A production budget tool for indie film — every rate says where it came from

Enter your production’s shape — format, shoot days, crew, locations — and get a breakdown a line producer can actually use. Each rate cites a published schedule or reads “enter your rate”. No invented numbers, no hidden formulas.

Screenshot of a film production budget Top Sheet showing Above-the-Line and Below-the-Line labour categories with rates, sources and subtotals; the itemised budget a visitor would get after entering their production parameters

How it works

01

Enter your production

Format, shoot days, locations, crew roster. Every number you already have.

02

See the top sheet

Above-the-line, below-the-line, post, and contingency — broken into categories a line producer expects, with subtotals that reconcile.

03

Check the source

Every rate shows where it came from — a published schedule with its date, or “enter your rate” if you supplied it. Nothing hidden in a formula.

04

Change what doesn’t fit

Override any rate, adjust the contingency percentage, add or remove crew. The tool recalculates instantly — no spreadsheet cell to hunt for.

Start with a budget, not a guess

A first-pass budget is useful precisely because someone can argue with it line by line. This is a starting point with its assumptions visible — not a quote, not a bid.

Build your top sheet