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That meal was divine and the team building priceless—but
was it necessary?
For virtual tours, I charge my daily location scouting rate with
a $50 (CAD) equipment rental per day. Most locations take
two days to create the virtual tour. Vast locations take three.
VIRTUAL TOUR COSTS
Gross Labour $600 x 4 days = $2,400
Hotel $300 x 3 days = $900
Vehicle Rental $0.41/km x 1,000 kms x 1 person = $410
Equipment $50 x 4 days = $200
Per Diem $75 x 4 days = $300
The virtual tour cost would be approximately $4,000 and
includes a tangible asset—a savings of approximately
$35,000.
The savings scale up when a production flies to a distant
location or scale down when simply driving from municipality
to municipality.
Innovation can feel threatening. The technological revolution is
happening at dizzying speeds and at times it feels overwhelming
to keep up. Many folks are struggling simply to pay their bills
let alone expand their skill set
Canada's oil and gas industry is a prime example of necessity
being the mother of all invention.
At one time, the oil + gas industry accounted for 40% of
Canada's GDP and the workers enjoyed the highest wages in
the country. Decades of climate change required something
different. There are now more folks working in the clean energy
sector in Alberta than on the pipeline.
I envision a future when heads of departments will have a
VR headset in their kit and production meetings in cloud-
based virtual rooms. I hope that the VFX Department will
have a place for these virtual tours in their workflow. I dream
of collaborating with the Virtual Art Department in the
preproduction pipeline blending 3D assets with practical
locations.
The future is exciting when one is receptive.
The film industry is a solutions-based industry. I suggest
that 360 virtual tours are a tiny piece in the larger disruption
puzzle.
I want in on that pipeline. It feeds my family.
Until then, when the world feels a little too big, I will be staying
curious behind the camera.
Please find me at
www.tonyahartz.me