I liked that you said "a Budget is actually a Creative tool". While budgeting, when someone says that I'm good with numbers as if I only followed a formula, I always answer back "I'm not good with numbers, I'm Creative with Numbers" it demands a lot as once the budget is locked there is no going up. Great job. Success!!!
@DevoidKitsune8 жыл бұрын
They should do an entire video with the toy-bus budget to really give an example of "You can do anything with anything." They already made the point, but I would love to see the end result of that.
@abi_rose8 жыл бұрын
Check out some of the Homemade Movies videos by Cinefix. They recreate movie scenes and trailers using sets, props and costumes using cardboard and junk they bought from the dollar store. Really impressive how accurate they can get some of the scenes to look (two of my favourites are the Death Star trench run scene and the Indiana Jones boulder scene)
@aoshaw8 жыл бұрын
The footage with the bus was actually from a live RJFS stream! So if you head over to their past broadcasts on the Twitch Channel, and select 'On Set With The RJFS', you can watch it being made!
@ivanstroganov54588 жыл бұрын
I'd say 20 bucks is within even your budget, so you could do it yourself
@williwonti8 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for the one on Hollywood Accounting! I need to know how to make my successful films look like losses and my flops look like write-offs.
@IraisAguilar6 жыл бұрын
I used to ALWAYS forget about budgeting food because I was so into the projects that I thought everyone else would forget about eating too. Now I budget food on the early stages of preprod. :)
@sebaspi8 жыл бұрын
yeah i hate producing is paper and numbers not what i studied cine for, but this guy seem like a great producer i wish all of them would be like this. thanks for sharing rocketjump this shit keeps the little flame of my passion still alive lol.
@BarefootMediaTV8 жыл бұрын
kudos to this guy, job id be worst at and most stressed at with video
@leahcoulson72558 жыл бұрын
I've always thought a great way to involve specific things you don't necessarily have the budget for is to create a purposefully ironic or simplistic version of that. For example, in the bus flipping scene you could easily match cut to a young boy flipping his toy truck while making the foley sound with his mouth like kids do and then cut back. Idk, just a thought
@LaneCarter8 жыл бұрын
This was surprisingly inspiring. Thanks, Ashim!
@ashimahuja118 жыл бұрын
you're welcome!
@praveenn84273 жыл бұрын
@@ashimahuja11 Hai sir this is Praveen from India. I have a good movie story. Can we work together? Give me a chance, I will prove myself.
@maouliamediaofficial3 жыл бұрын
@@praveenn8427 that's usually rule #1 in getting a producer to sign on. Don't ask unless you have a good pitch, and a good 1 pager
@lewiscomissiong9813 жыл бұрын
This video is great! Thank you Rocket Jump and Ashim. Producing has always been a word that both confusing me and scares me but breaking down an important part of a Producer's role in such a logical way has really helped me :)
@TrudioStudio6 жыл бұрын
Subtitles! Please don’t forget to budget subtitles! You want your film to play at a international film festival or at a film festival in another country and most times everyone just remembers subtitles shortly before submission and just take the money that’s left (usually less than a subtitler deserves ..) and ask for a quick and awesome and underpaid work ... Keep in mind: Subtitles open worlds to so many different audiences.
@awesomewinter31034 жыл бұрын
5:07 that is SO true. I liked that part while learning how to make movies. If even one of the puzzles stops cooperating, the movie just won't be "it".
@sachinjain23667 жыл бұрын
The template of the budget that you guys have given in the forum is amazing. that's what a beginner producer needs
@laurenrebec6246 жыл бұрын
Finally someone positive and logical at the same time! everyone is so quick to tell you its not possible, but clearly it is. Great video!! Thank you.
@robertpham66834 жыл бұрын
It isn't about your resources, it's about how resourceful you are... I learnt this through becoming a project manager in construction. I am a film buff, very good to hear film projects are similar to construction projects.
