Film Budgeteers Budget

Name: Film Budgeteers Budget
SKU: FB-BUDGET
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1 Intro

2 Your Details

3 Budget

4 Director/Writers

5 Producers

6 Customization

7 Principal Cast

8 Supporting Cast

9 Time

10 Checkout

Welcome to the Film Budgeteers Budgeting Engine. We're going to ask you a few questions about your project. And don't worry, they're easy questions. (e.g. How many cast members, writers, and producers, their names (if you want), and your best guess as to how many stunts and visual effects your project requires.)

You can always go back and edit your responses later, or tweak things (Excel version only).
What kind of budget would you like to create?*
- Feature or Short Film
- Series
Either selection will create just one single budget.
If you select SERIES, you'll be able to create either a single budget with a single budget amount that encompasses the entire series or a single budget for just one individual episode (such as a pilot).

Your Details
Your Project Title
Enter the name of the project you're creating a budget for. This will appear at the head of your budget. Feel free to leave this blank if you prefer.
If you're budgeting for a series and would like to enter a specific episode title, no worries! You'll have a chance to do that in a sec.
Preparer's First Name
This name will appear as "PREPARED BY" at the head of the budget, along with the title, director name, budget date, etc.
Preparer's Last Name
Budget Prepared Date

This is the date you'd like to list at the top of budget. As in "Budget Date 4/5/2017." It's not the start date of production for your project.
What email address would you like your budget file(s) emailed to?*

Please make sure this is a working, valid e-mail address and that our email address support@filmbudgeteers.com is not being blocked or marked as spam by your email provider or your email software.

Your Budget Amount
The amount you enter must be no lower than $10,000 and no higher than $300 million ($300,000,000.00)

In this budget, we're going to spend every dollar of the budget amount(s) you enter.
That is, if you enter "25000000" ($25 million) you will be receiving a budget for $25,000,000.00 precisely. Based on questions we'll be asking you as we go along, this exact budget amount (whatever you enter above) will be divided up and allocated into the various categories and line items.
Please don't enter a dollar sign or commas. Only numbers (e.g. 100000 or 1151000, etc.) Whatever you enter will be rounded to the nearest increment of $1,000. If you need a non-rounded budget figure, you can tweak your budget after you receive it. (Excel version only.)
What total amount would you like your budget to be?*
Enter whatever budget you like between 10000 (ten thousand dollars) and 300000000 ($300 million). Do not use dollar signs, commas, or decimal points/periods.
QUICK GUIDE
10000 = $10,000
100000 = $100,000
1000000 = $1 million
10000000 = $10 million
100000000 = $100 million
STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher.
Series Budgeting Preference
How would you like to budget your series?
- OPTION 1: Create SINGLE EPISODE BUDGET
- OPTION 2: Create an OVERALL SERIES BUDGET
Option 1 - SINGLE EPISODE BUDGET (RECOMMENDED) will create a single budget for ONE of your episodes only. Once you receive it, you can use it as your pilot budget, and/or make a duplicate of the file for each episode in your series, so you can tailor each duplicate to your other episodes' needs. (Recommended for most filmmakers, or filmmakers budgeting for a pilot, and/or providing "proof of concept" in a pitch situation.)

Option 2 - OVERALL SERIES BUDGET (For smaller-budget web series, or filmmakers who want to treat their entire series/season as one big project with one single budget.) This will create a single budget total that encompasses the entire series. Additionally, the # of episodes you enter will be divided by the total series budget amount you enter to provide you with an additional item on the topsheet called "Budget Per Episode." (For example, if you select this option, then enter 500000 for your total series budget amount, then enter 10 for your number of episodes, your budget will include the $500,000 total amount as well as a header item that reads "$50,000 per episode"
Your Single Episode Budget Amount
The amount you enter must be no lower than $10,000 and no higher than $300 million ($300,000,000.00)

In this budget, we're going to spend every dollar of the budget amount(s) you enter.
That is, if you enter "25000000" you will be receiving a budget for $25,000,000.00 precisely. Based on questions we'll be asking you as we go along, this exact budget amount (whatever you enter above) will be divided up and allocated into the various categories and line items.
Please don't enter a dollar sign or commas. Only numbers (e.g. 100000 or 1151000, etc.) Whatever you enter will be rounded to the nearest increment of $1,000.If you need a non-rounded budget figure, you can tweak your budget after you receive it. (Excel version only.)
What would you like to budget for your single episode?*
Enter whatever budget you like between 10000 (ten thousand dollars) and 300000000 ($300 million). Do not use dollar signs, commas, or decimal points/periods.

