BUDGET FOR OUR FILM

For our film sequence, we have a budget of about £1200. It is important we think about how to spend this money so that the film is as good as possible.

The scripts/storyline will not cost that much as we have thought of the storyline ourselves. All we had to do for the script was put our ideas onto paper and then re-inact them in the film.

We will have to pay for the use of equipment such as cameras etc. This is likely to be one of the more expensive aspects of film making. We will have to pay for the camera, which we have decided to hire, as it is a cheaper option. This will cost us around £200. This is a cost which is unavoidable, as you cannot create a film without a camera.

Then we had to think about hiring people to act for us in our sequence. Again, without the actors the film could not happen, so it was important we chose the right people. This cost us about £50 per actor, and we had to select a few actors.

Next we had to hire costumes and pay for the make-up of everyone who was acting in the film. This was quite costly as we had to choose good quality costumes. All-in-all this cost us around £400.

The location was not an issue in this particular project because we chose a local area which could be easily accessed. This did not cost us anything.

As with above, transport is not an issue as the set we are using for our sequence is local. However, we need to pay for our actors/crew to stay in hotels whilst we are filming. Because this could prove expensive, we decided to try and shoot the sequence as quick as possible. The cost of our cast and crew staying in a hotel was £350 altogether.

Finally, editing is one of the most important aspects that needs to be considered when budgeting the film. This is going to cost about £200 for the editing program.