Make the numbers make sense.
Build a budget around what your script actually asks for—not what you hope it costs.
Budget template · Assumptions worksheet · Meals & craft services calculator
The Indie Film ToolkitFrom script → set
Digital downloads. Real producing experience.
You have a script.
Now make the damn movie.
Turn “now what?” into a production plan. Get the budgets, checklists, and working systems behind Tina’s 7 features and 90+ short films—not another filmmaking pep talk.
For first-time producers. Built for indie budgets.
Less guessing. More making.01 / Action
Experience, not theory
Your producer friend,
in document form.
7 / 90+
Features produced / short films produced
20+ years
Of indie filmmaking lessons. Practical tools, candid notes, no promise of overnight success.
02 / The working documents
The boring stuff.
That makes the
good stuff possible.
A great scene still needs a location, a crew, lunch, and a realistic schedule. The toolkit helps you connect your creative ambition to the logistics that make it happen.
Get everyone on the same page.
Turn a pile of moving parts into a pre-production plan your team can follow.
Master checklist · Production calendar · Crew tracker · Contact sheet · Location & equipment planning
Finish more than the shoot.
Keep the unglamorous essentials in view, from paperwork to the final deliverables.
Deal memo checklist · Insurance & permit checklist · Post-production checklist · Festival budget · Deliverables checklist
03 / Put the plan to work
Tools for your next film.
Browse available downloads for current pricing and exactly what’s included. Start with the tools your production needs.
04 / Your move
Stop waiting
for permission.
You don’t need another reason to make your film. You need a plan. Let’s start there.
Make the damn movie