Craft Services

I usually recommend that filmmakers focus on spending their film budget in places that will show on the screen. However, the most underrated account for impacting the productivity and goodwill of the crew is craft services aka food! I once produced a film where in the middle of the shooting schedule, the crew started to become unhappy about the long hours of work. The next day when the crew arrived on set, they saw an expanded craft services table filled with everyone's favorite snacks. Their attitudes completely changed and everyone became much more productive. Food has that effect on people. Obviously, you don't need to serve caviar but bringing in Starbucks coffee once or twice and adding people's favorite snacks goes a long way.

Check www.QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget.