The Independent Movie Budget That Works
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It’s even a bigger long shot to find movie investors outside of the entertainment business to put up big money for a film that has a large budget. Trying to raise a million bucks as an indie filmmaker takes dedication, skill and a little luck.
But it does happen. If you do find big dollar film financing then the sky is the limit, but if it that doesn’t happen you’re stuck playing the waiting game for money to shoot. That’s a mental drag. You want to be able to come up with an indie movie budget that works.
This increases the chance of attracting money you need to make your movie now, not later. On smaller budget films it’s better to put a budget together based on actual resources, not a “dream budget” bursting elements that are not realistic to include in an indie film. The saying “champagne taste on a beer budget” comes to
