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Do you ever get the feeling that studio owners forget what the word “budget” means?

Does it seem as if they think you some how have an unlimited supply of money for all their extra charges just because you're in the production industry?  Imagine a huge 15000 sq ft studio with a 220 foot linear green screen and white cyc that was open 24hr a day 7 days a week, never charged overtime, with no stupid cleanup fees, no studio manager charges, Free power, free parking for up to 100 cars, Free wireless internet access, free 43 foot Star Trailer, with access to over 20 ton of grip, lighting, remote head Jibs, Steadicams, dollies, & special FX equipment, and most importantly an owner that is not a complete ASS!

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80 Foot White-Cyc at Atomic Studios

Huge Green Screen at Atomic Studios

  For one flat rate, here's what you get:
 
* 24 hour shoot day (NO OVERTIME!!!)

* 100% completion guarantee. (Free reshoot day)

* Free build days (save up to a whole day of location fees!)
* Free casting days (let your talent know how serious you are…) 

* Free rehearsal days (maximize your shoot day with everyone on the same page)
* Free T-1 internet access (great for uploading large movie files)

* Free Pre light time (again, save up to a whole day of location fees!)

* Free on site studio manager (would you pay a parking lot attendant his hourly wage?)

* Coolest studio owner in LA (Hands Down)
* 15,000 square feet (with almost 14,000 shootable)
* All open space (no columns to get in the way)
* 20 foot ceilings (great for those low angle shoots)
* Green Screen Cyc (Over 200 linear feet with a 6 ft radius on the cyc even the big boys only have a 5 ft radius on their cyc)
* White Cyc (Over 200 linear feet also with the 6 ft radius on the cyc)
* Black Void (48 linear feet)
* 5 space loading dock (no need for lift gates)
* Parking for up to 100 cars (no extra charge!)
* 4 stall restrooms (No lines!) ( I hope...)
* 2 huge roll up doors (to bring in cars trucks or large props)
* 400 amps of house power (not bad for free)
* Heavy duty over head I beams (for wire work & stunts)
* Almost 200 feet from one end to the other (for long lens shooting) 
* Smooth concrete floor (for when there is no time for track)
* Amazing under bridge day or night exterior (with access to power)
* Amazing industrial/urban exterior (in the rear of the facility)
* Awesome shootable roof top (with downtown view)
* Spacious green room (great for separating talent from the set)
* Huge private shootable ally (easily fits 3 cars across with room in between.)
* Craft service Kitchen (my favorite part of a studio)
* Private Office (for the production team)
* Double fenced in entrance (for extra security and control)  
* Multi car capacity in studio (big enough to get driving shots too!)
* Wardrobe/dressing room (great for privacy from the rest of the studio)
* Modern sprinkler system (in case pyrotechnics get out of hand)
* Production size trash dumpster (fill it to the top for no extra charge)
* Green Screen Treadmill (In case 200 ft is not enough, but that’s like 3 tractor trailers)
* Large assortment of flats with windows doors and bars (Just in case you need a jail)
* Hi-End Modern Furniture (To be used as you wish)
* All kinds of Props (Including hospital, Asian, Egyptian, & many cool prop guns)
* 20 ton of grip and lighting (Enough to handle most shoots up to 2 million)
* 150 linear feet of heavy duty pallet rack (To store everything. Maximizing shoot space)
* A huge movie distro package (A must for powering those big lights that your DP loves)
* 43 foot Star Trailer (To be used anytime your production team or for stars privacy)
* Remote head jib by Jimmy Jib (and nothing says “production value” like jib shots)
* Phantom Hydraulic Crab Dolly (by Premier Studio Equipment)
* ProVid Steadicam with low mode
* 3 Final Cut Pro editing stations (In case you just cant wait to get home)
* 24 possessor Macintosh render farm. 
* Movable speed rail lighting grid (Easily get that back light anywhere your DP wants)
* 18 foot rolling scaffolding (To safely reach and light from grid or ceiling)
* Le Maitre Radiant haze generator. (when you want seeing the light beams)
* Le Maitre low smoke generator
* 650 watt – 12k watt dimmers, variaks, flicker boxes (For next level of light control)
* A couple of HVX-200s with the mini 35 adapters
* A Ziss super speed F1.3 prime lens package 18-25-35-50-and-85
* A huge assortment of tools, power tools, air tools, and a sturdy work bench)
* Tele-prompter (for when your talent didn’t the script revision and needs a little help)
* Canon Copy Machine (and we don’t charge for copies)
* Access to every type of crew member from PA’s to AD’s
* Within one mile of 4 major freeways (convenient for cast and crew)
  
To book Atomic Studios call 323-851-3825 even if it's 3:00 am...
 
