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Kit for Shorts and ultra low-budget Independant feature films
This a the Sample Shooting Kit fot the Film Equipment Timeshare
Purpose: shorts and ultra low-budget independent feature films
I would love some feedback on this sample kit. Is it too little? Overkill? Do the estimated prices seem reasonable?
Feedback: Re sound recorder. For digital video, this would seem to be redundant. Direct input to the camera would do the trick.
Camera
Sony FX-1 HDV camera with long life battery
3000
9" LCD field monitor
300
Fluid head Tripod
700
Pro-Dolly
300
Handheld stabilization gear
300
Total
4600
Lighting
Compact 1.2k HMI & accessories
1100
300w 3 head kit & accessories
300
800w & 1000w 2 head kit & accessories
500
Softboxes, flags, chromakeys, reflectors
300
Grip kit
200
Total
2400
Sound
24 Bit 96 kHz Hard disc recorder with mixer
1000
Mike & accessories
400
Set of radio mics
300
Headphones and accessories
200
Boom
100
Total
2000
Accessories
First-aid kit
100
Walkie Talkie set
100
Various Flight Cases
800
Total
1000
Grand Total
10 000
The £10 000 total cost would be before discounts. For this particular
kit 5 production companies could get it for the following prices:
Buy in £500 apiece (produces £2500)
Annual renewal £100 apiece (will produces £500/year)
Daily rental fee £25 (should produce a minimum of
£5000/year)
Assuming financing at around 10% and annual insurance costs of about 10% of
equipment value the equipment should be paid off in less than 2 years.
This could be a bank loan or
vendor financing.
Each company would have guaranteed use of the equipment for 50 days
per year more than enough to make at least 1 feature...
This is just an example, these partnership are flexible. A partnership with HD cameras and HBB portadrive sound equipment will have generally
higher buy-in and fees whilst entry to a partnership aimed at documentaries could be the price of a good night out.