Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film

Overview

This updated third edition guides you through the intricacies of budgeting and scheduling your film and video projects, in an easy-to-understand and accessible way. The book ensures that readers understand the fundamentals of line producing with tips and techniques that apply no matter what kind of scheduling or budgeting software you're using.

Author and Content

Author Paula Landry includes detailed examples of breakdown forms, organizing resources, distribution expenses, and hidden costs, and discusses how to set realistic priorities and find industry and state tax incentives.

Key Topics

Beginning with the basics, the text goes on to explore how to best identify, organize, and budget for the appropriate resources, before considering how to manage the project workflows and anticipate any problems along the way. The new edition includes new case studies, software analyses, and shoot strategies, and is enhanced throughout with different market and budget considerations.

Additional Resources

There is also a downloadable support materials folder, packed full of helpful content and forms available at www.routledge.com/9781032824703.

Intended Audience

This is an ideal resource for aspiring or active producers and directors who want to be confident of approaching their project budgets and schedules in an informed and educated way.