve ever asked yourself: How do filmmakers actually raise $50K, $150K, or $500K? Why do investors say no—even when the project is strong? What makes a film “fundable” instead of just interesting? How do you approach investors without sounding inexperienced? This book gives you the real answer. How to Raise Your First $500K for a Film is not about theory, inspiration, or generic advice. It is a practical, step-by-step system designed to help you structure your project so investors can understand it, ...

This manual provides a crash course on the techniques and tricks film industry professionals use to make movies, as well as everything you will need to do from start to finish to make your own feature film. It covers the basics of screenwriting, location scouting, casting, directing actors, lighting, cinematography, audio recording, professional conduct, editing, music scoring and distribution. It's meant to be read in about 60 minutes. Although film school, internships and on the job training are preferable to learn filmmaking, let’s be honest, they cost time and money many of us don’t...

You know how to make a film. You can stretch $10K. You can call in favors. You can shoot on weekends. You can finish a project. But when it comes to raising real money? That’s where everything stalls. If you’ve ever thought: • “How do filmmakers actually raise $2M?” • “Why won’t investors take me seriously?” • “Why do I keep hearing no?” • “Why do I feel intimidated by the money side?” This book was written for you. Most indie filmmakers aren’t stuck because they lack talent. They’re stuck because no one ever taught them how film financing actually works. ...

If the Hollywood implosion does come to fruition then where do aspiring filmmakers go to make a living? This unique survival guide is designed to help über-independent filmmakers navigate the terrain of direct digital distribution. It will show them how to really sell a product online.

When Fast, Cheap & Under Control first hit shelves in 2006, it became the underground handbook for a generation of indie filmmakers. Now, two decades on, this 20th Anniversary Special Edition proves the lessons inside aren't just timeless—they're more essential than ever.

How to Score in Hollywood reveals the secrets to a movie’s success and profitability. Entertainment research expert Kevin Goetz shares how smart, data-driven decisions—from development to release—help filmmakers minimize risks and maximize returns. How to Score in Hollywood reveals the...

How to Make a No-Budget Short Film: A Quick and Easy Guide to Filmmaking on a Shoestring Budget Turn Your Filmmaking Dreams into Reality — Even If You Have $0 to Spend! Are you passionate about making films but overwhelmed by the high cost of production? No film school? No funding? No problem. If you’ve ever said, “I want to make a short film, but I don’t have the money,” this book is for you. Based on the real-life experience of producing the award-nominated short film "LEADING LADY" for just $28, How to Make a No-Budget Short Film is your step-by-step survival guide to getting ...

You don’t need a big budget or Hollywood connections to make films that people want to watch. YouTube has leveled the playing field — and now the world is your audience. Award-winning Nollywood producer Phoenix Ezendu, co-producer of Leading Lady and the viral hit Taken (1M+ views in one week), reveals how to create powerful, low-budget films that thrive on YouTube. From choosing the right stories and casting right to editing for engagement and working with the algorithm, this book gives you a step-by-step roadmap to building a channel, growing loyal fans, and turning views into income....

Discover the fascinating and secretive process of audience testing of Hollywood movies through these firsthand stories from famous filmmakers, studio heads, and stars. Audience-ology takes you to one of the most unknown places in Hollywood—a place where famous directors are reduced to tears...

Kelley Baker is the Angry Filmmaker. But his independent films are not angry - they're honest. He's angry at the state of independent film. For Baker, it's about telling the story, not what actors are starring in it. Here, with all his attitude, is the wisdom of an Angry Filmmaker, gained the hard way, through experience.

REVISED SECOND EDITION. Take the tension, desperation and anxiety characteristic of a thriller film and confine the action to a small space and you have something truly remarkable: the contained thriller. Concentrated, pressurized, however you want to describe them, they have an ability to ratchet up the tension and drama like few films can. The format has been explored by many different directors, including huge names like Hitchcock and Tarantino, oftentimes with spectacular results. Explore this film genre and what makes it tick. It’s one of the most diverse and varied out there, but ...

It’s not enough to have a great reel and be nice to deal with, if the value of the product you are selling or the service you are delivering is not clearly explained to the client. You have to be able to present the prices of your service offerings in a professional manner and overcome clients’ objections ahead of time. The issue of presenting your prices has raised a healthy argument.