Budgeting Films on Sunday



Although I may not be as triumphant as this guy, I'm still as happy that I went through three film production budgets today. Currently I find myself chiseling through two short film budgets, one a drama and the other a graphic novel. The bigger one is a documentary feature, which is skewed different from the short narrative productions for obvious reasons. Each one is challenging but interesting because you can start seeing possibilities come together. A script is important to keep the story and vision intact, but without a budget and schedule it is just another form of text. This is an ongoing challenge, but at least they've been started. 

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