Film Budget Breakdown | Professional Film Budgets

Welcome to FilmBudget.com | Film Budget & Schedule, Film Finance Plans, Producer Consulting

We empower filmmakers to obtain film financing with an accurate film budget breakdown by a professional movie & tv industry A-List Producer, Line Producer, and Directors Guild of America Unit Production Manager (DGA UPM), Executive Producer, Financier, and Investor.

We create custom, camera ready film budgets for film finance and film & TV production. Film finance plans and producer consulting are also custom created for your production. Check out details on our film budget services page.

Investors require a real film budget to finance your movie or tv series. We create Major Hollywood Studio and indie film budget breakdowns for all locations worldwide for you, utilizing your screenplay, for film financing, production, film tax credits, international sales agents & distributors. We offer a complimentary consultancy. Contact us for a Free Consultation.

Our current productions in release include: ‘The Comedy Store’ (Showtime Networks), ‘Eating Our Way To Extinction’ Narrated by Kate Winslet, with Richard Branson, Tony Robbins (Amazon Prime Video), and ‘First Reformed’ -Ethan Hawke (HBO Max). Check out our Film & TV Poster Credits Gallery.

Complete Producer Credits & Biography

What is included in a film budget?

Included in a film budget are all the direct costs of producing a film or tv show. These costs include how much a filmmaker or production company must pay for: a screenplay, director, producers, actors, including the associated expenses of their employment. These are referred to as Above the Line costs (ATL).

Additionally, the full cost of a film or television production includes all film crew and equipment departments. Included in a film budget are costs for camera, lighting, grips, extras, transportation, locations, production sound, special effects, construction, production film and laboratory, costumes and wardrobe, set dressing, props, and more departments. These budget categories contain both film crew employees, materials, purchases, and rentals. This section of the film budget is known as Below the Line (BTL).

Post Production is the third production level which details the labor, materials, and rentals expenses of editors, post production supervision, visual effects (VFX), film and lab cost, post production sound, music composers, music licenses, and importantly, deliverables – those elements required to deliver an entertainment production to a distributor.

Lastly, the film budget contains legal expenditure requirements (a production attorney), overheads, production insurance, a completion bond, and a contingency set-aside for unanticipated costs required to be spent during the course of productions.

For a detailed list of what is included in our film budget and schedule packages please have a look at at our Services page.

What is not included in a film production budget?

Generally not included in a film production budget is the expense of the marketing of the show, prints and advertising, distribution, talent residuals, and associated expenses of theatrical, streaming, cable, broadcast exhibition, and home entertainment. These costs are distribution costs incurred by the studios or streaming companies. Everything else to create the movie, tv pilot, or tv series must be included.

FilmBudget.com Worldwide The Film Budget Company

Who We Are

Founded by Major Hollywood Studio, Indie Film & TV Producer Jack Binder, with Producer Credits including: First Reformed Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Paul Schrader [OSCAR® NOMINATED BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY]| A24, The Upside of Anger Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Evan Rachel Wood, Keri Russell | New Line Cinema, Reign Over Me starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler & Donald Sutherland | Columbia Pictures, Man About Town Ben Affleck and John Cleese | Lionsgate, The Mind of the Married Man | HBO Original Series amongst others Starring Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Rebecca Romijn, Bill Paxton, Diane Lane and many more.

Binder’s most recent production is ‘The Comedy Store’ (Showtime) as Line Producer. Binder is also a Financier and Investor on ‘Eating Our Way To Extinction’ documentary narrated by Kate Winslet with Richard Branson and Tony Robbins. Check out the About Page for all of Jack Binder Producer Credits and Biography. Our production services are custom-crafted by Jack using his 25 years of movie production experience. As an On-the-Lot and In-the-Field producer, this expertise provides you with a demonstrable advantage obtaining film financing.

Produced by Jack Binder

We are film budgeting experts helping filmmakers advance their projects into production. As the international leader in worldwide film budgeting and scheduling services, with over twenty-five years of Major Hollywood Studio and indie film and tv producer experience, we deliver for filmmakers of all levels.

Read our current posts:

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Global film tax credits and production incentives are additionally elements of film financing that we maintain consistent, updated knowledge upon and which we apply to every budget we create.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to helping you get your movie or television series into production. As Hollywood Studio & independent financiers & producers we have extensive knowledge of the process, and therefore understand what it takes to obtain financing. Executing carefully detailed film budgeting, we provide you with a qualified, official movie budget for investors, lending institutions, and financiers.

First Reformed Produced by Jack Binder & Killer Films

Film Budget Inc. creates a custom, handmade film budget and schedule cost breakdown by Producer Jack Binder (First Reformed). Accurate, proven movie budgeting service globally for indie film budgets, major studio movies, and the world’s first online provider of film budgeting services.

We have been assisting studios and production companies for over two decades. Jack is entrusted by major studios, television studios, indie production companies, tv neproducers, directors, and screenwriters, shooting on every continent. For a detailed list of production cost analysis documents and what is provided by our services, Click Here.

Hollywood Based & International Film & Television Producer and Film Budget Expert

What exactly do we do? We create a custom finance and production package, our core service amongst a full suite of Producer Consulting as described below.

This is critical for your:

Investors
Finance Sources
Production Incentives Government Institutions
Film Commissions & Funding Organizations
Banks & Lenders
Completion Bond Company

This important financial documentation is a reflection of your knowledge, skill and ability to execute, as viewed by those entities!

