Proposal - Budget

As we are doing a short film, our budget is highly considered. We would need to make sure that we have enough money to buy all the material needed, otherwise, we won't be able to present a great short film. 

In terms of the equipment that we are going to use, these would cost quite a lot .We would use a Canon Camera, which would cost £500. A Tripod is required, which would cost £15. We would need an SD Card, which would cost around £8. We will be needing an Apple Mac for when we do our editing, which would cost £150. We will be using the Mac from late 2012. We will be using Final Cut Pro as our editing software to edit our film as it includes editing features that would be beneficial in making our film look great. This has a cost of £250. We would need a keyboard, which would cost £29 and a mouse, which would cost £26. 

We would get our own props for the film. For example, for one of the scenes, we would need a notepad where we would write things down. This won't be a major issue in terms of budget as we originally have this item at home and we can bring it for filming, however, we would probably want a specific one for our film, so we would need to buy one from the shops, which would cost around £1. There are other props, such as a school bag, which would cost around £11 and a coat which would cost £10. A packet of crisps is required in our film, so we would need to buy some in the shops, costing us around £1 as we would aim to get the big packet. 

In terms of the locations that we will be using, some scenes will be outside in the park, which could cost us as we are using a public location. This would be around £425. As for our school location, we would get permission to film here for free, however, if this is not possible and we would need to pay to use the locations, this would cost around £150 per hour. We would have an estimate to film the school scenes in two days, giving a total of £300. 

In terms of travel, this won't be an issue. The locations that we will film in are not far apart and is only a couple of minutes walk so if we were to change to different locations on the same day, we could just simply walk there. However, in the case that we are behind schedule or that we would want to get filming done quicker, we would take the bus. This won't be an issue in terms of budget as we have zip cards for 16+, meaning that we can use our cards on the bus for free. But as an adult, a normal Oyster card would be required, and it would cost £1.50 for each time we use the bus. Considering our journey to the location and back and on the days that we will be filming in, we would probably need an estimate of £21 to cover the overall cost. 

During filming, there would be times in which the cast and crew members would need a lunch break or a time to have food, so we would order some food for each day that we do filming, which would cost around £70. There would be some healthy snacks, which would cost around £15 and there would also be some times where we would have catering for some hot meals, which would cost around £200. Also, as there won't be a lot of people, this would be a suitable price.