Unit 1- Assignment 1: Research Pre-Production Techniques: Finance Equipment

Capturing the image

· Camera

· Tripod-

Fluid Head, it’s a hydraulic mechanism results smooth movement produced by the tripod.

· Lighting (Optional) 3 point lighting kit

· Slider/Glidecam equipment

· Jib/Crane

Finance Equipment

Capturing the image

· Camera

· HD, Full HD and Sensor Size

STANDARD DEFINITIOIN: 720x576

720P HD: 1280x720

1080HD: 1920x1080

(HD- Amount of visual information)

The bigger the sensor size, the better definition produced by the camera.

Red Epic MX-

· Sensor: 14 Megapixel

· Day Rate: £300

· 5 Day Shoot: £1500

Arri Alexa XT Plus-

· Sensor: 35 format ALEV III CMOS sensor with Bayer pattern colour filter array.

· Day Rate: £900

· 5 Day Shoot: £4,500

Sony DCR-VX1000-

· Sensor: 410,000 pixels

· Day Rate: £65

· 5 Day Shoot: £325

Recording Sound

· Sound Recorder (With an XLR connection- Better quality) Stereo Jack connection can lead to distortion. On board and stand alone. On board: Omni directional, deep into everything.

· Boom pole

· Wind Shield

· 3 point lighting kit

Tascam DR-40 Portable Audio Recorder-

· Day rate: £12

· 5 Day Shoot: £60

Sennheiser shot gun mike-

· Day Rate: £17.22

· 5 Day Shoot: £86.10

Finance Transport

Crew:

· Minibus:

Travel Expenses

Talent:
Taxi

Equipment
Equipment Van

      Finance Talent

· The BBC and equity (the actor’s union) have a television agreement that states an actor’s minimum engagement fee should be £603.

· On the off chance that the engagement is for one week that speaks to 68 work days. Every work day being 8 hours in length of time.

· If the engagement is for two week this speaks to 5 x work days. Every work day being 8 hours in length of time

· In reality, numerous autonomous and low budget film creation venture battle.

Finance Crew

· BECTU stands for Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union and is a trade union functioning in the United Kingdom.

· BECTU is the UK’s media and entertainment trade union.

· BECTU signify staff, contract and freelance workers based mainly in the UK.

· BECTU discusses pay, conditions and contracts with employers.

· BECTU advises on suggested rates for crew.

· A BECTU crew rate card will usually indicate maximum and minimum rates of pay for 10 hours of work.

Crew

Director/ Producer

· Director-

Going rate for a 48 hour week: £1200-£1345

· Producer-

Going rate for a 48 hour week: £925-£1,037

Camera Operator

· Going rate for a 10 hour day: £276-£309

· Going rate for a 12 hour day: £381-£473

· Going rate for a 5- Day 50 hour week: £1492

Editor

· Going rate for a 8 hour day: £213

· Going rate for a 60 hour week: £1,366

· Going rate for a 50 hour week: £1,087

· Going rate for a 40 hour week: £854

Hair and Make-Up Artist

· Going rate for a 10 hour day: £560

Electrician/Sound Recordist

· Electrician: Going rate for a 50 hour week: £1,200

· Sound Recordist: Going rate for a 10 hour day: £320

Facility Hire:

Outfits that hire out production. For example, if you need a particular equipment for your production, offering any assistance based on their expertise. One of the most useful facility hire website is Procam. They offer everything that you would need in order to get through your production.

Here are examples of some shows they have provided with kit and crew: