Medical/Anatomical Anims
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I am trying to set a rate for a piece of medical animation. Is there anyone
who can
set me straight?
Dov
Charge a LOT!! I mean a WHOLE LOT! <BG>
— James — MAP —
PS: Seriously, you need to be more specific so we can help you out!
<< You need to be more specific>>
Alrighty (I was concerned about overdisclosure, but it doesn't seem to be a
problem, I guess.)
I'm to do a 3 minute segment for CBC Newsworld (Canadian CNN) depicting, in
anatomical detail, a surgical gender change operation. Detailed de- and
re-construction of genitalia, internal work, transformation of yon male bit
into yon female bit by topographical inversion (I didn't know that!).
I'd be most gratified if someone could suggest a rate — I have the job, but
budget is forthcoming.
Thanks,
Dov.
Well, I think my best advice to you is this:
Method #1: Figure up all of your time and expenses for the project. Consider
what your time is worth, both as an hourly rate and for artistic value. Once
you have this figure, double it and you should be OK.
Method #2: Figure out what your competition is charging and base your rates as
a comparison of your services to your competitors. Just so you know,
animations can be priced from $100/per finished second on up, usually topping
out around $2500/pfs unless you're making a major motion picture. If your
animation can use several still shots or VP type stuff, you can cut the price
accordingly.
Method #3: WAG (Wild *ss Guess) or NWAG (Nebulous Wild *ss Guess)
Method #4: Use my newly revised formula: Take the sum size, in bytes, of all
the maps used and divide it by the quantity (1.00 E7 minus the number of
verticies in the mesh). Multiply this number by the total number of frames in
the animation, times the vertical resolution of final output, times horizontal
rez. Divide this number by the the number of "OFF" settings in the renderer
dialog (or "1" if none are off). Then, take the natural log of this number and
multiply it times 1000. In your case, take into consideration the current
exchange rate since this formula is based in US Dollars.
Keep in mind that some people charge by the hour, while others (most of us),
prepare a bid on the total price of the project. Good luck on getting the
green!
— James — MAP —
BTW, It sounds like your project will require a _LOT_ of morphing . . . so take
that into consideration.