Costs of a Production.

During any production, there will be some costs involved, and a budget will need to be decided on before the production even begins.

Things that would cost money could be things such as:
-Camera equipment.
-Sound equipment.
-Prop creation/hire.
-Costume creation/hire.
-Actors.
-Crew.
-Location costs.

However, if the film is on a minor budget, there are a number of things that can be done to minimise the cost. For example, equipment can be borrowed from people instead of paying to hire or buy them. This can save quite a bit of money as such equipment can be extremely expensive.

Props and costumes can be hand-made or borrowed instead of hired to save on money, or even brought from cheaper places such as jumble sales and charity shops. Normally these places have a number of different items on sale for a lot cheaper than elsewhere, and items that look as though they are from a different era can occasionally be found.

Instead of hiring actors and extras, friends and family that can act can be asked to take part in the filming for free. Even people that cannot act can star in the film as extras, which can save on money as actors normally would want to be paid for their work within a film.

Finding a location to film can sometimes cost money, so filming in a place that would not require money to fill out a release form would save on money and help the budget.

When saving money on one area, the money can instead be spent on improving other, different areas of the film instead.