Hello, My name is Lisa as you can see with my profile picture. Unfortunately, I have not been as active as I had hoped I would be on this site. I have just currently wrapped up an initial Pilot for our new television series "Can't Go Home" as Producer. You can find us on facebook and twitter https:/...
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Has anyone used Film Budget Pro to get a budget for their screenplay? If so, how was the experience and how accurate / helpful did you find the information?
Hi David, I founded http://FilmBudget.com in 1997 to assist fellow filmmakers in the creation of a finance and camera ready film budget and schedule package. This is critical for investors, distributo...
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Your services sound excellent, but I barely have any money to my name. What avenues are available to me?
Hi Anna! Recently confronted with the task of estimating the budget necessary to produce one of my own screenplays, I started by browsing the websites of WGA and SAG. There you can learn (for absolute...
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I use Movie Magic Budgeting 7. If you can't afford the software you can always pay someone to do a budget for you.
Anyone in the Boston area know of locations that can be easily used as hospital settings--short of actually getting permission to shoot in a hospital?
did you ever find a location?
Not yet. Any suggestions?
check smaller hospitals that possibly have sections closed because of renovations, etc. They are more apt to work with you. Have your media kit ready with all necessary paperwork.
John: in NYC we have big insurance companies (NY Life, Met Life, etc.); all insurance companies have in-house clinics where people can get medical tests before the company will approve them. See if a local insurance firm will give you access after hours.
Thank you both!
What are some financing strategies for music videos? I know I can get some money from the label but who else? I was thinking about attaching sponsors or "brought to you by" spots and leveraging exposure from the festival circuit and press release campaigns as incentive but that's about my only idea. Thoughts?
There's always the standby--Crowdfunding.
I always reach out to potential sponsors.
If the act has a dedicated following, then a little crowdfunding can be good. You can also ticket special events, such as breakfast with the band on the day of the Video Release party, or cameo appear...
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Hello everyone, I am curious as to what others may use for making budgets. I use MMB7 and am very happy with it but have not had the opportunity to try others. What works for you and how timely is it?
I use Movie Magic, but I've worked with line producers that simply use Microsoft Excel. I enjoy that MM does some of the lifting for you as far as tax incentives.
Tony this you tube link gives you an overview of Movie magic http://youtu.be/nen-GojChIc.. it's a great programme.
If you understand budgeting and how to use spreadsheet formulas, you can actually build it in Excel or a Google Docs spreadsheet. That's how I craft my budgets. The trick is starting with a topsheet a...
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You can't go wrong with MM7.
I've got some free budget templates online you can download. Lots of other production forms too: http://yourresumesucks.biz/freebies.html
Check out the book Directing Actors by Judith Westin. Excellent and practical.
Great share, Shannon.
Thank you for sharing.
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Welcome Lisa
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Nice work Lisa! "Can't go home" looks really great!
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Thank You!
Congrats, Lisa! Way to work. Hope to see you in the lounges more often!