@10000richards8 жыл бұрын
Please do a video on "Different sources of getting money for short films".
@ChrisChavers18 жыл бұрын
I think it's best to make stories based off a budget and save bigger stories for when you have that extra. But this gives me a very good understanding of how to balance things and keep things from being too expensive or cutting out too much. Thanks guys 😋
@PogieJoe8 жыл бұрын
Great advice, Ashim! Budgeting is one of the facets of film I'm most terrible at so I appreciated the help. haha
@CPR3068 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie. That toy bus flip was pretty legit.
@warpedfilm8 жыл бұрын
I love the $20 bus flip, it still looked cool and I'd do it for the fun of making the toy look epic.
@nicholasreif34438 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'd love to see one of different individuals' film experience and tips on how one can get a job in the film industry.
@yeahrightbear88834 жыл бұрын
Yo that bus flip needs a whole video just about how you did that. That was insane.
@CecilioLanz8 жыл бұрын
Now.... What if I don´t have any money??
@craig16538 жыл бұрын
Then you use the "OPM" method. 'Other peoples money' Beg & borrow!!! (g)
@gram_o_phone8 жыл бұрын
Use the FFF financial method. Friends, Family and Fools...
@MrBlancify8 жыл бұрын
Write a book
@chili241378 жыл бұрын
Then write a script that doesn't require anything expensive, incredible things have been made with almost no budget.
@TheZBUCKNER7 жыл бұрын
chili24137 Can you provide any links to amazing short films that had no budget? I'd love to see some.
@HaloUnion8 жыл бұрын
My question is this. In general, what percentage of the budget should go towards production and what percentage of the budget should go towards post production? I've seen a few shorts, and they want to only give maybe 5-10% of the budget towards post production. And this is a project with tons of visual effects and endless sound design.
@fritzschneebauer65658 жыл бұрын
5:32 "You can do what ever you want" ... sounds good! ;-)
@reddjinn9113 жыл бұрын
Id love to work with this guy someday. Got such a good vibe from this video.
@mychalsimmons41776 жыл бұрын
I like your mindset and approach
@eduardomoyron61777 жыл бұрын
I'm very lucky to find your channel! Thank you very much for all the information i really apreciate it!
@patrickfranks27347 жыл бұрын
I was curious to know on the bus scene, why not use a toy bus instead of a toy dumptrunk?
@roreah4 жыл бұрын
A toy bus would've been over the budget
@GTshortStories8 жыл бұрын
Great info. I really enjoyed the last message.
@rodypollock89358 жыл бұрын
Excellent examples, thank you.
@mathisarnell83518 жыл бұрын
Great video and great run down. Thanks for making this.
@InformantNet6 жыл бұрын
True story: I line produced season 1 of a true crime series for ID and made the budget for season 2. The EP knocked down my budget so I decided not to do the second season because my cost projection was correct. The new LP started to run out of money half-way through production and actually told her (my) production manager to tell the crew to eat less to save money! Yeah, the catering line is a good place to hide a little contingency from network bean counters. Feed your crew or you'll never hear the end of it.
@PetaHatingChris428 жыл бұрын
Except the $20 bus flip looks more like a dump truck. lol
@TomStedham8 жыл бұрын
This was helpful. Thank you for making this!
@davidmansfield91672 жыл бұрын
The most important thing is VISUAL STYLE. Can your budget maintain the style. The expensive bus flip was no more effective than the joke bus flip because the real bus flip didn't sit into the plate shot, the shadow looked animated, (because it was) the eyeline of the actor is way off, and the focus isn't matched between the two composited images. So whilst the STYLE of the film is REAL, the final image was not, flipping not only the bus but the viewer out of the moment. Visual style must be consistent. Your budget will set the style you can afford, regardless of what you would like.
