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 |