[Konvas] buying a 2-perf camera. finally! or renting one for the moment

[Sean McVeigh]

I just re-read your post, and you did mention going back out to film 
near the top...
You should definitely get quotes NOW on what it is going to cost to 
strike your final print.  You may be uncomfortably surprised by the 
number.  You're typically looking in the several-hundred-dollars per 
minute range.  I had a quote of just under $2k for a 4-minute short 2 
years back.. obviously prices become more favorable, the longer the film 
is... I'm sure $8-10k would do half an hour.

> And if your intent is to strike a print in the end, depending on the 
> length of your film, it still may be cheapest to edit with DV off-line 
> and then conform and strike a print... although if you are dealing with 
> 2- or 3-perf, then the DI may actually be cheaper than an optical 
> blow-up pass.
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> Cheers,
> Sean
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