Hello everyone, buoyed on from the success of VFX and CG Survival Guide for Filmmakers and Producers (Kindle - http://amzn.to/WTZByQ) I've been approached by independent film producers to provide VFX for their projects. The requests have come from far and wide, some asking for quotes others asking me to carry out the work.
This post is about what is in it for an independent film producer to come directly to the artist and what can the artist do to make sure the work is delivered to schedule and budget?
Firstly the producer is going to get his/her VFX done for a fraction of the cost that it would take to do if he/she went to a facility. Some producers are more realistic than others, some will expect the effects to be on par with that of a facility, others realise what a good deal they are getting but still expect a level of quality that would be at least half the quality they would get from a facility.
To contrast the deal a producer would get from a studio to going directly to a VFX artist here are the rate cards of a highly respected VFX company
This post is about what is in it for an independent film producer to come directly to the artist and what can the artist do to make sure the work is delivered to schedule and budget?
What does it mean for Filmmakers and Producers?
Firstly the producer is going to get his/her VFX done for a fraction of the cost that it would take to do if he/she went to a facility. Some producers are more realistic than others, some will expect the effects to be on par with that of a facility, others realise what a good deal they are getting but still expect a level of quality that would be at least half the quality they would get from a facility.
To contrast the deal a producer would get from a studio to going directly to a VFX artist here are the rate cards of a highly respected VFX company
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| Mill Rate Card in £ Source: http://www.themill.com/media/214554/london_rate_card_lndscpe.jpg |
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| Mill rate card in US $, source: http://www.themill.com/media/214560/usa_rate_card_lndscpe.jpg |
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| Edit19 Rate Card, source: http://www.edit19.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/E19_Rate_Card_2012_v01.pdf |
