Live ActionAnimation
Writing specs
| Page count: | 6 pages |
| Quantity of locations: | As you write, plan for shooting at no more than two physical locations (one per shooting day). |
| Quantity of characters: | No restrictions, but but be mindful of COVID safety concerns for actors. |
| Children: | Yes |
| Animals: | Yes |
| Weapons: | Yes |
| Visual effects: | Yes – but be mindful that there will only be a couple of weeks for visual effects in the schedule, so keep the scope in check. |
| Sexual intimacy: | Yes – but an intimacy coordinator may be required for certain scenes. |
| COVID restrictions: | No blanket restrictions on writing, but be mindful of tips for writing during a pandemic and a COVID script breakdown will be required on an early draft to anticipate safety concerns. |
Production specs
| Locations per day: | 1 location per day |
| Distance to locations: | Must be within the studio zone |
| Shooting days: | 2 days |
| Pick-up days: | No |
| Length of workday: | 12 hours, plus an hour for lunch |
| Earliest call time: | 6:00AM |
| Latest wrap time: | 12:00PM |
| FIST agreement: | Yes |
| COVID protocols: | Yes |
Data allocation
| Final page count: | 6 pages |
| Shooting days: | 2 days |
| Pages per day: | 3 pages |
| Shooting ratio: | 20:1 |
| Max. dailies per day: | 60 minutes |
| Data rate: | 2.6 GB/minute |
| Max. data per page: | 52 GB |
| Max. data per day: | 156 GB |
| Max dailies length | 120 minutes |
| Max dailies size | 312 GB |
Capture settings
| Camera package: | RED |
| Frame rate: | 24.000 fps |
| Record file format: | ProRes 4444 HQ |
| Resolution: | 2K (2048×1080) |
| Video codec: | ProRes 4444 HQ |
| Baked-in settings: | All image settings (Rec. 709 / SDR) |
| Mode: | IPP2 |
| Output color space: | Rec. 709 |
| Output tone map: | Medium Contrast |
| Highlight roll-off: | Medium |
Picture Edit specs
| Pic edit location: | Post Hall |
| Pic edit software: | Media Composer |
| Pic edit days: | 7 days |
| Max. story content: | 6:30 |
| Max. credits: | 1:00 |
| Max. TRT: | 7:30 |
Sound specs
| Sound design location: | Post Hall |
| Sound design software: | ProTools |
| Sound design days: | 7 days |
| Sound mix: | 3 hours |
Visual Effects specs
| VFX software: | Variable |
| VFX days: | Variable — with a maximum of two weeks for each show |
Coloring specs
| Coloring software: | DaVinci Resolve |
| Coloring days: | 1 day |
Project Specs
| Page count: | 0.5 page |
| Previz duration: | 24 seconds |
| Max. number of assets: | 4 assets |
| Max. number of characters: | 1 character |
| Max. number of shots: | 16 shots |
| Max. seconds of motion: | 30 seconds |
| Final content duration: | 30 seconds |
| Credits duration: | 30 seconds |
| Final TRT: | 60 seconds |
Production Schedule
| Development | 8 weeks |
| Previz | 6 weeks |
| Model | 3 weeks |
| Texture | 1 week |
| Animate | 4 weeks |
| Light | 2 weeks |
| Render | 2 weeks |
| Comp | 1 week |
| CBB | 1 week |
| Sound Design | 1 week |
| Sound Mix | 3 hours |