That is a little hard to answer, because the costs don't come in all at once and are spread across a million things. Also we are potentially looking at having to re-edit in high def which would be another $3000. And of course, they say you should never say the budget because it might hurt your ability to negotiate.
BUT, it used to drive me crazy when I was starting out that I could never get a straight answer on how much a movie cost to make. So here it is, best guess is we made it for $20,000 (that is counting every single thing). The target was $12,000. If I made it again today on high def video instead of Super-16mm film, I think I could shave off at least $3000.
My target was $12,000 because the amazing film Primer was made for that much. Some things you can skimp on and some you can't, know which is which. Most of the crew you can get for free (well, barter for helping on their movies), but pay the actors something. Don't ever treat sound as less important than visual, it is more important. And if you are making a horror, get your makeup/gore effects guy in as soon as possible, let him help with concept work. Hell, I could write a whole book on the topic...
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Originally Posted by JasonLuck
May I ask what was the total budget of the movie?
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