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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Sample Budget for $40M movie

Recently I was reading another book on movie and money (was the title Movie Money - I dont quite remember now) but I found this sample budget in it and thought this might be usefuls for budding movie makers out there. (Sorry I cant rember the correct title of the book and hence couldnt five the right credit)

Budget for a $40M film

Above the line
Story $300,000.00
Scenario $1,450,000.00
Producer $1,000,000.00
Director $3,300,000.00
Principle Cast $11,670,000.00
Supporting Cast $950,000.00
Stunts $65,000.00
Fringe Benefits $800,000.00
Travel & Living $720,000.00
Above the line total $20,255,000.00

Below the line
Production
Extras/Stand-ins $530,000.00
Production Staff $980,000.00
Art Department $580,000.00
Camera $950,000.00
Set Construction $1,750,000.00
Miniatures $760,000.00
Set Operations $850,000.00
Electrical $720,000.00
Special Effects $180,000.00
Set Dressing $660,000.00
Props $290,000.00
Action Props $80,000.00
Wardrobe $520,000.00
Makeup & Hair $340,000.00
Production Sound $230,000.00
Transportatoin $1,400,000.00
Location Expense $1,700,000.00
process Photography $550,000.00
Production Dailies $350,000.00
Below the line travel $710,000.00
Fringes $2,100,000.00
Tests $60,000.00
Facilities Fees $170,000.00
Production total $16,460,000.00
Post Production
Editing $500,000.00
Music $1,300,000.00
Post production sound $430,000.00
Stock shots $25,000.00
Titles $55,000.00
Opticals, mattes, inserts $55,000.00
Laboratory processing $240,000.00
Fringe benefits $80,000.00
Post production total $2,685,000.00

Other direct costs
Administrative expenses $260,000.00
Insurance $200,000.00
Publicity $120,000.00
Fringe benefits $20,000.00
Other direct costs total $600,000.00

Below the line total $19,745,000.00

Total budget $40,000,000.00

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Movie Money & Hollywood Economist Revisited

I found Edward Jay Epstein's home page. He has posted lots of articles! Check them out...
Also here is another link and of course this one that I thought might be useful to tuck in here...