ABSTRACT
Budgeting is natural to desire as much artistic and technical variety in a film as possible. Actors of all ages and sizes and abilities, helicopter and underwater shots, stunts, puppets, animatronics, celebrities, miniatures, pyrotechnics, crane shots, a 78-piece marching band. Low budgets pose a challenge to natural artistic inclinations. With this information, create a version of the budget with the top two requests of the Director and department heads and have a meeting with directors' team to discuss possible strategies to fulfill such wishes. Preproduction time is relatively cheap compared to shoot time, so take advantage of it by organizing and analyzing the shoot with directors' team to find potential time savings. A timeline, whether online, in Excel, scheduling software, or on paper, is a great way to keep duties top of mind. The collaborative nature of filmmaking sometimes creates conflict, particularly on small budget indie films where crew and cast may be responsible for multiple duties.
