A film production budget determines how much money will be spend on the entire film project. It involves the identification and estimation of cost items for each phase of filmmaking (development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution).

The budget structure is normally split into "above-the-line" (creative) and "below-the-line" (technical) costs.

The budget is typically managed by the Production Manager using either an industry standard computer program such as Movie Magic EP Budgeting or a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet.

See also

References

• Film Budgeting by Ralph S. Singleton (1996)
• Film Production Management by Bastian Cleve (2nd Ed, 2000)
• The Complete Film Production Handbook (3rd Ed, 2001)
• The On Production Budget Book by Robert J. Koster (1997)