Bible Movie - Letters of Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament, composed of letters which are attributed to Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest Christian documents on record. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity. These are foundational texts for both Christian theology and ethics.

Production Style (Treatment)

Artfully shot in simple prison cell and isolated caves and dwellings these are a handful of locations that draw on the emotion, passion and literal meditative dictation or writing of the letters with a subtle array of lighting and cutaway embellishments to draw out the theatrical depth of the monologues.

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Cultural Relevance

The Letters of Paul are the foundation of Christian doctrine clearly explaining who Jesus Christ is to the Jew and Gentile, the work of Christ with a focus on his death and resurrection, sin and judgment, the nature of salvation, divine election and human responsibility, justification, the Law, apocalyptic eschatology, the Spirit’s work in the Christian life, sin and assurance, motivation for ethical living, the church as the family of Christ, Christian hope, Paul’s mission and ministry, and finally—and quite helpfully—suffering in the Christian life. This is a complete Bible college in a series of letters and potentially one of the greatest assets to the Church as a series of films. As films these letters will be “experienced” in their entirety, allowing them to be understood as complete instructions rather than used as individual verses used (as is sometimes the case) to build theories that were never intended.

The Letters of Paul are countercultural presenting the invitation to and requirements of the Kingdom of Heaven which makes them eternally relevant as they are perpetually confronting. Paul unapologetically confronts and challenges the ‘cultural norms’ with a universal call to holiness and doctrine that can only be found in an absolute commitment to Christ. The irony of these letters is that when the culture of the world clashes and contradicts the content of these letters their eternal and kingdom relevance only increases!

Cast

James Belfrage has over 20 years of experience both on stage and in front of a camera.
On stage he has been performing in Sydney in two or three productions most years for the last 20 or more years.
James typically starts the year with a piece or two in the Short and Sweet play festival in Sydney and has had success reaching the finals on a number of occasions.
Theatre groups he has worked closely with in the last ten or more years have been Elanora Players, Factory Space Theatre Company and Lane Cove Theatre company with a number of lead male roles.
In front of the camera the highlight for James in 2017 and 2018 was to get a small speaking role as a doctor in A Place to Call Home. Prior to that James has landed a number of roles as a lawyer or policeman in the series Deadly Women.

Distribution

The Letters of Paul will have a foundational position as a Bible college training and teaching tool around the globe. The simple effectiveness of the film format will have the same impact that the films of Shakespearian plays have had on schools, colleges and universities for the past decades. From a teaching training base of thousands of Bible colleges and seminaries the ‘episodes’ (letters) will have broad distribution through Christian and secular online channels. Promotion of this project will be through the 2,500 Australian Christian radio stations and the promotional segments aggregated for use on international networks.

Budget

Letters of Paul		Chapters	Verses	Words	Est. Shoot (days)	Budget
46	1 Corinthians	16	437	9462	2	$ 8,000
47	2 Corinthians	13	257	6046	2	$ 8,000
48	Galatians	6	149	3084	1	$ 5,000
49	Ephesians	6	155	3022	1	$ 5,000
50	Philippians	4	104	2183	1	$ 5,000
51	Colossians	4	95	1979	1	$ 5,000
52	1 Thessalonians	5	89	1837	1	$ 5,000
53	2 Thessalonians	3	47	1022	1	$ 5,000
54	1 Timothy	6	113	2244	1	$ 5,000
55	2 Timothy	4	83	1666	1	$ 5,000
56	Titus	3	46	896	1	$ 5,000
57	Philemon	1	25	430	1	$ 5,000
58	Hebrews	13	303	6897	2	$ 8,000
Total		84	1903	40768	16	$ 748,000
Apostles Letters		Chapters	Verses	Words	Est. Shoot (days)	Budget
59	James	5	108	2,304	1	$ 5,000
60	1 Peter	5	105	2,476	1	$ 5,000
61	2 Peter	3	61	1,553	1	$ 5,000
62	1 John	5	105	2,517	1	$ 5,000
63	2 John	1	13	298	0.5	$ 3,500
64	3 John	1	14	294	0.5	$ 3,500
65	Jude	1	25	608	1	$ 3,000
Total		126	2791	60707	27	$ 30,500

The budget for a standard “day” shoot Titus

PROJECT	Titus
SHOOT DURATION (days):	1
EDIT DURATION	4
PROGRAMME DURATION:	25	minutes

1. PRE-PRODUCTION	Time hrs	$ per hr	Est. Budget
Script writer	0	$50.00	$0.00
Producer Fee	10	$50.00	$500.00
Director Fee	15	$45.00	$675.00
Production Manager	0	$50.00	$0.00
Production Assistant	0	$18.00	$0.00
Administration Fee	0	$45.00	$0.00
Sub Total			$1,175.00

