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'''Negative cost''' is the net expense to [[Filmmaking#Production|produce and shoot]] a [[film]], excluding such expenditures as [[Film distributor|distribution]] and [[Promotion (marketing)|promotion]].<ref>''Barnes & Noble Glossary'' http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/glossary.asp?z=y<R=N&TRM=1007105 Retrieved 2007-02-12</ref> |
'''Negative cost''' is the net expense to [[Filmmaking#Production|produce and shoot]] a [[film]], excluding such expenditures as [[Film distributor|distribution]] and [[Promotion (marketing)|promotion]].<ref>''Barnes & Noble Glossary'' http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/glossary.asp?z=y<R=N&TRM=1007105 Retrieved 2007-02-12</ref>{{Dead link}} |
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Low-budget movies, for example ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.<ref>''IMDb Explanation for differences in reported budget'' https://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedifferent Retrieved 2007-02-12</ref> |
Low-budget movies, for example ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'', can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.<ref>''IMDb Explanation for differences in reported budget'' https://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedifferent Retrieved 2007-02-12</ref>{{Dead link}} |
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The term comes from the costs up to the production of the final [[Negative (photography)|negative]]. |
The term comes from the costs up to the production of the final [[Negative (photography)|negative]]. |
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*[https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,544319,00.html The Guardian: We Call It Martian Accounting] |
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Revision as of 02:17, 10 March 2021
Negative cost is the net expense to produce and shoot a film, excluding such expenditures as distribution and promotion.[1][dead link]
Low-budget movies, for example The Blair Witch Project, can have promotional expenses that are much larger than the negative cost.[2][dead link]
The term comes from the costs up to the production of the final negative.
References
- ^ Barnes & Noble Glossary http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/glossary.asp?z=y<R=N&TRM=1007105 Retrieved 2007-02-12
- ^ IMDb Explanation for differences in reported budget https://www.imdb.com/help/show_leaf?boxofficedifferent Retrieved 2007-02-12