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.

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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.

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Bel Air Film Festival

Quick Film Budget is sponsoring the 2010 Bel Air Film Festival - October 14-19! Tickets and Festival Passes are available now. For more information visit www.BelAirFilmFestival.com

We will be sponsoring more festivals in the months to come. As QFB's reputation grows, we will continue to create partnerships with festivals we feel truly champion the indie filmmaker.

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QFB adss Short Film Budget!

Quick Film Budget is proud to announce it is now offering short film budgets!

After listening to many customers and filmmakers discuss their budgeting needs, we have once again quickly adapted. The short film budget option addresses:

- Any budget under $50,000
- A choice between film stock or digital
- Webseries short film style budgeting
- A rebate of $50 off the purchase price

This should address the needs of students, webseries creators, and filmmakers looking to break into the festival circuits with a fresh edgy short film.

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QFB adds Modifiable Formats

Quick Film Budget is now modifiable in Showbiz Budgeting and iWork Numbers formats.

This makes four formats users can select for their modifiable budgets:
-Showbiz Budgeting
-Entertainment Partners Movie Magic Budgeting
-Microsoft Excel
-iWork Numbers

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QFB hires Account Executive

Nolan Lebovitz and Adam Lebovitz, owners and co-founders of Quick Film Budget (QFB), are proud to announce that Jaime Perry has joined forces with QFB as an Account Executive. Perry has a long history in the film and television industries. Most recently, he was the Manager of Business Development for Marketing & Promotions at the Brooks Institute of Photography for six years. Before working for the Brooks Institute of Photography, he worked at Baseline Studio Systems as the point person to the talent agencies.


Whether you are a film student or a professional filmmaker, a film budget is a tremendous tool to bring your project from script into production. “You no longer have to beg a friend to create a movie budget for you. Now, all you have to do is go to QFB and the rest is just mind blowing!” said Perry. QFB will soon be offering budgets for short films in addition to feature length films. QFB's revolutionary approach to budgeting from a "top down" matrix is presently endorsed by several insurance companies. We have given educational seminars at SAG, film schools and film festivals around the country. Perry added, “Quick Film Budget is a game changer for the independent filmmaker.”

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QFB events in NYC

QuickFilmBudget.com will be leading two exciting free seminars titled "How To Get Your Script into Production" in New York City.

- We'll discuss Pre-Production and Production strategies

- Nolan Lebovitz ("Tortured" Sony 2008) and Adam Lebovitz ("UNREST" Lions Gate 2007) will reveal film budgeting tips

- QFB Budgeting Technology will be demonstrated

- ATTENDEES RECEIVE 10% DISCOUNT OFF NEXT BUDGET!

EVENT #1
When: Tuesday, August 31st @ 6:30pm
Where: Digital Film Academy
630 Ninth Avenue, Ste. 901
New York, NY 10036
RSVP: Info@QuickFilmBudget.com

EVENT #2
When: Wednesday, September 1st @ 6:30 pm
Where: Showbiz Store and Cafe
19 W. 21st St., Ground Floor
New York, NY 10010
RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/810421994?ref=ecal

See you there!