Film Financing
- The Producer has to secure the funding for the film before they start making the film.
- It can be hard to predict a budget.
- There are various legal procedures.
- Grants can be Provided by the government to encourage creativity.
- There are employment opportunities when making a film.
- The UK film council and National Lottery can offer subsidies to the film makers.
- Producers Tax Credit offers a cash subsidy to producers choosing to shoot the film in the UK.
- Tax Shelters allow those who invest in UK films to pay less tax.
- Pre-sales is the most common method of film financing.
- Pre-sales is where the producer of the film sells the rights to distribute the film before it is made
- Above the line costs are what the majority of the budget is spent on for example; Director, Producer, Location, Editors, Cast, Script writer and Special Effects.