At present, the market for small-budget films in China continues to expand and the production proceeds to soar with the amount having become the most in the world. But at the same time, there are many irregularities and even chaos in production management. Based on the theory of three-dimensional controlling factors (time, quality, and cost) of project management, in-depth interviews with veterans of the industry are combined with case studies into six small-budget film crews for practical observation in this article. The uniqueness of the article ...