Planning: Budgeting

We are weeks away from starting to shoot our music video, and I realized there was one thing I didn't blog about. Budgeting. Budgeting is so important as in can make or break a music video, if used correctly. As we are only A2 students, we wont have millions of pounds to even consider in putting that kind of money into our music video. Before I begin talking about our budgeting, I will briefly analyse an international successful music video of my choice, which I think links with the theme of our music video in terms of locations but the budgeting is enormously different.
                                                 
Here is one of my favorite music videos of ALL time 'Beat It', and of course, my lifetime favorite artist, Michael Jackson.

Here is a screen garb of the production cost information.

As you have seen, the music video uses a bar, and an underground warehouse to shoot the video. This refelcts our music video in a way, as we also choose basic yet striking locations to film our music video.

Ok, so taking all of that excitement away for a minute, our budget for our music video will be nowhere near $150,000 because we will not be making profit  out of the music video. However, we will be making some purchase of the props we will be using. All the costume worn by Nabilla J will be her own, so that it gives a personal touch to the complete look rather than buy outfits that will not relate with the artist. This will strongly show to the audience for example, artists such as Paloma Faith style themselves, and thats why they are so popular amongst individual with a distinctive sense of style. So, going back to the budgeting topic, here is a really short list of the purchases we will obtain:

 1 pack of Lemons - 89p

                                                                 
                                                           
                                                     
                                                Cupcakes from Hummingbird Bakery (3): £3.50

                                                                             
                                                    or
                                                   
                                                  Cupcakes from  Cost cutters: £1.50 approx

    

                                                    Total amount: £4.39 (£2.39 back up)