FREE Film Budget Template for Video ProductionLooking for a film budget template for your next film production? Take your production to the next level by creating a professional shooting schedule online using StudioBinder.Made with Google DriveIncludes top sheet summary and color-coded sheets to get granular with your film production expensesStudioBinder's Film Budget Template. Click to enlarge. Learn about budgeting tips hereA film budget template tailored to fit your needsThis print-friendly film budget template provides all the robustness you're looking for in a budgeting template. Works perfectly for budgeting out short films, features, commercials, music video, and more.Film Budget Template Includes:Best Practices…
Most filmmakers I know have tried and failed at crowdfunding. I failed, too, on my first attempt. But every time I researched shot film funding, crowdfunding was one of the first recommendations. It has become a ubiquitous film funding technique.So, I tried crowdfunding again. I studied successful crowdfunding campaigns and took courses on strategy. Ultimately I raised over $18,500 in short film funding for “The Pirate Captain Toledano.” Crowdfunding can be an incredibly powerful film funding tool - if you do it right.Here are some of the most important things I learned from my crowdfunding campaign. These are strategies and…
Working with talent used to fill me with dread. Celebrity talent was even worse. Dealing with handlers, agents, lawyers and even personal assistants can try any producer’s patience. But it’s part of the business. If you want to make movies you have to learn to work with demanding celebrities.Continue reading Working With Celebrity Talent: How I Learned To Respect the Kardashians
Filmmaking by its very nature is very counteractive toward sustainability. Sets and props are temporarily built, special effects cause chaos, and don't get us started on plastic water bottles. But green film production is not a myth. Being sustainable with your productions may seem like a daunting task, but with the right steps, it’s very much achievable and benefit your film in ways you didn’t otherwise know.Continue reading 13 Steps Towards Green Film Production We Can All Take
If you want to know how to make a successful short film, stop and consider a few words on fiscal responsibility. Even if you have an award winning short film script, and a short film budget some features would drool over, you could see it all fall apart. This is why knowing about every financial aspect of your short film is key.Every line producer or indie filmmaker needs to know how to handle the financial aspects of short filmmaking. This includes what you need to have in place so that the budget is well-managed at the start of pre production.…
