PRODUCTION TIPS: 5 U.S. State Production Incentives for a $25K (or less) Budget
(from 2012, subject to change) Making a film is a constant battle against the odds; odds that you will finish the script, that you will get the money to shoot it; that you will actually shoot it; that you will have the money to cut it; that you will finish cutting it; that you will have the money to put it in festivals; that you will actually get it in festivals; that you will have the money to market it and get a producer's rep to sell it or four-wall it yourself; and, that you will make any money on it or just break-even. Maybe it's not all about the money but it's a damned good chunk of it. That's why getting to recoupment stage is rarefied air for filmmakers and must feel like raising the flag at Iwo Jima . Big budget films are expected to eventually make money but even a low-budget film can be made to recoup or break-even with creative financing. Creative financing involves harnessing all the ways to raise funds for a film no matter what the budget using s