budget

  • How They Did It

How They Did It: I Set a Start Date for My $250,000 Film, September Morning, and Stuck to it No Matter What

“How did you find the money?” That’s the question I’ve gotten most from my fellow indie filmmakers the last couple…

7 years ago
  • Producing

The Tipping Point: How a Bartender Used Take-Home Cash to Self-Fund His $15K Feature

On my last day of film school, my class had a career advisor come in to take a sort of census…

7 years ago
  • Producing
  • Winter 2017

Can an Algorithm Really Produce a Useful Movie Budget? Film Budgeteers More or Less Hits the Target

A new online app that promises to create a budget for your independent film in a few easy steps based…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: How to Gauge Your Screenplay’s Budget While Writing It

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “I’m a…

8 years ago
  • Distribution
  • Fall 2014
  • Producing

Horror Stories: Examining the Business of Genre Filmmaking

A decade ago, the primary focus of independent horror moviemakers was making a good horror movie, knowing that if they…

10 years ago
  • Producing

She’s Just Not That Into You: Lessons Before You Make A Deal With SAG

This Wisdom Wednesday, producer Randy Bobbitt (It's Gawd) shares invaluable lessons he's learned about the SAG signatory process. Engaging SAG…

10 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned: Chris Weitz’s Golden Rules of Filmmaking

This week, our Things I've Learned come from the Hollywood jack-of-all-trades that is Chris Weitz. The consummate professional reminds fellow moviemakers…

11 years ago
  • Blog - Grassroots Moviemaker

Grassroots Moviemaker: The Five Stages of Budget Grief

At some point in our moviemaking lives we’re all going to face the loss of something very dear to us.…

15 years ago