QFB announces its American Film Market (AFM) discount on all feature film budgets!
Use the discount code AFM2010 to receive a 20% discount. Offer expires November 10, 2010.
Join us this week as QFB sponsors New Filmmakers LA screening on Friday, October 29. Visit Newfilmmakersla.com for more info.
QFB continues to champion new voices through our contest. Please visit the homepage to view our new 2010 Short Film Contest. We're looking for screenplays under 5 pages. Winner will be awarded $1,000 cash to produce their short script as well as guaranteed acceptance into film festivals and online distribution.
For more info go to www.QuickFilmBudget.com
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Big Bear & Bel Air Film Festivals
Congrats to the Big Bear Horror Film Festival and the Bel-Air Film Festival! This past weekend, Quick Film Budget sponsored these two wonderful festivals and delivered a seminar in Big Bear.
Next week, we're are a proud sponsor of the New Filmmakers LA screening on Friday, October 29.
QFB continues to champion new voices though festivals and contests. Please visit the homepage to view our new 2010 Short Film Contest. We are accepting screenplays under 5 pages. The winner will be awarded $1,000 cash to produce their short script as well as guaranteed acceptance into film festivals and online distribution.
For more info go to www.QuickFilmBudget.com
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
Next week, we're are a proud sponsor of the New Filmmakers LA screening on Friday, October 29.
QFB continues to champion new voices though festivals and contests. Please visit the homepage to view our new 2010 Short Film Contest. We are accepting screenplays under 5 pages. The winner will be awarded $1,000 cash to produce their short script as well as guaranteed acceptance into film festivals and online distribution.
For more info go to www.QuickFilmBudget.com
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
A Great Short Film
Since Quick Film Budget started its short screenplay contest, we have been asked several times "what is a good short film?" There are many different good storytelling approaches to short filmmaking. Most importantly, remember that there is not one way to make a great short film.
Over the weekend, the Big Bear Horror Film Festival invited me to give a talk about film budgeting. While I was there, I saw many short films and feature length films. There were many good movies but one really stuck out as great. "The Unfun House" is a computer animated short film by Paul Carty about a trip through an unsafe, "legally challenged" dark ride. Life threatening props and zoning issues are just a few of the problems management ignores everyday. To make things worse, a disgruntled former employee of the ride comes back to wreak havoc during your tour!!! I loved the film for many reasons
1) It maintained a scary and funny tone evenly throughout its entirety.
2) The animation looked professional.
3) The story was perfect for a short film because it presented a few different consecutive experiences from the doomed riders' perspective. Even though each rider's story had a quick beginning, middle and end, the arc of the short film was really about the ride to tell the story about why the ride went from the fun house to the unfun house.
I encourage everyone to watch the short. I could only find a website showing its trailer http://futuremoon3d.com/id5.html
I hope this posting helps give at least a little direction about making short films. Click here more information about the Short Screenplay Contest.
Also, check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget.
Over the weekend, the Big Bear Horror Film Festival invited me to give a talk about film budgeting. While I was there, I saw many short films and feature length films. There were many good movies but one really stuck out as great. "The Unfun House" is a computer animated short film by Paul Carty about a trip through an unsafe, "legally challenged" dark ride. Life threatening props and zoning issues are just a few of the problems management ignores everyday. To make things worse, a disgruntled former employee of the ride comes back to wreak havoc during your tour!!! I loved the film for many reasons
1) It maintained a scary and funny tone evenly throughout its entirety.
2) The animation looked professional.
3) The story was perfect for a short film because it presented a few different consecutive experiences from the doomed riders' perspective. Even though each rider's story had a quick beginning, middle and end, the arc of the short film was really about the ride to tell the story about why the ride went from the fun house to the unfun house.
I encourage everyone to watch the short. I could only find a website showing its trailer http://futuremoon3d.com/id5.html
I hope this posting helps give at least a little direction about making short films. Click here more information about the Short Screenplay Contest.
Also, check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Short Screenplay Contest
GET YOUR SHORT FILM PRODUCED AND SEEN!
Do you have great ideas? Do you ever feel frustrated, not sure how to get started? QuickFilmBudget.com wants to help. QuickFilmBudget.com is holding a contest to help a filmmaker get their short into production and we’re going to help get it seen by Hollywood at film festivals.
Quick Film Budget is now accepting short scripts (5 pages or less) that present an effective story with a beginning, middle, and end, which can easily be produced. Screenplays can be any genre or subject. Quick Film Budget will judge each submission based on screenplay, budget and a one page filmmaker’s statement. All budgets must be created by Quick Film Budget and can then be modified by the filmmaker before submitting it to the contest.
WHAT DO I WIN?
Winner receives:
$1000 to produce their short film.
Premier at 2011 Bel-Air Film Festival. The film will also have guaranteed acceptance into the New Filmmakers New York and the New Filmmakers Los Angeles Screenings.
HOW DO I ENTER?
