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Journalism - Film & Documentaries: Navigating film budgets

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Using this page

This page provides resources for managing your budget as a filmmaker -- it is not to be taken as legal or financial advice. For information on seeking financial support for you or your film, see the tab 'Funding & Professional Development for Filmmakers'

Shooting on a Budget

[Description from In Depth Cinema: Making films is a creative pursuit which requires money. In cinematography, having a larger budget means having more control over creating images, although that doesn’t mean that it’s not possible to make films with little or even close to no resources. I'll analyze 3 films with 3 vastly different budgets to show some techniques you can use to shoot with depending on your budget level.]

Educational resources

This does not constitute legal or financial advice. Items listed are meant to act as a resource and users should be discerning when engaging with or applying any information from online.

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