You've got the script. You've got the team. But how do you get the money? Before you can raise a dime, you have to understand the importance of budgeting in film production and the basic strategies behind raising money for your indie film project.

In this week's episode, Courtney is joined by Kinsley Vs. actor and producer Sara States to talk about budgeting in pre-production, and how to raise money for an indie film project. Sara and Courtney discuss specifics like film budget percentages, how much of a movie budget goes to actors, and the lessons they learned in fundraising for a low budget series — including specific line items they would change if they could do it over again and who to ask for independent film funding.

Today's Guest was actor & producer Sara States. You can find out more about her work on http://sarastates.me and follow her on social @sarastates 

Today's Final Word is from Charles O. Anderson, choreographer and Chair of the Dance Department at The Ohio State University 

Learn more about Charles here: http://charlesoanderson.me 

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Host: Courtney Romano 

Executive Producer: Benjamin Shaw 

Supervising Producer: Match Zimmerman 

Producer: Sara States 

Musical Theme: Match Zimmerman 

Created by Courtney Romano 

The Break Breakdown is a production of Queens Bird Films. 

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