Lesson 9

[Madeleine Gentinetta]

Madeleine’s Budget

What I learned doing this assignment is that first I thought it’s not possible to make it cheaper. When thinking about it, there is always a way to change the budget in either way.

1. Cheaper version
Cut
down the number of pages
Cheaper actors
Less personal for the storming of the apartment
Have no outside shots

2. More expensive version
More outdoors weather scenes
More expensive actors
More pages
More expansive locations

[Cindi LeRoy]

Lesson 9

Cindi’s Budget

What I learned doing this assignment is: Once the script is written it’s easy to change the budget requirements by using the variables listed in this lesson.

Ways to decrease the budget:

1. Have everything happen in one room instead of going through the hallways (like the movie SAW)

2. Instead of an old psych hospital, use an old vacant building that nobody currently uses.

3. Keep the script at 90 pages.

4. Instead of at night, this situation could take place in the afternoon.

Ways to increase the budget:

1. The scenes could take place in several different rooms of the building.

2. There could be several locations used.

3. I could increase the number of characters.

4. I could have the psycho janitor create a fire.

5. I could have somebody fight with the psycho janitor, or even with the female main character.

6. I could add special current background music.

7. I could add a bad lightning/thunderstorm.

8. I could add a night scene/chase scene, where the main character can’t see in the dark.

9. I could have a police helicopter land on the roof of the building.