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Low Budget ProductionMaking programmes out of thin
air
“We don’t have money but we do see life”
Quaint Scottish proverb
Who is this guy?
BBC CameramanLondon and Bristol UK1969 to 1985
Director of ProgrammesChristian Television Assn
1985 to date
What is ‘Low Budget’?
‘working with constraints and limitations that would not exist had a
realistic budget been available’
Myth buster
To make ‘good’ or ‘successful’ programmes requires big budgets
• Big budgets always bring success
• Low Budget equates to low production values and standards
The essentials are NOT budget dependent
Your own creativity and skill (if you don’t have it you will have to buy it
in)
Story, Idea
Involvement
‘Blessings’ of low budget:
Stimulates creativity
Develops ‘style’
Forces you to plan
Prevents indulgence
Gets you on your knees!
Helpful attitudes
Willing to improvise
Willing to make the most of what’s available
Willing to adapt
Don’t be ‘precious’
How to save money . .
Plan carefully
Use a small multi skilled team
Learn some new skills
Do you really need the latest stuff?
Negotiate fees
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