High Definition Crew - Hiring one company
Considerations in hiring your High Definition Crew
Unless
you are an experienced High Definition ("HD") UPM, producer
or production coordinator it can be extremely daunting hiring an
HD crew piece-meal one-by-one. You are better off simply hiring
an entire high definition crew with Saturnalia Productions or another
extremely experienced HD Crew.
There are several advantages to doing so:
- You are getting a high definition crew who has worked together
in the past. They like and know one another, so you are far less
likely to get professional or personality conflicts in your high
definition crew.
- As a producer, UPM, or line producer you can simply deal with
one point-person who oversees the entire crew all production details
– call time, location, breakdown, etc and leave it to them to
coordinate all the pieces for the HD Crew.
- Saturnalia’s high definition crew can include any of the following
components: Producer, line producer, production coordinator, Director,
AD, HD Director of Photography, HD Camera Operator, Production
Assistants, Grips, Media Manger, Offline HD Editor, Animator,
Online HD Editor / Conform, Sound Mixer and sweetener, HD Colorist,
Media Mastering (for cinema, broadcast or web).
- Less paperwork. Usually you simply pay the production company
who hires all crew – 1099.
- Provided you choose your HD production company well, they will
know all the best people in HD and surround themselves with low-key
professionals in every high definition crew position.
- An HD Crew usually has their own HD camera, sound equipment,
lighting etc. which means they usually are insured and can offer
extreme discounts as an HD Crew.
Complementing your existing HD Crew
Saturnalia Productions
can alternatively plug into the remaining holes in your high definition
crew. For example, let's say you are producing an HD television
series and you have an HD Director of Photography, a Director you
love to work with, and some sound gear a friend will let you use
for free. Well, we’ll simply fill every other position in your high
definition crew as well as plug the holes for your equipment needs.
Saturnalia Productions can do so at extremely competitive rates
and our HD Crews have shot thousands of hours of HD footage with
a wide variety of HD cameras around the world, so we know all the
best people and our high definition crew will always be a dream
team of HD experts. |
