Budget Breakdown for Production Stage

Equipment/ resources needed

Professional Costs My Costs

Canon Camera On Amazon this camera is sold for £160.

Canon Camera will be given to me but I won’t have to buy my own materials or facilities as it is too expensive for a student like me. Fortunately, my college has provided me with all the relevant materials or equipment’s that I am required for the production of my documentary.

As there are only 15 cameras in the whole Media Department and there are around 52 Media and Film Studies students, we do have to compromise or book the equipment’s we need on time, yet also it should be brought back on time so that other can use it too.

As students for us it is more about taking up responsibilities and complying with the rules when using cameras, tripods, camera dollies, microphone, red head lights, batteries and SD Cards or tapes.

Velbon CX 640 Tripod £35 Again all the responsibilities and rules comply with all of the facilities we borrow from the Media Department, which is mandatory to comply with. Or else, fees must be paid back if there nobody takes responsibilities for borrowing an institute’s

facility.3 tapes To buy it costs 5 tapes for £4

in Curry’s or PC World.We get 1 tap, which we’ll have to not lose or damage as the department can’t constantly give out new tapes to one student.That will be too costly for them.

SD Card To buy it costs £10 for a high quantity of GB.

SD Cards are also given at the beginning of the film production because SD Cards can be used all over again.

Sony HD Camera £289.97 The media department has got 12 cameras in total with 40 students. Therefore borrowing an equipment has to be brought back soon because there will be other students waiting for to use it and therefore there will be delays.

Boom Microphone Costs around £42 a day. Again, one Boom Microphone is also given to us for effective sound qualities.This is required to be carried in a suit case or in a bag so that it doesn’t get lost or damaged, in case it drops somewhere.

As we know that all of these equipment’s are very expensive, we have to take care of them as if it was ours with a lot of responsibilities. In case, a student is immature and don’t comply to the rules and doesn’t meet responsibilities they have to either pay back the money or buy back the equipment’s that they have lost or damaged. The Head of The Department will take the situation serious and there will be consequences for the loss and damage.

Red Heads Light To hire, this costs £75 a week.

Often to get adequate lighting, three red head lights are provided for anyone who really needs them but one of the Media Department’s technicians will be guiding us too in case something happens due to health and safety reason as the red head lights do get very hot when they are on for a long period of time. Therefore, precautious must be taken.

Yet also, as the red head lights cost a lot of money, the Media Department can’t risk students taking over responsibilities on their own.

Flip Camera Costs £80 at Curry’s and PC world

Booking in advance due to fewer resources and many students, the departments has to know who needs what or when.

Keeping records of what has been borrowed, how many is borrowed, by whom it is borrowed and when it is brought back to the Media Department, so that nothing is lost, stolen or concealed due to damage.

Shure Microphone 545 SD Classic

To buy it the cost will be £134

Just like the Boom Microphone, we only get 1 Shure Microphone, which can be shared with other media student.

As students it is our responsibilities, to keep the microphone or other collage equipment’s safe. For instance, protect it from rain or other weather conditions that could damage or disable

the microphone, camera and anything that is electronic.

When we’re finished with filming we have to hand the kit in to the Media Technician who will check and maintain a record of what has been brought back so that he can tick it of in the Recording Book. Again, our responsibilities would be to inform the technician if anything is not working, is lost, stolen or damaged.

Travel Cost For top up on Oyster Card to Central London or other destination it would cost me around £15 otherwise free on bus usage. My budget is £25.

As with any other resources, the travelling costs are refunded by the Media Department too. For example, if I need to buy a box of chocolate for my documentary, all I have to do is show the receipt to the Head of Media Department and they will give my money back.

Overall, all of the costs and budgeting are in the hands of my College as they support all the media and film students financially.

Studio For hiring this it will costs £700

The studio would also be arranged and provided by the school in case a student needs it but I don’t think I will need a studio.

Real studios are not bought by the school as it is over expensive.

Crew For hire it costs £50 per person per hour.

For my documentary, I would need a crew as if I am interviewing some interviewees in documentary so they would be able to help me with setting up the

camera, holding the microphone and etc. As I have got my other media counterparts or Media Production teachers who will be able to help me in case I can’t do something independently.

A real professional production manager or sound operator will cost the school a lot of money as it won’t be affordable. For instance, a sound operator will have to be paid £50 an hour. That will be impossible.But, the Media Technician is well skilled with the media teachers who will help and support us throughout the course.

Lighting To hire it costs £75 For the lighting part we are also given as much as we are required for our documentary which will be around three to four lighting with the support of a teacher or a technician.

As a student, all we have to do is the work load and the rest is done for us. Unlike, the real world of work nothing is bought for us but we have to provide the facilities ourselves.

Batteries Cost £7.99 Finally, the batteries will be first charged and then given for free with the camera and everything that will be needed to make a formal film. Yet again this has to be written the battery number in the media book when you take it with you for recording and then sign it back out.

The above grid indicates the commercial viability of my documentary. As you can see, the production of my documentary is clearly going to cost a lot of money as filming and producing resources as very expensive. In the real professional world of producing a documentary, I would be spending approximately £1500, to get every specific materials or facilities together to be able to film a good, professional and high quality documentary. On the other hand, my program is also going to make money in return through the winning awards, salary and my documentaries could be sold worldwide as a collection or separately.