Videos, CDs, DVDs, teaching resources, training and workshops all cost different amounts depending on your needs. For example, you can’t get a film that’s worth using in the long term for anything less than £15,000. Average prices tend to be between £25,000 and £80,000. The most expensive telly ever made was Walking with Dinosaurs, that came out at £37,000 per minute. Workshops come cheaper, as do booklets, flyers, traing and duplication. But whatever you’ve got , its always worth talking to us, and we’re happy to provide you with a written proposal and budget at no cost to yourselves.

Here’s a few questions you might find useful to check out as a starting point:

COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST FOR VIDEO/CD ROMS

Purpose
What advantages would a video or CD Rom have over written or audio material?
• Easily accessible
• More user friendly
• Transportable
• other

What is it for?
• A visual report of your organisation
• To sell the organisation
• For funders of the organisation
• For training
• For the people the organisation supports
• For professionals within the organisation
• Other
Audience.

Who will be watching?
• Professionals
• General public
• Young people specifically
• Older people specifically
• People who have English as a second language
• People with disabilities
• Any other specific group
• Do you need subtitling or audio support?
• other

Content
• What do you want the video to say to the viewers
• How do you want to say it?
• Will it be a documentary or a drama?
• Who will appear in the video?
• Will you interview members of the organisation?
• Will you interview service users?
• other

Duplication
• Do you want a video or a CD Rom?
• How many copies do you want?
• Do you want copies to be on VHS CD DV Cam Mini DV Beta SP or DIgibeta
• Is it for conferences where it will be projected on to a big screen?
• Is it for broadcast on television?
• Is it for broadcast on the web?
• Is it for broadcast overseas?
• other

Cost
• What is your budget to make the film?
• Will you be selling the finished videos/CDs to offset costs?
• Will you want printed materials designed and duplicated?
• Is there a budget for the duplication of the film?
• Is there a budget for the video/CD Rom cases and labels?
• How long do you want the film (average cost from £1000 per minute)?
• Other

Time
• When do you want to start the project?
• When do you want to have it delivered?
• Other

Responsibility
• Who is responsible in your organisation for co coordinating with the production company?
• Do they have any previous experience?
• What sort of input would you like them to have?
• Writing the brief
• Writing the script
• Sourcing locations
• Sourcing interviewees
• Attending pre prod meetings/ signing off script
• Attending filming
• Attending postproduction meetings/ viewing rushes
• Signing off paper edit
• Attending edit/ signing off rough cut edit
• Signing off delivery of master copy
• What role will they have IE executive producer researcher etc
• Other

Copyright
• Who gets it?
• Is it for non-broadcast?
• Is it for broadcast?

• Other
Consents and Credits
• Do you have specific requests that you’d like included in the consent form
• (e.g. restricted use, participants right to view)
• What would you like included on the credit list
• Do you have a company identity?
• Do you have a company logo?
• Other

Payment
• How will it be made?
• On signing of contract
• On sign off of script
• On delivery of rough cut
• On delivery of master
• other