Conform or split a baked file?Ĭonforming can seriously eat into grading time. Lots of things out of your control can mean the time blowing out. If you take on a film at a fixed rate, you need to be very careful. I always try and charge by the hour or the day/week. Always start with the optimal amount of hours to complete the project. If your client does not have ten days’ money for a feature or six hours for a TVC, you can always negotiate - maybe include conforming and finishing time. Conforming headaches can often blow your timeline way out, so I’m sticking to what I know best. Remember, the fact you are being asked means somebody has taken the time to find you or recommend you. Things that impact on the time quoted are conforming, unfinished VFX shots, cut not locked, the number of cuts in the show, or a director that wants to experiment! Nine out of ten times you will need to give a rough quote before seeing a rough cut.
Hollywood movies and big TVCs will always take longer.
These examples are based on average budget projects. Obviously, every TVC, movie or music video is different, so a rough guide is the best you can offer your client without seeing the footage. A question I am asked all the time because producers are often not quite sure, is: “How long will it take to grade this?” Sio, here are some answers.
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