Budget

Filmed in Montana with generous support from the Big Sky Film Grant (Montana Film Office), the Greater Montana Foundation, Humanities Montana, and Treasure State Studios.

Co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History, the Northern Rockies Heritage Center, and private citizen Hayes Otoupalik, who provided locations and authentic artifacts for our shoots.

1. Travel expenses for research, filmed interviews, reenactments, and location shoots across Montana:
   
   – Total Mileage: 2,375 miles x $0.75/mile = $1,781.25.
   
   – Food during Travel/Filming: $35/day x 4 people (Producer, Assistant Producer, Director of Photography, Second Camera) = $140/day x 25 days = $3,500.
   
   – Lodging during Travel/Filming: $96/night x 4 people (Producer, Assistant Producer, Director of Photography, Second Camera) = $384/night x 21 nights = $8,064.
   
   Travel TOTAL: $13,345.25.
   
   
2. External hard drives to store raw footage, edited footage, rough cut, and final cut:
   – Three drives, each 5 TB, firewire compatible:
   LaCie $169.99 each X 3 = $509.97.
   – San Disk 256GB Class 10 U3 memory card for HD digital film camera: $35 X 5 = $175.
   
   Estimated hard drive TOTAL = $684.97.
   
   
3. Equipment insurance for:
   
   – 2 cameras Black Magic plus lenses and kit ($7,000 value), rents for $600/day.*
   
   – 2 lav mics plus packs & cables ($1,200 value), rents for $60/day.*
   
   – 1 boom mic plus sound kit ($1,600 value), rents for $150/day.*
   
   – 1 3-light LED interview kit ($2,300 value), rents for $200/day.*
   
   Equipment insurance premium TOTAL: $265.
   
   *Applying for in-kind services grant to Treasure State Studios to cover these costs. 

4. Copyright permissions fees for use of archival photographs and/or music: $2,000.
   
5. Costume rentals for 1920s street clothing, nurses uniforms, for reenactments:  $650.
   
6. Indigenous Cultural Advisor fee:  $75/hour X 40 hrs = $3,000 X 2 Advisors = $6,000.
   
7. Assistant Producer salary: $1,000/month X 12 = $12,000/one year.
   
8. Director of Photography fee: $500/day X 23 days = $11,500.
   
9. Second Camera fee:  $500/day X 23 days = $11,500. 
   
10. Film Editor rate: $75/hr X 200 hrs = $15,000.

TOTAL Budget = $72,945.22.