@OCUBOX8 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@ASSADZMANFILMS6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@pgirfn72378 жыл бұрын
Speaking of budgets... How is RocketJump funded? A couple KZfaq channels and a few sponsorships can't be enough to pay for all of you guys, especially with some of the larger projects you guys have done, yet there's more and more videos week after week. I think we'd all like to know how to get some extra dough to play with ya know :)
@filmnewsreport32318 жыл бұрын
For some of their recent shorts, they were funded by Hulu. I think.
@Morphea_DarkLight8 жыл бұрын
Awesome words Ashim!! Inspiring stuff!
@Universe88productions3 жыл бұрын
Top advoice very helpful video much repect.
@TerriblyRogue8 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this one. :)
@skinnersweet12638 жыл бұрын
Okay, I really like you guys's mind setting. I have Question, it has been said that it might cost moreover a million bucks per sec to have decent CGI shot for a quiet while. How would you guys advise to a upcoming film maker who wants to make digital effect heavy piece of work. No 1: "Just go nuts with the computers !" No 2: "Mix with practical effect & use CG where you really need!"? No 3: "Nah ... I'm just interested in making film like "Terms Of Endearment". Get lost dummy !!!".
@josephpalermo6 жыл бұрын
Well presented!
@lizbertran20118 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention; I loved the toy bus! So corny. Could definitely put that funny scene in somewhere.
@MeshachMalley8 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on funding your projects? Especially if you are a student.
@mdw7389 Жыл бұрын
How can we get quotes from directors and cinematographers, actors to start a budget to give to a financier? They always want to know the budget of the film but we need to know there cost to give to a financier so they can give a bidget right?? Or do we just straight up tell the crew the max budget of the whole production???????
@sammyjohn.production47833 жыл бұрын
Thnk u
@jonasfontainefilms5 жыл бұрын
Link in the description doesn't work anymore :// Could we have an other Rocket Jump Film School? :D
@goldensperm44354 жыл бұрын
So this is the difference between *producer* and *director* . as a non english fluent speaker, i didnt really put attention to these two words and always tought that they're just the same
@ahhmazingashley6 жыл бұрын
I actually loved the toy truck
@hexalspace8 жыл бұрын
Toy Bus is the BEST!
@edbrotherton366 жыл бұрын
Quick, Cheap, Good. Pick Two
@parliamentpictures22172 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you guys rotto the guy back into the wide angle bus flip shot? The wide angle just shows the bus flipping with the guy that punched it in the shot. Pasting him back into the plate wouldn’t have costed anything extra, it’s an easy edit.
@MrNinjaYoda8 жыл бұрын
what is your outro song?
@sameernagra40152 жыл бұрын
Yo that $20 shot was kinda hard tho
@virgil.alonso8 жыл бұрын
WHAT IF... it's soooo fluffy... I could die?!
@ziggy24898 жыл бұрын
Got to wonder where you guys get your funding from. I don't feel like KZfaq alone would pay anywhere near enough to fund this kind of stuff
@ZealousEscape8 жыл бұрын
It doesn't, that are partnered with Lionsgate and Hulu. As well as they get money from sponsors, and KZfaq advertisements give them money.
@michaelangelo89738 жыл бұрын
Tangentially related question: will we get the 12th day of VFXmas on this channel??
@ferlinmarcini8 жыл бұрын
Do you put the horse in talent fee?? :D
@nozznozz70508 жыл бұрын
the last time I was this early vghs was still being made!
@jeffreyrichardson6 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the best boy...
@snappystudios26624 жыл бұрын
What about a animated movie?
@solhsa8 жыл бұрын
wait, what, the bus wasn't a render?
@TechnoBacon5 жыл бұрын
Part of it was.
@AthulVijayfreakinawesome2 жыл бұрын
Am I only the only one who thought the toy bus flip was way cooler
@lizbertran20118 жыл бұрын
Interesting but being a Producer is all business. If I were in film it would definitely be the one thing I would never want to do. But enjoyed this information.
