Mad Max
What This Means for Your Production Filmed on a budget of A$400,000, Mad Max earned more than US$100 million worldwide and set a Guinness record for most profitable film at that time. George Miller called the production approach ‘guerrilla filmmaking’ — and the details are a masterclass in resourceful production. Filmmaker Takeaways Ready to protect…
Whiplash
What This Means for Your Production Whiplash grossed $50 million on a $3.3 million budget — but the real lesson isn’t the numbers. It’s how Chazelle got there. Filmmaker Takeaways Ready to protect your production before you shoot? The agreements your chain of title requires — performer agreements, crew agreements, location releases — are available…
Moonlight
What This Means for Your Production Moonlight reportedly cost $1.5 million to make and grossed roughly $65 million worldwide — winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. The production story is as instructive as the numbers. Filmmaker Takeaways Adapting a script of underlying work? Make sure your option and rights documentation is solid before you…
