S3 E2 | A Film Budget Breakdown & the Basics of How to Raise Money for an Independent Film Project

You've got the script. You've got the team. But how do you get
the money? Before you can raise a dime, you have to understand
the importance of budgeting in film production and the basic
strategies behind raising money for your indie film project.


In this week's episode, Courtney is joined by Kinsley Vs. actor
and producer Sara States to talk about budgeting in
pre-production, and how to raise money for an indie film project.
Sara and Courtney discuss specifics like film budget percentages,
how much of a movie budget goes to actors, and the lessons they
learned in fundraising for a low budget series — including
specific line items they would change if they could do it over
again and who to ask for independent film funding.


Today's Guest was actor & producer Sara States. You can find
out more about her work on http://sarastates.me
and follow her on social @sarastates 


Today's Final Word is from Charles O. Anderson, choreographer and
Chair of the Dance Department at The Ohio State University 


Learn more about Charles here:
http://charlesoanderson.me 


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Host: Courtney Romano 


Executive Producer: Benjamin Shaw 


Supervising Producer: Match Zimmerman 


Producer: Sara States 


Musical Theme: Match Zimmerman 


Created by Courtney Romano 


The Break Breakdown is a production of Queens Bird Films. 


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