@jivenesspie7 жыл бұрын
they are both technically bus flips 😉
@kh.g40498 жыл бұрын
For zack snyder it's about how fancy it looks
@gulubidulu7 жыл бұрын
"Don't forget post production"... well don't forget visual effects that are the real money sink of post...
@user-go2yu4hq5p2 жыл бұрын
I was shocked when I knew that screenwriters salaries are less than directors Now experiencing injustice 😢😳
@notimportant88068 жыл бұрын
and this is what kills the fun for me. the reality that goes into creating fiction.
@pleasedontdoxme62378 жыл бұрын
They have come a long way from flower warfare
@letsmakeaporno46996 жыл бұрын
I'm just starting to look at this. I'm hoping to shoot next summer. It's a 2-hour teen sex comedy set here in England. It's dialogue heavy so it looks longer than it is. 158-pages. Which is why I have to do it myself, because no one will rread that size script unless it says "Written by Kevin Smith" on the title page.
@bailujen80524 жыл бұрын
If CGI was free then the cost was paycheck for the CGI employees
@bshuretybs8 жыл бұрын
Budget is $20 damn... Buying food along is $20!!
@nin9fy6198 жыл бұрын
im working a movie like fast and furious but only got 20 bucks. Buy alot of paper and make paper cars
@johnsuperhist52194 жыл бұрын
Were money come from
@SnaptrixGaming8 жыл бұрын
I would hate this job I would never want to have it
@maouliamediaofficial2 жыл бұрын
Uhm, the IATSE are demanding the flow of money stays stagnant and is equal for everyone. So Ashim's part about sometimes needing to take money away from one department to give it to another is considered a sin worthy of banishment to them now.
i disagree. it definitely is about how it looks just as much as the story. exempli gratia, if my story is on point but looks like hot garbage, it won't be as effective in hitting the audience. At least for me that is. A good plot but terrible execution, ruins the story for me. I am more immersed in a story when it looks very professionally done. That is why if i can't afford a realistic bus flip, i'd cut it out of the story all together & rework the story rather than settling for a toy bus. my opinion. some people don't care but i personally do.
@ferlinmarcini8 жыл бұрын
rocketjump made a bus jump
@dogiz69527 жыл бұрын
What if you have no budget, no voluntaries, and no editing skills?
@welpp34347 жыл бұрын
Dogizmaster dont make your films
@ronasia93237 жыл бұрын
Dogizmaster editing skills just look it up on KZfaq study easy
@Mrjonnyjonjon1236 жыл бұрын
also use a phone camera, and write a script online
@aleksandrakettner9052 жыл бұрын
👶💝💓💌💌❤️💕❤️💙
@imhellag8 жыл бұрын
Or do Hollywood accounting and every movie makes 0 dollars ;0
@ronanhenderson45282 жыл бұрын
BUGITING that is a big word to say to sound smarter
@amiri73927 жыл бұрын
Hmm. I don't have money, can't buy anything, no gear really, and dis ugly 144p phone camera isn't gonna cut it. Well then, off to animation, there goes my dreams of Live action.
@Mrjonnyjonjon1236 жыл бұрын
well you can make a live action film but it will most likly be crap
@fireghost59888 жыл бұрын
I believe that high budget what makes a good movie otherwise don't waste your time watching those sucks short movies
@fireghost59888 жыл бұрын
+Jonas Gammelgaard Stæhr star wars new hope is the most boring movie ever seen although is super high budget ( 11 million is very high budget in my point of view ) low budget movies in my opinion is less than 1 million dollars.
@calebc78588 жыл бұрын
So movies, like Whiplash or 500 days of Summer suck then? your point makes no sense.
@fireghost59888 жыл бұрын
+Jonas Gammelgaard Stæhr saw 2004 budget is 1.2 million and his box office are 103.9 million. it's really shocking!
@Crick2x94 жыл бұрын
How do hell do you forget budgeting for post production?? Jesus Christ!!! specially when a myriad of projects need to be created literally in post? WTF?!!!