Blu-ray Authoring Service
SRS
Points to consider before starting an in-house production department:
- How many productions do you plan to make a year
- How many people will view those productions
- Payroll expense of 36,000 to 56,000 per person per year on a national average
- Employee benefits expense
- Capital investment of 50,000 for a basic start of equipment
- Useful life of equipment and depreciation expense
- Increased personal property tax
- Cost of training employee(s) on new equipment
- Budget for equipment maintenance, repair and updates
- Production space requirements
- Insurance expense for equipment and employee(s)
- Cost of supplies
- Cost to rent equipment used only occasionally
Downside of an in-house production staff: Their pay is the same regardless of
- how many productions they make
- whether they are done on time or not
- the quality of the finished product
- whether they stay on budget or not
- whether they do it right or not
- their technical ability or lack there of
Results of the downsides
- You might get what you asked for but not what you wanted
- Lack of competitiveness
- Visual and audio quality limited by experience and/or equipment
- Budgets can be overlooked
- Without a quality production, your message will not be as effective
Advantages of Outsourcing Your Video Production:
- No employee expenses
- No equipment investment or repairs
- Variable cost - Pay only for productions you need
- Experience - Vendor expertise and sound consultative ideas
- Technology - Access to cutting edge equipment in multiple areas
- Competitive bids and budget management
- Communication to challenge assumptions and ask the deep questions
TGA Recording Company can provide what is important to you:
- Service
- Reliability
- Quality
- Competitive pricing
- Years of experience
- State of the art and backup equipment
- Project and budget management
- Availability & flexible scheduling
- Production space and storage