Posted by Steve King on 10/08/05 15:09

"nobody special" <msu1049321@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1128782172.911737.323850@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> The 1 k per finished minute thing as a rule of thumb has been outdated
> since the late 80's. That it sometimes still works out to that figure
> is more by chance than design. It was predicated on a much smaller
> universe of camera technology options and more restricted access to
> editing, and makes certain assumptions that may not be the case today.
> With today's tools, a guy who really knew his business could do that
> 1980's job for $50 per finished minute and yet deiver higher quality.
> Conversely, the lowered barriers to entry mean any guy with two grand
> can be a "player" in terms of the gear, but may not have the skills and
> discipline to pull off the complete production, making expensive
> mistakes that double the cost and the timeline for completion.

What sort of job did you have in mind that could be done for $50 per minute?

Steve King

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