This total represents the entire budget for your entire series. By "entire series" we generally mean one season, not necessarily the entire run of the show across multiple seasons.
STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher in the above budget field.
Enter the episode number of this episode
(OPTIONAL) For example, if this is episode 1, enter "1." Or you can enter "Pilot," or just leave this blank if you want.
Enter the episode title
(OPTIONAL)
Your Overall Series Budget Amount
The amount you enter must be no lower than $10,000 and no higher than $300 million ($300,000,000.00)

In this budget, we're going to spend every dollar of the budget amount(s) you enter.
That is, if you enter "25000000" you will be receiving a budget for $25,000,000.00 precisely. Based on questions we'll be asking you as we go along, this exact budget amount (whatever you enter above) will be divided up and allocated into the various categories and line items.
Please don't enter a dollar sign or commas. Only numbers (e.g. 100000 or 1151000, etc.) Whatever you enter will be rounded to the nearest increment of $1,000.If you need a non-rounded budget figure, you can tweak your budget after you receive it. (Excel version only.)
Quick Guide:
10000 = $10,000
100000 = $100,000
1000000 = $1 million
10000000 = $10 million
100000000 = $100 million
What would you like to budget for your overall total for your series?*
Enter whatever budget you like between 10000 (ten thousand dollars) and 300000000 ($300 million). Do not use dollar signs, commas, or decimal points/periods.

This total represents the entire budget for your entire series. By "entire series" we mean one season, not the entire run of the show across multiple seasons.
STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher in the budget field above.
How many episodes would you like to put that amount towards?*
The number of episodes you enter here will be the amount we divide your budget amount by. This will provide you with a "budget per episode" total which we include on your topsheet along with the budget's overall series budget total.

Director
Director Name
If you don't have a director attached yet, feel free to skip this and we'll leave it blank.
Director
For series, we're not going to enter a director name, as there may be several directors on your series. But don't worry. We will be budgeting for director costs.
Writers
How many writers would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 4.
Maximum 4. If you would like to budget for no writers, enter 0.

Feel free to leave the defaults "Writer 1," "Writer 2," etc. or to enter the names of your writers, which will then appear in your budget. You can list their names alphabetically, or by hierarchy, or however you like.
Writer 1*
Please enter the name of the first writer, or leave as the default "Writer 1."
Writer 2*
Please enter the name of the second writer, or leave as the default "Writer 2."
Writer 3*
Please enter the name of the third writer, or leave as the default "Writer 3."
Writer 4*
Please enter the name of the fourth writer, or leave as the default "Writer 4."

Producers
Your budget will include several line items where Producers come into play. The first will be the Producers Fees line item, in which the titles or names you enter below will be listed. (For example "Bob Smith" or "Executive Producer" or "Associate Producer," etc.)

If you like, you can also just leave them as the defaults that we've set ("Producer 1," "Producer 2," etc.)

In all other instances on your budget where Producers are referred to in line items, they're referred to under the umbrella title of simply "Producers."

The only exception is for the Line producer, which will be considered "below the line" and referred to as the "UPM / Unit Production Manager."
How many producers would you like to budget for?*
Please enter a value between 0 and 4.
Maximum 4. If you would like to budget for 0 producers, enter 0. If you have more than 4 producers, you can always manually add individual line items after you download your final budget (if you're ordering the Excel version of your budget in addition to the PDF).
Producer 1*
Please enter the name of the first producer, executive producer, co-producer, or associate producer. Or leave the default "Producer 1."
Producer 2*
Please enter the name of the first producer, executive producer, co-producer, or associate producer. Or leave the default "Producer 2."
Producer 3*
Please enter the name of the first producer, executive producer, co-producer, or associate producer. Or leave the default "Producer 3."
Producer 4*
Please enter the name of the first producer, executive producer, co-producer, or associate producer. Or leave the default "Producer 4."

