C01 Studios

CINEMA TIER

When the film has to carry the whole year.

Multi day productions with a full crew, casting, locations and a proper post schedule. The tier you choose when the work has to stand next to national advertising.

Reel slot. A cinema tier cut goes here once the client clearances are signed.

WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT TIER

Scale is a decision, not an upgrade.

Most briefs do not need this and we will say so. It is right when the film is the campaign rather than part of it: a launch, a repositioning, a flagship piece that has to run for years and hold up beside work with much larger budgets behind it.

WHAT CHANGES

The same brief, at a different scale.

Nothing here is decoration. Each line is a place where a bigger production buys you a choice you would not otherwise have.

Crew on the dayOne unit, every role filled by a specialist
Shoot daysEnough time to get coverage rather than a compromise
Camera setupsMore angles means the edit has genuine choices
Pre productionCasting, locations, permits, wardrobe, schedule
Post scheduleOffline, grade, sound design and mix, booked properly
Commercial tierCinema tier
THE UNIT

Every role filled by somebody who only does that role.

On a commercial shoot people double up. At this tier they do not, which is most of why the schedule holds.

DirectorSets the idea and directs performance
First assistant directorRuns the floor and protects the schedule
Director of photographyCamera, lensing and the look
GafferLighting design and rigging
Sound recordistProduction sound and radio mics
Art directorSets, props and everything inside the frame
Wardrobe and makeupContinuity on the people
ProducerBudget, contracts and the call sheet
Production assistantsKeep the day moving so the unit never waits
EditorOffline cut and every delivery version
ColouristGrade and the final look
Sound designerMix, atmosphere and music
WHAT IT BUYS YOU

Five things a larger production adds.

01

Development

More than one concept, developed properly, with the strongest chosen on merit rather than on who pitched it loudest.

02

Casting

Real casting sessions with options, chemistry reads where the piece needs them, and contracts that cover your usage.

03

Art direction

Sets, props, wardrobe and colour designed rather than borrowed. This is usually what separates work that looks expensive from work that is.

04

Coverage

More setups, more angles, more takes. The edit has genuine choices, which is where a good film becomes a very good one.

05

Finishing

Cinema grade colour, original sound design and a mix built for the screens it will actually run on.

Call sheetSample structure
Shoot dayDay 2 of 4
Unit call06:30
First shot08:00
LocationStudio floor, then exterior
Cast calledScene 4 and 7
Lunch13:00, on the floor
Estimated wrap19:00

Every person on the unit gets this the night before. It is the difference between a long day and an expensive one.

NOTHING IMPROVISED

A production of this size runs on paper before it runs on a floor.

What is delivered
Master filmGraded and mixed, in the finishing spec your placements need
CutdownsShorter versions built from the same edit rather than trimmed carelessly
Placement versionsWide, square, portrait and vertical, framed at the shoot
StillsSelected frames and unit photography from the shoot days
SubtitlesArabic, Hebrew and English, burned or as sidecar files
LicencesMusic, stock and talent usage listed so you know exactly what you hold
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF

If it does not need this, do not buy it.

Most brands are better served by a well written commercial and a quarter of content than by one large film and an empty calendar afterwards. We will tell you which you are on the first call.

QUESTIONS

The things producers get asked first.

If the film has to launch something, reposition the brand, or run for years across paid media, it usually does. If it is filling a content calendar, it does not.

It scales with crew, days, casting and post. The enquiry form asks for a budget band so the first conversation is about what is achievable rather than what is imagined.

Several weeks at minimum, because casting, locations and crew availability drive the calendar rather than our own diary.

Yes. We have no interest in a turf argument and we will work to their brief if that is the setup.

We have, and we will quote it honestly, including the costs most people forget.

START HERE

Tell us what the film has to carry.

One call with a producer. If a smaller tier does the same job for less, we will tell you on that call.

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