profnoxin said:
hey that's not a bad idea -- and then the first timer might pwn us all ... so wait ... I mean bad idea - bad idea :laugh:
Production: What was your last short budget? + More
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hey that's not a bad idea -- and then the first timer might pwn us all ... so wait ... I mean bad idea - bad idea :laugh:
apparantley 
1k may be a lot, but i think it's all in where you spend it.
Equipment is always an investment, never an expense.
I feel like money needs to be spent in certain areas of a film to give it a higher production value. Props, set decoration, etc.. It's the only way to make your film look exactly how you envision before you put that camera in the room.
We're not spending near 1k on our HeroFest short, but it's adding up. Besides equipment, you figure clothes, props, makeup, anything for visual effects, it start's piling up.
I say don't put a hard figure on it. Don't spend $1000 just because you have it. Spend it where you need it, and where you absolutely can't borrow something or get it for free. If you want to spend it on people - DP, etc. - that's up to you. But you would hate to have an obligation to pay these people and then get on set and realized you should have spent more money on props, wardrobe or whatever.
A good DP probably can't make a terribly boring or badly designed set rock — they could make it look better than others could, but i think you still need some thought into it. And if you think of something, it's probably going to cost.
Anyway, that's my input.
Equipment is always an investment, never an expense.
I feel like money needs to be spent in certain areas of a film to give it a higher production value. Props, set decoration, etc.. It's the only way to make your film look exactly how you envision before you put that camera in the room.
We're not spending near 1k on our HeroFest short, but it's adding up. Besides equipment, you figure clothes, props, makeup, anything for visual effects, it start's piling up.
I say don't put a hard figure on it. Don't spend $1000 just because you have it. Spend it where you need it, and where you absolutely can't borrow something or get it for free. If you want to spend it on people - DP, etc. - that's up to you. But you would hate to have an obligation to pay these people and then get on set and realized you should have spent more money on props, wardrobe or whatever.
A good DP probably can't make a terribly boring or badly designed set rock — they could make it look better than others could, but i think you still need some thought into it. And if you think of something, it's probably going to cost.
Anyway, that's my input.