Looking at the budget again after several years is a rather enlightening experience. I found some lists of numbers back in the my old tax forms. So here goes:

  
Koday 16mm film
Film Processing
Transfer to BetaSP
Other film / video supplies
Tapestock (video & DAT)
Food
Payments to cast & crew
Still pictures
Props
Costumes
Sets (in basement)
Script copies
Gas
Light bulbs
Office supplies
Misc. supplies
Syd Field books
Neon light replacement
Supplies during editing process
(Beta tapes, postage, etc.)
Lunch meetings

Total

3611.16
1893.40
1300.00
96.04
312.87
413.48
665.00
111.22
74.61
61.84
46.84
87.20
68.75
19.24
15.62
46.69
26.42
100.00

729.62
98.37

9778.37
 
The thing that really jumps out at me is that nearly $7,000 dollars are spent on shooting motion picture film - the filmstock, processing and the transfer to BetaSP. Today I'd take that money, buy a video camera instead and shoot DV. Or if I really wanted to go crazy I'd get one of the new Sony HD cameras for less than $4,000.

  
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