Film Budgeting

I promised at the second workshop, that I would post a sample budget template that I created. The file is in MS Excel format. If you download it, open in Excel. Each individual department is listed, so if you go through line by line, you can fill in each appropriate line. The front page summary will automatically fill in as you fill in each department. There are several sheets, so be careful and check out each sheet.
Budget Template

Model Releases

During the last session, a question was asked about getting model releases. I answered that you should always get model releases. There was discussion about us being a church. As I said then and will continue to say, for your principle actors and supporting actors, have them sign a model release. Brandon will post a link to two generic model releases, on for adults and one for minors. If you are going to use actors under the age of 18, Please, have the parents sign a model release!
The reason behind use of model releases. This is a legal question and the courts have held that a person has a right to privacy and that there is an expectation that one's image won't be used without permission. There is a fair body of case law supporting "unauthorized" use of someone's image. Don't put yourself in a position of liability by having one or more of your actors changing their mind and claiming that use of their image is unauthorized.
Minor Release:
Adult Release: