What changes the price?
Runtime, character count, identity consistency, number of locations, lip sync, complex action, effects, aspect-ratio versions, revision scope, and delivery requirements.
Pricing
A complete short film starts at $5,000.
CinemaMachina is built for ambitious independent storytellers working below traditional production scale. Final fees depend on the creative and technical scope.
Signature productionFrom $5,000
Typical finished runtime: 3–5 minutes
Typical production window: under two months
What a standard scope can include
- Creative brief, concept, and story structure
- Character, location, and visual-direction development
- Shot planning and generative moving-image production
- Editing, sound, titles, finishing, and a delivery master
- Client review through a private project portal
Every proposal states the deliverables, schedule, review rounds, payment milestones, usage terms, and responsible decision-makers before production begins.
Are generation credits included?
The proposal defines which production costs are included. Client-owned tool subscriptions or credits are never assumed; any expected client expense is identified before work starts.
What may be separate?
Music and stock licensing, talent or likeness rights, festival entry fees, travel, rush delivery, extensive new versions, and other third-party costs unless the proposal includes them.
Is selection guaranteed?
No. CinemaMachina can strengthen a film and submission package, but no producer can promise festival acceptance, awards, distribution, audience size, or commercial results.
Start a project
Get a scope built around the story.
Share the concept, runtime, deadline, references, available assets, and budget. We will identify what is realistic before production begins.