When budgeting a film crew for a union picture, the rates and work hour limits and thresholds are set by the union and you pay them. End of story. But for non-union films, it’s a bit different.
Hands down, the most important element of a successful small film is your crew. Without the right people in the right crew positions, even a large film can hit the skids, get bogged down, swell with cost overruns, and sometimes even implode. When crewing for a film, especially a smaller independent film, you need to … Read more