2. PRODUCTION - FILMING	No of Days	Rate/Day	Budget
Camera hire (Equipment) (5)	0	$250.00	$0.00
DOP	0	$400.00	$0.00
Camera Operator	1	$250.00	$250.00
Camera Operator	1	$250.00	$250.00
Camera Assistant	0	$178.00	$0.00
Sound Recordist	0	$250.00	$0.00
Grip	0	$150.00	$0.00
Assistant Grip	0	$180.00	$0.00
Gaffer	0	$150.00	$0.00
Best Boy	0	$180.00	$0.00
Production Assistant	0	$178.00	$0.00
Makeup	0	$300.00	$300.00
Wardrobe	1	$170.00	$170.00
Autocue	0	$300.00	$0.00
Digital Wrangling (1)	1	$178.00	$178.00

Studio Hire	0	$300.00	$300.00
Location Fees	0	$300.00	$0.00
Set Designer	0	$250.00	$0.00
Equipment hire / Misc (3)	0	$0.00	$0.00

Travel	0	$400.00	$0.00
Transport -(Petrol / R&M)	0	$80.00	$0.00
Accomodation	0	$250.00	$0.00
Catering	1	$150.00	$150.00
Petty Cash	0	$100.00	$0.00
Sub Total			$1,598.00

3. TALENT	No of Days	Rate/Day	Budget
Paul	1	$250.00	$250.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
	0	$350.00	$0.00
SUB-TOTAL			$250.00

ITEM	days	$ per day	Budget
4. POST PRODUCTION
4.1 AUDIO:
Voice Over	1	$250.00	$250.00
Voice Over Record	0	$150.00	$0.00
Music Copyright Royalties	0	$1,000.00	$0.00
Soundtrack - Write/Record	0	$700.00	$0.00
Audio Sweetening	0	$100.00	$0.00
Tapestock	0	$30.00	$0.00
Misc	0	$1,000.00	$0.00
SUB TOTAL			$250.00

4.2 GRAPHICS	Qty	Rate	Budget
Paintbox	0	$350.00	$0.00
Animation	0	$700.00	$0.00
After effects and layering	0	$80.00	$0.00
Digital	0	$30.00	$0.00
SUB TOTAL			$0.00

4.3 EDIT	Qty	Rate	Budget
Stock footage purchase ($30/sec)	15	$30.00	$450.00
Editor Fees (4)	50	$40.00	$2,000.00
Rendering	0	$45.00	$0.00
Mastering	0	$30.00	$0.00
SUB TOTAL			$2,450.00

3) MASTER & AUTHOR	Qty	Rate	Budget
Mpeg Video encode ($/minute)	0	$15.00	$0.00
Web/email encoding ($/hour)	0	$20.00	$0.00



SUB TOTAL			$0.00

TOTAL OF ALL COLUMNS			$5,473.00

Contingency Allowance		7.00%	$383.00
Commissions		0.00%

TOTAL WITH CONTINGENCY			$5,856.00

Market Research

http://www.paulmovie.com/site/
Paul, Apostle of Christ is a 2018 American biblical drama film written and directed by Andrew Hyatt. It stars James Faulkner as Saint Paul and Jim Caviezel (who portrayed Jesus in the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ) as Saint Luke.
Budget$5 million
Box office$23 million

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270621/
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/paultheapostle
From the Emmy award-winning director Roger Young (Joseph and Jesus) comes the spectacular story of Paul the Apostle. This augmented adaptation, largely based on the biblical account, profiles Christ's most prolific messenger. Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, was at the forefront of efforts to stamp out the early church until Jesus stopped him on the road to Damascus, forever changing his life and mission. He joyfully faced persecution, imprisonment, and peril in order to share the love and redemption offered by Christ. Beautifully shot in the Moroccan desert, Paul the Apostle is a sweeping saga of the man who brought the Gospel to the Western world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_(miniseries)
The Bible is a television miniseries based on the Bible. It was produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett[2][3] and was broadcast weekly between March 3 and 31, 2013 on History channel.[4] It has since been adapted for release to theaters as a feature film (138 minutes), the 2014 American epic biblical drama Son of God.

Burnett, best known for producing prime-time hit reality shows, considers the scripted 10-hour series to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. The project was conceived by Burnett and Downey, who are married, after watching Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments for the first time since childhood.

The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project.[5] In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs.[6] The first episode of the mini-series was seen by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 to date.[7] The second installment continued "to deliver blockbuster ratings" for the network, attracting 10.8 million viewers. The third installment on March 17, 2013 was once again the No. 1 show on all of Sunday night television with 10.9 million total viewers. In addition, the series garnered 4.2 million adults 25–54 and 3.5 million adults 18–49.[8] In total, with subsequent airings, The Bible has received more than 100 million cumulative views.