TV Production

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Here is a segment taken
from ResponseTV, August 1998:

Short-Form (:60 Second) TV Production Costs

The following cost breakdown is for two hypothetical productions. Low end refers to a budget production shot using video where costs are kept to an absolute minimum. High end refers to a more extravagant production using film and graphics. (Because talent costs vary widely, they are not included here and would be additional.)

EXPENSE
LOWEND HIGHEND
Script $3100 $5750
Music / Audio 1000 5850
Crew / Equipment 5000 30,000
Location / Studio 1900 5000
Art Director / Stylist 700 5000
Props 300 3500
Film 0 6000
Editing 4500 22000
Make-up 350 1000
Catering 150 2000
Director 850 5500
Voice Over 500 2000
Animation / Graphics 1000 15000
Markup (25 - 30%) 4787 38010
TOTAL: $24,187 $146,610