October 2013
Beginner
256 pages
7h 49m
English
BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES

Budgets – Friend or Foe?
Ahh, the dreaded budget. The most basic formula for what constitutes a budget is: the number of days it will take to produce the project multiplied by the cost of the staff plus equipment and overheads. A simple formula that can be brewed a multiple of ways for different outcomes. Many a director has succumbed to its pressures while others have allowed the shackles of restraint to have a freeing effect creatively. By now we’ve all heard the story about a young Steven Spielberg getting his second directing opportunity on a low-budget movie about a shark attack on a small beach community. In 1973, ...
Read now
Unlock full access