Possibly a silly question

[Rippie]

Not being a fx guru (or even a noob)
are there any sites online that show fx from features and then show a cost associated with creating that particular shot?

Without going too much into detail I will eventually be making all the calls to the higher end
effects houses out there to get actual figures but I'm trying to get a very rough ball park of costs involved for the higher end stuff before those calls are made.

Just taking a shot that maybe there are some fan sites out there or fx forums that discuss
something like this?

The kind of cg fx I'm talking about are the kinds you'd see in an x men movie or typical super hero style film.

Thanks for any possible leads.

 

[clang]

Unfortunately, that's a bit like asking 'how much will a house cost?' - there are a zillion variables, many of which make little sense to a non-insider. And any costs are quickly out of date - an effect that cost a million bucks 5 years ago might now cost a hundred thousand or might now cost 3 million...

I do sympathise. You certainly do need some idea of the relative costs of various fx, so you can concentrate on the fx that aren't stupidly difficult/expensive. And you need that knowledge for preproduction purposes - knowing now whether e.g. a particular scene needs to be shot against greenscreen, that will save you a pile of money and effort compared to making that same decision after principal shooting.

 

[nosys70]

that is the point. You just need to know the pre requisit for an FX, that is what is expensive.
many FX can be done different ways, some choose to go "all computer" , some choose to include some works at shooting time.
for example you can decide if the effort is needed into costumes, make-up, props or if you can just do it in post.
At the point you can decide that you do not need real actors and cameras, you could just as well create everything with a computer.
You need to find somebody that is able to turn the raw shots into FX, and ask him what he needs.
most of FX needs at least color screen (usually green or blue) and tracking marks.
Sometime too, you need motion tracking for the camera and also the white and silver ball picture for 3D light calibration.
These requirements are pretty easy to fulfill, for cheap, but the more you need to build, the more it costs.
So usually , it is the storyboard making the difference. A simple FX can be cheap or cost the hell, simply by framing the subject wide or narrow, ot if the camera is static or moving.
There is nothing that a computer cannot create, but it requires skill and time. These two factors are very variable.

 

[clang]

Thanks for mentioning storyboards, nosys70.

Rippie, if you haven't already done storyboards for the FX scenes, do so. They'll be an incredible help when describing what you need to other people, both within your crew and outside agencies like FX houses.

 

[Rippie]

I'm all good guys. I just decided to start the process of making the calls to the fx houses.
Was just trying to do a little extra research before I did that which was the reason for my question.

Thanks for the posts.