Comments on: Screening formats. http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/ Blog for Animator and Director Rick May Mon, 17 May 2010 11:14:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rick http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Rick Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:19:12 +0000 http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/#comment-288 Sorry Jonathan, My contact form was broken and I didn't realize it. Fixed now - thanks for bringing it to my attention. Regarding your question. There are lots of people that will do it. Since I do not know where you are located, I suggest calling around to post or duplication houses in your area. In SF, I found a few that could do both HDCAM and DigiBeta. I also spoke with a few down in LA. Most of the prices are nearly the same. I felt confident with some more than others and a few were just plain rude or unresponsive. I'm tempted to post those company names here, but I shall refrain. If you live in either of these two areas, let me know and I'll tell you who you can try (please contact me via the form again so that I can directly respond). Rick Sorry Jonathan,

My contact form was broken and I didn’t realize it. Fixed now – thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Regarding your question. There are lots of people that will do it. Since I do not know where you are located, I suggest calling around to post or duplication houses in your area. In SF, I found a few that could do both HDCAM and DigiBeta. I also spoke with a few down in LA. Most of the prices are nearly the same. I felt confident with some more than others and a few were just plain rude or unresponsive. I’m tempted to post those company names here, but I shall refrain.

If you live in either of these two areas, let me know and I’ll tell you who you can try (please contact me via the form again so that I can directly respond).

Rick

]]> By: Jonathan Lyons http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Jonathan Lyons Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/#comment-285 Hi Rick I have a short film that will be showing in the Siggraph Animation Theater this year. I need some good information about format output for future festivals. I'd like to know what service/company you are using. I tried the contact page, but didn't find the "form" for it. Hi Rick

I have a short film that will be showing in the Siggraph Animation Theater this year. I need some good information about format output for future festivals. I’d like to know what service/company you are using.

I tried the contact page, but didn’t find the “form” for it.

]]> By: Teresa Lang http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Teresa Lang Wed, 23 May 2007 05:27:49 +0000 http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/#comment-148 Some film distributors will pay for the transfer to 35mm. Check out Spike and Mike (they have two touring animation compilations -- classic and sick & twisted). There is also the Animation Show, which also screens its compilations on film, but I don't have first hand knowledge that they pay for the transfer to 35mm. It wouldn't hurt to submit your film to either of these or other distributors (there were a few other Computer Graphic specific compilation tours in the late 90s, but I don't know what's become of them). If you do go this route and a distributor offers you a deal, I would recommend that before you sign a distribution agreement, you have a lawyer review the contract. Hopefully a lawyer wouldn't cost $3,000 ;o) Some film distributors will pay for the transfer to 35mm. Check out Spike and Mike (they have two touring animation compilations — classic and sick & twisted). There is also the Animation Show, which also screens its compilations on film, but I don’t have first hand knowledge that they pay for the transfer to 35mm.

It wouldn’t hurt to submit your film to either of these or other distributors (there were a few other Computer Graphic specific compilation tours in the late 90s, but I don’t know what’s become of them). If you do go this route and a distributor offers you a deal, I would recommend that before you sign a distribution agreement, you have a lawyer review the contract. Hopefully a lawyer wouldn’t cost $3,000 ;o)

]]> By: Rick http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Rick Mon, 21 May 2007 20:29:24 +0000 http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/#comment-142 I've never agressively priced this before. So, you are probably right. The highest $ that was quoted me was around $8900. The lowest was $3k. I was told by another guy that the absolute minimum for laser recording would be just under $4,000. One of the film out guys brought up a good point. He said that most festivals spend very little money on the projectors to show the video material. Whether that is digiBeta, DVD, or even HDCAM. However, if you have a 35mm film project, the projectors are generally much better and therefore look clearer simply for that reason (not to mention that the resolution would be higher too). I’ve never agressively priced this before. So, you are probably right. The highest $ that was quoted me was around $8900. The lowest was $3k. I was told by another guy that the absolute minimum for laser recording would be just under $4,000.

One of the film out guys brought up a good point. He said that most festivals spend very little money on the projectors to show the video material. Whether that is digiBeta, DVD, or even HDCAM. However, if you have a 35mm film project, the projectors are generally much better and therefore look clearer simply for that reason (not to mention that the resolution would be higher too).

]]> By: Keith Lango http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Keith Lango Mon, 21 May 2007 19:30:40 +0000 http://www.rickmay.com/2007/05/21/screening-formats/#comment-141 Dang, only #3k for a 12 minute short? The prices of film outs have really dropped since the last time I looked into doing a film out. A 3 minute film out of "Lunch" (4mins) would have set me back about $7,000 in 2001. And just two years before that "Evelyn" (5min) would have run me over $12,500! Still, $3k is a lot of money for just one fest. But you know that seeing the short on film on the big screen would look flippin' sweet. Dang, only #3k for a 12 minute short? The prices of film outs have really dropped since the last time I looked into doing a film out. A 3 minute film out of “Lunch” (4mins) would have set me back about $7,000 in 2001. And just two years before that “Evelyn” (5min) would have run me over $12,500! Still, $3k is a lot of money for just one fest. But you know that seeing the short on film on the big screen would look flippin’ sweet.

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