For a complete image tour of the Atomic Studios set designs and amenities please view our gallery
 
 


 
  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Craft service and Catering

1. This is often where the most money is spent in the indy film making world but for good reason.
2. A well fed crew is usually a happy crew even when the hours are long.
3. At the same time nothing will piss off an entire crew faster than the lack of food and/or drink.
4. Having decent food on set somehow subconsciously tells the crew that you care for their health & well being and they will often show their appreciation by complaining far less and staying focused on the task at hand.
5.A respectable Craft service/Catering would include a decent breakfast served a half hour before call time, a well proportioned lunch approximately six hours after call time and something as cheap as pizza at or around the 12hr mark if the show run past the wishful 12hr day
 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Try to book flat rate locations

When possible shoot your film in a location that does not charge by the hour. Behind overtime to the crew this is the second fastest way to tank your production. An unexpected thing will always happen on a shoot and “being on the clock” is a guaranteed way to unnecessarily increase "on set "pressure, forcing you to delete shots and sometime even scenes from your script. This is another case where you need to inspect things like furniture, floors, walls, and write down and point out any broken, scratched or damaged items to the location manager so that you are not charged for the item after the shoot. The trick that location owners use is they wait until almost all the crew has left then they find the producer and tell him or her that the item was broke or damaged during the shoot. With almost no one to ask about the incident in person there is not much left for the producer to do but take the owner word for it. Keep an eye out for wet, muddy, or soiled entrances. A common trick that a location owner will use to get a “free” carpet cleaning is to wet down, mud up or soil the entrance of their location knowing that most crew will forget to wipe their shoes at the door tracking whatever dirt, mud, and even oil all over the carpet.
 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Do not go cheap on sound!!!

This tip should have been listed first. Nothing fails QC more than audio problems. Sound department should consist of at least a sound mixer and a boom opp. Most sound mixers have their own gear and will start their rate at about $300-$400 per day. Any less of a day rate “BEWARE” If you want crewmembers to learn on your shoot, cool, but not in this department. Post sound repair is shockingly expensive…

 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Avoid being overcharged for grip and lighting equipment

1. Always buy your own expendables and ask for the rental house to remove their way over priced expendables from the grip truck before it leaves their premises.
2. Many G&E rental houses will waive mileage charges but make sure ask for this before you finalize the deal, not after.
3. Always inspect the gear before you leave the rental house. This is usually done by the key grip and or Best Boy. Leaving a rental house with a broken piece of gear means you just bought it.

 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Beware of production insurance scams

“Insurance companies” that offer you a co-production type of insurance are almost always scams that do not pay out on big loses leaving you completely responsible for the loss & damages. It is completely against any insurance policy to up sell an individual production insurance policy to another production company. Stick with solid insurance companies like Dewitt Stern of CA and Truman Van Dyke Co and stay completely clear of companies like Signature Insurance owned by a Kelly Rubin who left me and my client out to dry with over $13,000 in unpaid loss & damages.
 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Be careful of the crew you hire

1. Keep in mind that you are not asking for favors when you are hiring crewmembers. They should not have any problems with you asking for proof of skill level or a reasonable flat day rate.
2. Nothing against a good crew but if you want to make it to the editing room do not make overtime deals with crewmembers. Unless you are rich, overtime can tank a small production.
3. A whinny complainer type crewmember is like a cancer on set. When at all possible eliminate these bad seeds ASAP.
 
 
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  Hot Tips on Pre-Production Pre-Production: Pre-Production Pre-Production Pre-Production

1.Check out the locations for flight path and exposure to sun
2.Use storyboards and or animatics to speed up communication with the DP and the rest of the crew. A wise person once said “A picture is worth a 1000 words”.
3. Triple check with the art department that all props are bought in advance and will be on set when needed. Sending PA’s out on the shoot day is inefficient and can be far more costly.
4. Always have a “Plan B” for things like bad weather, models or actors not showing up, or key crew members quitting for a higher paying jobs
 
 
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