The Feature Film Budget Tiers

What the different budget tiers of feature film production require from the screenplay

The Tiers

The feature film budget tiers -- the micro-budget under 1 million, the low-budget from 1 to 10 million, the mid-range from 10 to 50 million, the studio tent-pole above 100 million -- each produce the specific screenplay requirements that the budget tier determines. The screenplay for the micro-budget film is written for the specific constraints of the limited locations, the small cast, and the production simplicity that the budget requires.

The Craft Implications

The craft implications: the micro-budget screenplay is often the most creative precisely because the constraints force the specific creativity that the tent-pole screenplay does not require. The tent-pole screenplay is written for the spectacle that the budget enables and the global audience that the spectacle targets. Each tier requires the specific craft response to its specific production context.

Screenplay.biz Coverage

Screenplay.biz covers feature film budget tiers because the accountability journalism of the craft requires examining how the production context shapes the screenplay requirements, and because the writer who understands the budget tier context of their project makes better craft decisions about what the screenplay needs to be.

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