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Prepared by Laurie Meeker 2014 12 17／ ／ Page 1
PRODUCTION NO. UNIT COST
STUDENT COSTS
REAL WORLD
DVCAM Tapes 2 tapes $ 20.00 /tape $ 40.00 $ 40.00
DV 3 Chip Camera Rental
10
days @
$ 250.00 /day UCSC IN-KIND $ 2,500.00
Mic Package 10
days @
$ 15.00 /day UCSC IN-KIND $ 150.00
Field Audio Recorder 15
days @
$ 20.00 /day UCSC IN-KIND $ 300.00
POST PRODUCTION
Non-Linear Editing Suite 100 hours $ 20.00 /hour UCSC IN-KIND $ 2,000.00
DVCAM Editing Tapes 2 tapes $ 20.00 /tape $ 40.00 $ 40.00
External Hard Drive 1 drive $ 250.00 each $ 250.00 $ 250.00
Transfer to VHS 6
copies
$ 7.00 /tape UCSC IN-KIND $ 42.00
VHS Tape Stock 6 tapes $ 5.00 /tape $ 30.00 $ 30.00
OTHER
MILEAGE 500 miles $ 0.37 /mile $ 185.00 $ 185.00
ACCOMMODATIONS 5 nights $ 75.00 /night $ 375.00 $ 375.00
MEALS 15 meals $ 10.00 /meal $ 150.00 $ 150.00
COPIES 300
copies
$ 0.10 /copy $ 30.00 $ 30.00
POSTAGE misc. $ 50.00 ###
TOTALS
$ 1,150.00 $ 6,142.00
Rates quoted are fictional. Please research your rates and footnote the sources.
Spreadsheet programs are excellent for creating budgets. Excel on the Mac is very easy to use.
Once the budget headings and basic rates are entered, a few keystrokes can show you
the final cost differences with any type of variation.
MEDIA PROJECT PROPOSAL - SAMPLE DV BUDGET - 15 min. [10:1 Shooting Ratio]