To enter, please register at QuickFilmBudget.com and create your short film budget there. Then, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. On the Submission Form, you will be required to attach the following:
(1) Screenplay – 5 pages or less
(2) Budget – Must be created by Quick Film Budget and can be modified by applicant. Show us how you’re going to spend the money.
(3) Filmmaker’s Statement – 1 Page or less. Explain the visual design, themes… Why is this film important to you?
(4) Scanned copy of Student I.D. – If applicable
Short Film Budgets cost $149. There is no additional application fee. Students can receive $124 refunded after purchasing their short film budget by attaching a scanned copy of their Student I.D. It will only cost students $25 to enter after the refund. Refund will be enacted within seventy two hours of receiving the Student I.D.
Deadline to enter is December 15, 2010.
Winner will be announced December 20, 2010.
If you have any questions, contact us at Info@QuickFilmBudget.com.
Do you have great ideas? Do you ever feel frustrated, not sure how to get started? QuickFilmBudget.com wants to help. QuickFilmBudget.com is holding a contest to help a filmmaker get their short into production and we’re going to help get it seen by Hollywood at film festivals.
Quick Film Budget is now accepting short scripts (5 pages or less) that present an effective story with a beginning, middle, and end, which can easily be produced. Screenplays can be any genre or subject. Quick Film Budget will judge each submission based on screenplay, budget and a one page filmmaker’s statement. All budgets must be created by Quick Film Budget and can then be modified by the filmmaker before submitting it to the contest.
WHAT DO I WIN?
Winner receives:
$1000 to produce their short film.
Premier at 2011 Bel-Air Film Festival. The film will also have guaranteed acceptance into the New Filmmakers New York and the New Filmmakers Los Angeles Screenings.
HOW DO I ENTER?
To enter, please register at QuickFilmBudget.com and create your short film budget there. Then, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page. On the Submission Form, you will be required to attach the following:
(1) Screenplay – 5 pages or less
(2) Budget – Must be created by Quick Film Budget and can be modified by applicant. Show us how you’re going to spend the money.
(3) Filmmaker’s Statement – 1 Page or less. Explain the visual design, themes… Why is this film important to you?
(4) Scanned copy of Student I.D. – If applicable
Short Film Budgets cost $149. There is no additional application fee. Students can receive $124 refunded after purchasing their short film budget by attaching a scanned copy of their Student I.D. It will only cost students $25 to enter after the refund. Refund will be enacted within seventy two hours of receiving the Student I.D.
Deadline to enter is December 15, 2010.
Winner will be announced December 20, 2010.
If you have any questions, contact us at Info@QuickFilmBudget.com.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The Social Network
Last weekend, I along with hundreds of young adults packed a movie theater in Westwood to see the much talked about "The Social Network". As a drama with a $50 million budget price tag (IMDB) and a young actor, this film is performing in its mid/high box office scenario. Jesse Eisenberg's films continue to make more and more money at the box office ("The Squid and The Whale" $7m, "Adventureland" $16m, "Zombieland" 75m). He's a great actor and is quietly becoming a star.
As I watched the movie, I realized that the majority of the film budget was spent on production design because most of the film is two people talking in a room. Occasionally, there's a scene with more three or four people talking in a room. However, possibly the greatest writer and director of our time make each of those scenes look intriguing as if it's a glimpse into a different kind of life that we usually only hear about (ex: Harvard campus, Palo Alto offices).
As a blog about film budgeting, I thought it was important to note that filmmakers need to understand what their film is and isn't in order to most wisely spend their budget. Fincher knew that his film was not an action popcorn flick but rather a drama set within possibly the most interesting location and smartest/quickest people.
I recommend that filmmakers learn from Fincher and follow suit to stay true to their film and bring out its best.
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
As I watched the movie, I realized that the majority of the film budget was spent on production design because most of the film is two people talking in a room. Occasionally, there's a scene with more three or four people talking in a room. However, possibly the greatest writer and director of our time make each of those scenes look intriguing as if it's a glimpse into a different kind of life that we usually only hear about (ex: Harvard campus, Palo Alto offices).
As a blog about film budgeting, I thought it was important to note that filmmakers need to understand what their film is and isn't in order to most wisely spend their budget. Fincher knew that his film was not an action popcorn flick but rather a drama set within possibly the most interesting location and smartest/quickest people.
I recommend that filmmakers learn from Fincher and follow suit to stay true to their film and bring out its best.
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Sell your film at AFM!
Get your film budget ready for AFM! Why is AFM so important?
The 2010 American Film Market will be held from November 3-10 in Santa Monica, CA.
Foreign and domestic buyers will converge to fill their slates for the upcoming year.
Filmmakers there will have to know the financial model to their projects before discussing it with buyers. This means having a budget.
Quick Film Budget can handle all of your budget needs for AFM.
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
The 2010 American Film Market will be held from November 3-10 in Santa Monica, CA.
Foreign and domestic buyers will converge to fill their slates for the upcoming year.
Filmmakers there will have to know the financial model to their projects before discussing it with buyers. This means having a budget.
Quick Film Budget can handle all of your budget needs for AFM.
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!
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