Chapter 16
Money Train: Budgeting Your Film
In This Chapter
• Above the line and below the line expenses
• How to put together a budget
• The usual most expensive budget items
• Last-minute and incidental expenses
• Tips for keeping good records
• Working within your shooting budget
All fundraising efforts—whether telethons or door-to-door collections—have a goal, an amount of money the person or organization needs to raise. Can they get by on less? Probably. Would they like to raise more? Absolutely. But having a tangible amount, a realistic assessment of how much money they need, helps motivate and focus their efforts. You’ll set a dollar-amount goal for your film as well.
While having an overall financial goal will help you get started with some ...
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