Schedule and Budget Your Feature Film
Many filmmakers believe that if they bring on a “producer” to their project, their career will take off.
For indie filmmakers, one of the most valuable types of producers to bring in at the start of the process is one with line producing skills.
A producer with line producing skills will take the script and create a budget and schedule, which becomes a critical document to get the film financed.
But finding someone whom investors trust to do this is very difficult.
Friend of The Industry, Blair Skinner, a long-time industry producer with deep line producing skills, is sharing her expertise on budgeting everything from $250K indies to $20M studio projects.
Her credits include:
Duster (Max)
Transparent (Amazon)
Slender Man (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)
Generation (HBO Max)
Blair Skinner is offering a program to anyone who has a script and needs to create a schedule/budget so they can seek funding with this information.
Her program, now in its third year, is also tailored for those looking to become a producer, line producer, UPM, production supervisor, or creative producer.
Blair Skinner stated:
“It feels like it’s rare to find somebody that wants to be a mentor or necessarily has the time to teach everything because they’re so busy on their own projects.”
One course taker booked a multi-million dollar LP job. Another got their first AD gig.
In this course, you’ll learn how to:
Prep your script for scheduling.
Create a one-line schedule, breaking down each shoot day scene by scene.
Determine how many days you will need to shoot your film.
Navigate union agreements, union rules, non-union crews, and working with minors.
Budget everything that goes into a film, including gear, site fees, and post-production costs.
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