FILMMAKER
The Magazine of Independent Film
LAWS OF GRAVITY BUDGET

Supplied by Producer Bob Gosse

Equipment
Sound rental:$2,100
Lighting rental:$2,500
Production supplies:$97
Camera and grip expendables:$382
Electric expendables:$350
Sound expendables:$15
Hardware:$100
Subtotal:$5,544

Stock and Processing
Raw stock:$5,162
Developing and printing:$6,160
Audio stock:$275
Sound processing:$1,650
Subtotal:$13,427

Location and Travel Expenses
Location fees:$200
Stage:$700
Auto Rental:$500
Gas and Tolls:$310
Meals:$1,284
Craft Services:$645
Local Transport:$727
Kit Rental:$150
Phones:$60
Make-up Supplies:$95
Miscellaneous$93
Subtotal:$4,764

Props and Wardrobe
Set rental and dressing:$100
Prop purchase: $100
Wardrobe purchase:$98
Prop guns:$185
Prop car gas/ tolls:$20
Prop phone:$75
Prop blood:$33
Miscellaneous:$292
Subtotal:$903

Set Construction
Lumber and materials:$162
Hardware:$77
Subtotal:$239

Preproduction and Wrap Expenses
Xerox:$100
Office supplies:$130
Gas and tolls:$25
Subtotal:$255

Postproduction
Flatbed rental:$843
Edit Supplies:$508
Music/ effects:$363
Answer print:$1,972
Coding:$405
Optical:$1,000
Mix mag:$400
Mix:$800
Titles:$700
BW slop/ video transfer$700
Negative cutting$3,000
Subtotal: $10,691

Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous petty cash: $200
Strip board:$55
Phones and cable:$300
Polaroids:$48
Office Rental:$200
Xerox:$225
Miscellaneous:$1,329
Subtotal:$2,357

Grand Total$38,000

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