Feature Film Budgeting: A Step-By-Step Manual

By Ken Goldberg

Feature Film Budgeting: A Step-by-Step Manual is a step-by-step guide to film budgeting in the $600k to $6.5 Million range. Be it the film student, Line Producer, 1st Assistant Director, or script writer, all will benefit from the easy-to-follow steps on how to create a film budget. This book walks the reader through how to: - find current and future salary rates for every Hollywood Guild - determine Prep and Wrap periods for all crew members - navigate the Guild contracts for easy understanding - analyze salary rates and how they were arrived at - simplify the application of fringe rates (tax percentages). Additionally, sample budgets are presented to reinforce knowledge gained in each chapter through a comprehensive breakdown. Notably, this manual covers films budgeted in the $600,000 to $6.5 Million range. This allows the reader to focus and excel at those budget levels before moving on to higher budget levels.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BPR7P38D
• ISBN13: 9798765102992
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"