Budget

There are many details and a staggering number of issues one needs to keep in mind when creating a budget. Before this point, you have read the script multiple times, made many notes, broken the script and created a preliminary schedule and/or One Line. Creating a budget is a task which can be overwhelming to the beginner (don't worry even veterans can get overwhelmed every-so-often too). This section reviews various techniques, formats and other general information.

WOULDN'T IT BE SIMPLER TO JUST PUT BUDGETS SAMPLES ONLINE TO USE AS A REFERENCE?
No.  It does not serve you well to alter someone else's budget to suit your project, rather - I deeply feel it's better to understand the building blocks to great budgeting techniques. This is the essence of LineProducing.com and my philosophy about being a great Line Producer and UPM. Hence, you will never see full budgets here to compare to.  Knowing the pieces of the puzzle, you can create your own template which you may re-use for each project, tweaking with the project demands.