We can now also offer a road to distribution and foreign sales agents for our clients. Get in Contact Today if interested. We offer a Free Consultation.

Visit our Blog with information on worldwide filmmaking, festivals, markets, production incentives and key industry updates.

Pricing: Film Budget, Film Finance Plans, Producer Consulting

Please contact us via the Contact Page to receive full details on our services and prices. We understand the development process and aim to keep our rates as low as possible for fellow filmmakers.

Film Tax Credits & Production Incentives

We additionally provide film tax credit and film tax incentives analysis service. We advise on the best place to shoot, which location to set your production based on the story, setting, location requirements, and best U.S. State or other country incentives, worldwide. This gives you focus for your moviemaking efforts, thereby streamlining the work in preparation for shooting.

We are experts on film tax credits estimating, precise calculation, applications, and management of film tax incentives to ensure receipt of funding awarded. Check the above link to our incentives page for updates to global film tax credit programs.

Film Finance Plans

We create Film Finance Plans to present to Investors & Finance Sources, Banks & Lenders in order to further enable your funding objectives. Our Film Finance Business Plans utilize our experience and knowledge as we are financiers ourselves and therefore understand what We expect to see in terms of accurate financial allocations that cross our desks.

Each finance plan is detailed, thorough, therefore providing producer, financiers and investors with a roadmap to the production. Revenue streams, equity requirements, comparable movies and recoupment schedule details are outlined, presented and discussed, in that way explaining in highly experienced and knowledgable detail how an investor will expect to see a return on their investment. For more details get in touch to discuss.

How Does It Work? How Do I Start?

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Which Countries Do We Create a Film Budget For?

We are a Los Angeles based global company with expert experience, professional contacts, and local resources on every continent and in most countries. Our services have created hundreds of movie budgets for the all of the US, United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Australia, and Asia.

Filmbudget.com creates custom budgets for all states in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico, all of the UK, England, London, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have produced many British Films amongst our many produced movies.

We have years of experience in production and budgeting thoughout Europe in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Belgium, Lithuania, Estonia, Switzerland, and more.

Why Choose Jack For Film Budgets?

Jack has the experience, skill, knowledge and connections. Jack provides the TV series or film budget breakdown, production schedule and detailed cost analysis for each and every motion picture and television show he produces and knows what must be included, what is not necessary to include (not much!), in order to make a great movie.

Binder is relied upon for the answer to “how much does it cost” for $200 million action adventure movies and $150,000 character driven romantic dramas, and everything in between, for financiers, studios and production companies…and to Deliver!

He carefully reads your script and creates a breakdown for the script into its many different elements required to produce a highly accurate and proven, quality cost analysis. We have custom created over 450 detailed packages for our productions and those of our colleagues.

With 25 years of solid, on-set movie production knowledge for indie films, Hollywood Major Studios, and streaming television shows, we understand the requirements of all departments and what they require to do their jobs well. Jack is an expert at providing the highest production value, for the lowest cost to the investor. Visit our Services section for a detailed list of what we provide.

Why do I need a line producer for a film budget?

Only a very detailed breakdown and analysis can produce the custom detail that financiers expect. Binder works with financiers daily, finances motion pictures and television shows, so he understands what the money guys are looking for in documentation in order to greenlight and close funding.

We treat each and every production as if it were for our own, and understand that financiers require a thorough, professional financial roadmap for your movie and we deliver consistently.

Covid-19 Production Guidelines & Protocols List (archival information)

The protocols added 10-20% costs to the film budget of movies and tv series. Now that this the pandemic is over, filmmaking has resumed. Guidelines and protocols for all members of the entertainment community, including the major Hollywood unions and studios, and independent filmmakers remain acessible. Check out the updated list here.

Will accurate cost accounting help me with financial institutions?

By remaining on top of our field, the entertainment industry and abreast of all current and future directions the market is driving the financial requirements on producers, you benefit from extensive knowledge of markets and trends. Our constant contact with banks, lenders, finance companies and fellow producers enables us to provide state of the art creation techniques to be at the forefront of the industry.

Once we have a screenplay breakdown, we meticulously hand craft the shooting schedule. We utilize our extensive experience creating shooting schedules over twenty-five years for the major studios and global production companies.

With the schedule and breakdown in hand, we’re ready to commence creating an accurate production roadmap based upon the story.

We know that film financiers today demand a detailed and accurate spending plan. One created by a known, professional line producer yields confidence to invest.

Our services provide a route to market for your screenplay. This provides investors, bankers, financiers, producer partners and production crew the tools they require to fulfill their objectives successfully.

Your film budget is a representative of your knowledge & integrity

This key element unlocks the money and says a great deal about yourself and your team. Filmmakers might only get one chance with a major financier, investor or family member willing to invest in you and your motion picture.

About Jack Binder

Jack wears many hats as the responsible Producer, Executive Producer, Film Financier, Line Producer and Directors Guild of America (DGA) Unit Production Manager on his movie productions. Binder has spent years specializing in launching movie productions for himself and others. Binder prides himself in his ability to launch a production from idea to greenlight. This a critical attribute in getting his projects made and onto the screen.

Jack is the founder of FilmBudget.com and Greentrees Films, his international production and consulting company.