High-Definition budget and working practives guide
HD production and post production is evolving rapidly. This guide is not exhaustive but simply my view based on my experience. The best solution for your production will have more to do with the experience and capabilities of your production team than technical considerations of the format.
Working on film has evolved over 100 years. There are many good habits and a few archaic practices. Video has been around for 50 years and in Europe we have been shooting single camera dramas on video for 10 years. This document is based on my 20 years working on video, 5 years on digital cameras and 18 months experience with the Sony f900 camera, shooting many projects, including two HD features.
Costs you avoid when shooting HD
Film stock.
Film processing.
Transportation costs of film stock to lab, lab to telecine and telecine to studio.
Telecine transfer.
Dailies viewing equipment and personnel.
Provision of time for the DP and director to watch dailies.
Costs of special handling to avoid airport xrays of raw stock and unprocessed footage.
Higher neg insurance premiums.
Neg cleaning.
Higher shipping charges of heavy film rushes.
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