Customization
Would you like to tailor your budget to fit your series or episode with regards to Principal Cast, Stunts, Special Effects, Make-up Effects, Animals, and Visual Effects?*
If you select YES, we'll ask you to allocate 10 arbitrary "customization points" to the six aforementioned categories in order to dial in your project's budget in those categories.

If you select NO, and use the default allocation, we will assign your 10 points as follows: 4 points for Principal Cast, 3 points for Visual FX, and 1 point each for Stunts, SFX, and MUFX, and 0 points for Animals.

If you'd like to set everything to 0, select YES and zero everything out. Please note, if you set everything to 0, we will boost your budget's CONTINGENCY budget (reserved "just-in-case" money in case things go wrong or over budget) up from the standard 10%, as that money must be allocated somewhere.
Customize your project's budget by allocating your 10 "Customization Points"
Alrighty! The best way we can estimate how much your project is going to cost in Stunts, Visual FX, Special FX, etc., is for you to assign a series of 10 "customization points" to each of those categories.

So for the next 6 boxes, you'll have a total of 10 "customization points" to distribute amongst the six categories.

You can enter 0 for all six categories, or enter all 10 points in just one single category, or spread them out however you like.

Please note: if you put all 10 points into one category, the other categories will be budgeted at ZERO.

Here's an example of how it works: If you know you have NO stunts or Animals in your film, enter 0 for both Stunts and Animals. Another example would be if your film is loaded with CGI, so you enter 8 or even all 10 of your customization points in Visual Effects.

There's no wrong way to do it, and this is just a tool to help us figure out where to allocate your budget. You can always edit this later in your Excel version.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards the Principal Cast budget?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Principal Cast are any featured or main characters or name talent/stars you'd like to budget for. If your project's financial success is dependent on securing name talent, we recommend allocating at least a few points here. Don't worry. Even if you enter 0 here, we will still budget for Supporting Cast later.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards your Stunts?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Stunts are anything that require a stunt performer to execute in order to maintain maximum safety for cast and crew. Stunts aren't just car chases and crashes and falls off buildings. They also include punches, falls off chairs, and often seemingly minor physicality that can prove quite dangerous if not performed by a professional stunt performer.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards your Special Effects?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Special effects are effects that are achieved practically and/or live in front of the camera. They're generally things like pyrotechnics, explosions, puppetry, weather effects, and squibs. Please remember: Special effects are different from computer-generated and/or Visual effects.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards your Make-Up Effects?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Make-Up Effects are practical, physical effects created with makeup and foam latex and other materials. They are not computer-generated effects. Make-up Effects often includes monster and alien prosthetics, old age makeup, fat makeup, etc.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards your Animal budget?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Trained animals and their care and handling require time and expense, as well as supervision by animal authorities. Whether it's a room of live roaches or a team of elephants or even a family dog that fetches the newspaper.
How many of your 10 customization points would you like to allocate towards Visual Effects?
Please enter a value between 0 and 10.
Visual Effects are effects created by computer. Also known as CGI, or computer generated imagery. VFX are generally any visual effect created by a computer, either entirely or partially. Computer-generated or augmented creatures, buildings, landscapes, motion capture, laser bolts, muzzle flashes, etc.
Total Customization Points allocated:
(Minimum 0, Maximum 10)
Oops!
Looks like you've entered more than 10 total customization points. Please go back through the six categories above and enter no more than 10 total. All six boxes must add up to a maximum of 10 customization points.
You've allocated ZERO customization points for all six categories.
That's absolutely fine, but our budgeting software has to put that money *somewhere*, so we will place it in Contingency, which may give you a somewhat larger-than-usual Contingency percentage.

Keep in mind that all five other categories (Stunts, Special Effects, Make-up Effects, Animals, and Visual Effects) will be budgeted at $0. If that's not what you meant to do, make changes in the boxes above. If that is what you meant to do, hit NEXT below to continue.
You've allocated all 10 of your customization points into only ONE category.
That's absolutely fine! But please remember that because all 10 customization points are going into only one of the six categories, those other five categories will be budgeted at $0. If that's not what you meant to do, make changes in the boxes above to re-allocate your 10 customization points. If that is what you meant to do, feel free to hit NEXT.

