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There are may ways to fund a film the main three being private,public and a hedge fund. Private funding. Private film funding is a way of financing big budget productions. Private companies invest money into the media/entertainment industry, helping production companies and independent producers.  Advantages of private funding: Most likely to get a bigger budget  with a better name under your film could gather more customers/watchers. can secure better locations to film and better equipment Disadvantages of private funding: Takes a more complex route and longer route of obtaining funding Wont always get the funding you need/want. GOLDCREST are one of the private companies. Goldcrest is a market leading supplier of Academy and BAFTA Award winning picture and sound post production services for film based in central London and New York   Goldcrest provides innovative financial solutions across the media sector, from independent producers to the maj

Logistics. Time: Deadlines- meeting deadlines in any situation is paramount and repeated failure to do so will definitely risk the success of the project Film is no exception Establishing deadlines is a balancing act On one hand you have to know the size of the project and how much funding is secured will have a big impact on the duration of the project. On the other hand, timescales for the various phases of the work must be achievable and practical. Production managers (prepare all the timings) are important for pre-production and confirm that there is enough time to complete all the tasks Will always involve contingency plans so that if major obstacles are encountered will be able to adapt and change timings around so they can meet the deadline. Have to be able to adapt to new situations and be flexible and finish the product on time and finfish on budget. Consequence of not paying sufficient attention to deadlines? Deadlines are a point or ti