1. Zachary Gadzinski
7-24-14
DIG 3525
Budget for a small movie firm
Title: The Day That Seemed Like Yesterday Length: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
BUDGET SUMMARY:
1) Preproduction Total: $147,450
2) Production Total: $691,740
3) Postproduction Total: $301,000
4) Contingency (10%): $114,019
GRAND TOTAL:
BUDGET BREAKDOWN
Length: 90 minutes (1.5 hrs) Shooting Ratio: Shooting Days: 90
1) Preproduction Breakdown:
Item/Services/Personnel Unit
Price/Rate
Cost:
Advertising(casting) 50,000
Transportation(scouting) 35,000
Photocopying 2500
Audition facility/ equipment 13,000
Hospitality 9000
Legal fees 23,050
Research 2900
Production asst. 9,500
Other 1 1000
Other 2 1500
1) Preproduction Total 147,450
2) Production Breakdown:
Item/Services/Personnel Unit Price/Rate Cost:
SUPPLIES:
$1,254,209

2. SD card for camera 4 32gb $25 100
Video recording media 1 5000
Audio recording media 1 8000
Batteries 3 re 500
Gels and diffusion 8 440
Misc Items/equipment 3000
RENTAL EQUIPMENT:
Camera/lenses 2 3000
Camera support 3 2800
Misc. 1500
Sound recorder 1 500
Misc. audio 800
Lighting 2 sets 250
Grip 3 600
Misc. lighting& grip 800
ART DEPARTMENT:
Set construction/materials 700
Set dressing (rental) 2000
Set dressing (purchase) 4000
Prop (rental) 2500
Prop (purchase) 7000
Wardrobe (rental) 500
Wardrobe (purchase) 900
Wardrobe (cleanup) 650
Hair & Makeup 1000
Special Effects 4 sets 2000
Miscellaneous 800
LOCATION EXPENDITURES:
Location 1 rental 3 months 2400
Location 2 rental 3 months 1800
Studio rental 3 months 3000
Strike and Restitution 1200
Truck/van rental 1 for 4 months 2200
Car rental 3 for 4 months 4800
Parking 150 a month per vehicle 600
Fuel Gas for 4 vehicles 8800
Public Transportation 200 a month per person 4000 for 20 people
Food 5 months 12,000
Phone(s) 10 3000
Insurance 100,000
Location stills 2 dozen 5000
Misc. 800
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director 45,000
Production Manager 42,000

3. Director of Photography 40,000
Asst. camera 60,000
Gaffer 35000
Grips 42000
Location sound mixer 3800
Boom Operator 30000
Prod. Director/ art director 15000
Makeup artist 20000
Talent 1 30000
Talent 2 35000
Talent 3 40000
extras 15000
Production assistant 40000
2) PRODUCTION TOTAL 691,740
3) Post-Production Breakdown:
Item/Services/Personnel Unit Price/Rate Cost:
LAB & FILM EDIT SUPPLIES:
Digital Edit Suite1 1 350
Digital Edit Suite 2 1 400
Media drives 3 390
Other 500
SOUND:
Sound Mix Suite 1 450
Recording Studio rental 2 months 1600
Sound transfer software 1 300
Music License Fees 3000
Sound Effects 1050
Studio (foley/ADR/etc.) 3000
Musicians 4 for 2 months 8000
LAB (for finishing touches):
DI Scanning 3000
Color Grading 6000
Conforming 4500
Optical Effects 1000
Titles 1100
Optical Audio Master 4050
DCDM 3500
DCP 2500
HD Master 4500
MASTERING & DISTRIBUTION:
Mastering Media 1 250
Distribution Media 1 100
DVD/Blu Ray copies 200 75000

4. Packaging 20000
Promotion & fest. fees 50000
Misc. 2000
POST PERSONEL:
Editor 30000
Sound designer/ mixer 25000
Foley/sound engineer 50000
Musicians 4000
3) POSTPRODUCTION TOTAL 301,550