Reddit reviews From Reel to Deal: Everything You Need to Create a Successful Independent Film
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He wrote a damn instructive book. He does you a favor by not sugar coating anything. He even admits he's not great at making movies, but he's good at teaching people about making movies. He has a way of explaining things thoroughly and in a way anyone can understand.
http://www.amazon.com/From-Reel-Deal-Everything-Independent/dp/0446674621
Read this book before going any further. It will explain the nuts and bolts of the process.
Also, hire someone experienced to read the script and tell you whether it's good enough to get financed.
This is old (2003 and focused on film), but I liked it's explanation for the range of prices for each line item (inflation adjusted, the figures, other than film, are probably still useful):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446674621/
I approach projects by deciding how much money I think I can raise, then develop a budget to fit within that amount. And don't forget post (particularly editing) and distribution!
Just a fair warning: you need to expect that you'll lose all that money. Except for horror, basically no movie made under $2-3 million stands any chance of a distribution deal, and distribution is where you have a realistic chance to make your budget back. And horror is no guarantee, just that it's been successful vastly more often than any other genre.
I agree with a vast amount of what shifty says, but add these differences :