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HOLLYWOOD MOTION PICTURE BUDGET [LOW-BUDGET] - NOT INCLUDING MARKETING

Job Role / Item Typical Salary /$ Number of people or items

STORY / IP RIGHTS 3,000,000.00 1 3,000,000

SCRIPTWRITER 300,000.00 2 600,000
PRODUCER 2,000,000.00 1 2,000,000
DIRECTOR [probably also gets a percentage of profits] 500,000.00 1 500,000
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 100,000.00 1 100,000
2ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 75,000.00 2 150,000
CINEMATOGRAPHER [CAMERA OP] 250,000.00 1 250,000
FOCUS PULLER [1st ASSISTANT CAMERA OP] 100,000.00 2 200,000
CLAPPER LOADER [2nd ASSISTANT CAMERA OP] 75,000.00 1 75,000
COMPOSER 400,000.00 1 400,000
MAIN CAST MEMBER 1 3,000,000.00 1 3,000,000
MAIN CAST MEMBER 2 500,000.00 1 500,000
MAIN CAST MEMBER 3 500,000.00 1 500,000
TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION - for duration of whole shoot 120,000.00 5 600,000

ABOVE THE LINE TOTAL 11,275,000

SOUND DEPARTMENT STAFF 15,000.00 6 90,000

SOUND DEPARTMENT KIT HIRE - for duration of whole shoot 10,000.00 2 20,000
GAFFER [CHIEF ELECTRICIAN] 20,000.00 1 20,000
BEST BOY [ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN] 12,000.00 1 12,000
KEY GRIP 18,000.00 1 18,000
GRIP 15,000.00 1 15,000
WARDROBE STAFF 18,000.00 2 36,000
WARDROBE DEPARTMENT - for duration of whole shoot 30,000.00 1 30,000
MAKE-UP & HAIRDRESSING 18,000.00 3 54,000
MAKE-UP & HAIRDRESSING DEPARTMENT 30,000.00 1 30,000
PROPERTY DEPARTMENT - for duration of whole shoot 40,000.00 1 40,000
SET DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, STRIKE 60,000.00 3 180,000
OPTICAL EFFECTS 30,000.00 1 30,000
ACTION VEHICLES 20,000.00 1 20,000
CRAFT SERVICES [CATERING] - for duration of whole shoot 150,000.00 1 150,000
TRANSPORTATION 900,000.00 10 9,000,000

SOUNDSTAGE HIRE 65,000.00 1 65,000

LOCATION HIRE 25,000.00 1 25,000

MISCELLANEOUS

Marshmallows 1.00 100 100

Monkey Hire 1,000.00 3 3,000
Caviar (For the monkeys) 35.00 10 350
Misc [you can edit this] 1 0
Misc [you can edit this] 1 0
Misc [you can edit this] 1 0
Misc [you can edit this] 1 0

BELOW THE LINE TOTAL 9,838,450

VISUAL EFFECTS 500,000.00 1 1,500,000

EDITING [ALSO LAB WORK] 1,500,000.00 1 750,000
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION 750,000.00 1 500,000
INSURANCE & MEDICAL 500,000.00 1 500,000

POST PRODUCTION TOTAL 2,750,000

TOTAL 23,863,450