Finance - Equipment

Capturing the image

Camera
Tripod – fluid head
Lighting
Slider/glidecam equipment
Jib/crane

Capturing the image

Camera
HD, full HD and sensor size

(the sensor size improves quality of the image as well as the cost)
SD: 720 x 576

720p HD – 1280 x 720

1080p HD – 1920 x 1080

Arri Alexa M 35 format film-style digital camera with separate camera head and body.

£500

Canon LEGRIA HF R706

3.28 megapixels

Recording sound

Sound recorder- XLR connection
On board & stand alone
Microphone

Boom pole
Wind shield

Transport

Crew

   Minibus

   Travel expenses

Talent

   Taxi

Equipment

   Equipment van

Talent

•          The BBC and Equity (the actor’s union) have a television agreement where it is stated that an actor’s minimum engagement fee should be £603.
•          If the engagement is for one week this represents 6 x work days. Each work day being 8 hours in duration (9 hours with 1-hour meal break).
•         If the engagement is for two weeks this represents 5 x work days. Each work day being 8 hours in duration (9 hours with 1-hour meal break).
•          Many independent and low budget film production projects would struggle to meet these sort of pay rates. What usually happens is that actor and producer agree a fee that isn’t necessarily in line with rates advised by equity.

Crew

• BECTU stands for Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union and is   a trade union operating in the United Kingdom.
• BECTU represents staff, contract and freelance workers based in the UK.
• BECTU negotiates pay, conditions and contracts with employers.
• A BECTU crew rate card will typically indicate maximum and minimum rates of pay for 1 hours of work in socialable hours.