I'm not at my Mac right now but I have the budget calculated. Off the top of my head, half of the budget covers the purchase / lease of actual production equipment, such as the HD camera with lens adapter, light kit, an electrical generator (some locations will need to be lit but aren't near outlets or we can't use those outlets) and some lavalier microphones. It also covers the construction and purchase of props, costumes, makeup, etc. I also need to store the recorded video, and that'll be done on 1-2 TR portable hard-drives (all the film shots and especially all the special effect shots consumes a huge amount of data space).
I also have to purchase food, which is going to consist of spaghetti, with crackers, day-old bagels and discount soda for the craft table-- you might think feeding your cast and crew is a luxury but not on a set where you need people to remain on set for multiple days in a row while living and breathing your movie. I mean if they go "out to lunch" they may never come back, or at least not when I need them to be at a location we've only rented for a short time. We will not be eating like kings.
We have access to a van for transporting materials but gas is still costly and if I ask people to carpool to Houston I want to reimburse their gas.
I need good sound recording, because sound makes or breaks a film. We can have awesome picture but if it sounds like crap people will hate it. Music is going to be created by a local band but we still need a good way to record it. The cheapest way to do it is to construct a booth. Fortunately I already have a mike, but soundproofing will still require wood and carpet. There's the egg carton trick but I doubt I'll find enough egg cartons to layer a whole booth.
We're going to have stunt work that includes breaking down walls. That means we have to construct some sets. Finding free scrap wood is one thing, but not everything is going to be free. I also don't currently have any warehouse space I can use to do this (or even know anyone who has so much as an empty barn), so I'll likely need to rent it.
Fortunately there are a number of vacant warehouses in San Antonio and I can work out a lease agreement for a few days so we can build those sets and do those stunts. That means also getting the electricity turned on so we can light the sets and paying the subsequent bill.
We'll also need a filming permit to shoot at some locations. You can see some basic info on what that costs
here. If I find the right town and make the right promises, I believe I can get a road closed for free so we can do the chase scene but we'll likely still need to pay a permit fee.
I hope that answers your question.
Also: the funding also covers the full feature documentary on the making of the film, from concept to screen debut. It'll be like
American Movie, only it won't be about the making of a horror film. So it's really two films for the price of one.