Keep in mind that all five other categories (Stunts, Special Effects, Make-up Effects, Animals, and Visual Effects) will be budgeted at $0. If that's not what you meant to do, make changes in the boxes above. If that is what you meant to do, hit NEXT below to continue.
You've haven't used all 10 of your customization points.
That's absolutely fine! The category or categories you did put points in will receive those budget amounts.
If that's not what you meant to do, make changes in the boxes above and re-allocate your 10 customization points. If that is what you meant to do, feel free to hit NEXT.
Keep in mind that all five other categories (Stunts, Special Effects, Make-up Effects, Animals, and Visual Effects) will be budgeted at $0. If that's not what you meant to do, make changes in the boxes above. If that is what you meant to do, hit NEXT below to continue.

Principal Cast
If your series or episode only has a handful of characters, put them here.

If you're budgeting with name talent in mind, you can put those here if you like.

You'll be given the opportunity to budget for Supporting Cast and/or day players / minor characters after this.
How many Principal Cast would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 6.
Maximum 6.
Principal Cast 1*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.
Principal Cast 2*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.
Principal Cast 3*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.
Principal Cast 4*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.
Principal Cast 5*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.
Principal Cast 6*
Enter the character name, star name, or leave it as it is.

Supporting Cast
Supporting Cast are your non-main roles. They're not in the film as much as your Principal Cast, and might even just have one day of shooting.
How many Supporting Cast would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 20.
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Time
For the purposes of this budget, we're making the assumption that you'll be shooting 12 hours per day, 5 days per week. You can modify that if you like in your downloaded Excel budget (if you're ordering one).
Would you like to tailor your budget 's prep, production, wrap, and post times?*
If you select NO, we'll automatically allocate 6 weeks of prep, 6 weeks of shooting, 2 weeks of wrap, and 15 weeks of post.
How many PREP / PRE-PRODUCTION weeks would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 6.
Prep or pre-production is the time spent getting your project ready to shoot. Scouting and securing locations, breaking down and scheduling the script, building sets, buying or preparing costumes, makeup, vehicles, hiring cast and crew, etc. - all of these are included in prep.

Higher budget projects can afford to budget more for prep time than lower budget projects, but the more time you can spend prepping your project, the easier your shoot will likely be.

We recommend 4-5 weeks of prep, but you can feel free to enter up to 6 weeks.

If you need to budget for more Prep time, you can always edit your downloadable Excel version. (Excel version only)
How many SHOOTING / PRODUCTION weeks would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 1 and 8.
Shooting / production is the time spent actually shooting your series or episode.

Our budget will automatically assume 6 weeks of shooting, but you can feel free to enter up to 8.

If you need to budget for more Shooting time, you can always edit your downloadable Excel version. (Excel version only)
How many WRAP weeks would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 4.
Wrap time is time spent breaking down sets, returning vehicles and props, getting accounts in order, moving the company back to its city of origin, etc.

Our budget will automatically assume 2 weeks of wrap, but you can feel free to enter as few as 0 and as many as 4.

If you need to budget for more Wrap time, you can always edit your downloadable Excel version. (Excel version only)
How many POST-PRODUCTION weeks would you like to budget for?
Please enter a value between 0 and 24.
Post-production is time spent preparing your footage for editing, editing the project from assembly to locked picture, music composition and recording, and everything else needed to finish the series or episode.

Our budget will automatically assume 15 weeks of post, but you can feel free to enter as few as 0 and as many as 24.

If you need to budget for more Post time, you can always edit your downloadable Excel version. (Excel version only)

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Film Budgeteers Budget

Your Details

Your Budget Amount

STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher.

Series Budgeting Preference

Your Single Episode Budget Amount

STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher in the above budget field.

Your Overall Series Budget Amount

STOP. Please enter a number 10000 or higher in the budget field above.

Director

Director

Writers

Producers

Customization

Customize your project's budget by allocating your 10 "Customization Points"

Oops!

You've allocated ZERO customization points for all six categories.

You've allocated all 10 of your customization points into only ONE category.

You've haven't used all 10 of your customization points.

Principal Cast

Supporting Cast

Time

Please select which budget option you'd like and click ADD TO CART