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Anyone want to film/edit motor racing?
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10-05-2010 9:05pm#1Hi guys, I hope this is in the right section.
I am a organiser for a Irish motor racing series. We are looking to get approx 4/5 camera operators to film our races, all of which are held at Mondello Park in Kildare on Sundays. There is also one weekends racing at the Phoenix Park in August.
What we want to achieve is decent quality footage of each days racing. A total of about 30 minutes action. This trackside footage would be added to the drivers own on-board footage and would need to be edited into about twenty minutes of broadcast footage for upload to our website and various forums, etc.
We are a non profit making club and therefore have limited funds but I am not expecting this to be done for nothing, but the closer to zero the better
It could be of interest to people studying TV production etc, there is also future commercial possibilities that I can speak to any interested parties about.
Any info appreciated0
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PM me your email and I will put you in contact with a chap who may be interested. I will send him your contact details with your permission and you guys can subsequently negotiate possiblilities.Hi guys, I hope this is in the right section.
I am a organiser for a Irish motor racing series. We are looking to get approx 4/5 camera operators to film our races, all of which are held at Mondello Park in Kildare on Sundays. There is also one weekends racing at the Phoenix Park in August.
What we want to achieve is decent quality footage of each days racing. A total of about 30 minutes action. This trackside footage would be added to the drivers own on-board footage and would need to be edited into about twenty minutes of broadcast footage for upload to our website and various forums, etc.
We are a non profit making club and therefore have limited funds but I am not expecting this to be done for nothing, but the closer to zero the better
It could be of interest to people studying TV production etc, there is also future commercial possibilities that I can speak to any interested parties about.
Any info appreciated0 -
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Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »That's great. Use them then. Why are you looking for new people to do it if you have this resource available to you?
Also you shouldn't pay to have a show broadcast on television, so that doesn't come into the price of making the piece.
5,000 euro for 5 professional cameramen for the day,
I think we're talking completely different levels of skill and experience here. A couple of lads with handycams and Premiere Pro could do it but the result would, let's face, it - look shite in comparison.
if the OP is only looking for web footage and doesn't mind too much if it's not as slick looking then it's probably not the level they're looking for.
Just to address these few points and for clarification.
The figure I have been quoted is for TV, something I'm not too pushed about TBH. I think a decent online video is of more use to me. The reason I stated that is was for television is to indicate the level that these people operate at, I understand broadcast time shouldn't be paid for! The reason I am looking elsewhere is that, quite simply the series can't afford that.
Am I right in deducing that cameramen charge €1000 per day???
This is a start up series so there isn't big budgets, that may change in time however!
Maybe I'm wrong but I thought that there may be a few people out there who are getting into the industry that would like to get to do some recording (while earning a small amount) that they could use as a show-reel etc, also there is a very real commercial opportunity here that I could introduce them to.
Handycams would probably do the job nicely, though that may be sacrilege to say in this section
If no-one is interested in doing it I will get a few non camera type volunteers to record it on their Mammys Sony and tripod and then pay an editor to do what he can with the footage!!0 -
The figure I have been quoted is for TV, something I'm not too pushed about TBH. I think a decent online video is of more use to me. The reason I stated that is was for television is to indicate the level that these people operate at, I understand broadcast time shouldn't be paid for! The reason I am looking elsewhere is that, quite simply the series can't afford that.
That's fair enough. Although, and I don't know what company you were quoted by so I don't want to bad mouth them, I would be wary of someone who says they can deliver that kind of shoot to a broadcast standard including graphics and commentary added in later for 2.5 grand. It seems a bit too cheap to me.Am I right in deducing that cameramen charge €1000 per day???
A freelance professional cameraman would be about 400-500 per day. So five cameraman would cost somewhere between 2 and 2.5 thousand. The rest of the money would be for gear rental, transport etc. and for a director to oversee the day's shoot. These guys would have every cameraman on talkback so the director can communicate with them at all times - make sure they get exactly what's required.
Also because the director would vision mix it as it's being shot that would mean you spend less time in the edit.Maybe I'm wrong but I thought that there may be a few people out there who are getting into the industry that would like to get to do some recording (while earning a small amount) that they could use as a show-reel etc, also there is a very real commercial opportunity here that I could introduce them to.
There very well may be. I misunderstood what level you were looking for initially I believe.If no-one is interested in doing it I will get a few non camera type volunteers to record it on their Mammys Sony and tripod and then pay an editor to do what he can with the footage!!
I'd advise against it. The editor will not thank you either.
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