Budget Top Sheet

The one-page summary of your budget — categories, subtotals, contingency, and grand total.

Who It's For

  • Producers and line producers pitching a number.
  • Filmmakers applying for grants or investors.
  • Anyone who needs the top-line budget at a glance.

What It's For

  • Summarizes the budget by major category.
  • Auto-totals each section and the whole film.
  • Adds a contingency percentage on top.

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Above-the-Line

$38,000

Production (Below-the-Line)

$56,500

Post-Production

$24,000

Other / Wrap

$11,500

BUDGET TOP SHEET

Production: [Production Name] · Prepared by: [Prepared By] · Date: [Date]

Above-the-Line$38,000
Story & Script Rights$5,000
Producer(s)$10,000
Director$8,000
Principal Cast$15,000
Production (Below-the-Line)$56,500
Production Staff / AD$12,000
Camera Department$9,000
Grip & Electric$8,000
Art Dept / Set Dressing$6,000
Wardrobe / Hair / Makeup$4,000
Sound Department$3,500
Locations$7,000
Transportation$3,000
Craft Services / Catering$4,000
Post-Production$24,000
Picture Editorial$9,000
Music / Score$4,000
Sound Post / Mix$5,000
Color / Finishing$3,500
VFX$2,500
Other / Wrap$11,500
Insurance$4,000
Legal & Accounting$3,000
Publicity / Festival$2,500
Office / Admin$2,000
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS$130,000
Contingency (10%)$13,000
GRAND TOTAL$143,000

Filmmaker Genius — Document Library.

Filmmaker Genius — Document Library.