MALAR Video expenses      
       
      Category
Pre Shoot Amount   Subtotal
       
Four trips to Kanyakumari for Study and Pre-shoot arrangements by      
Sivakumar and Asha - Total No. of days: 15      
       
  Rs.   Rs.
Train fare 1250    
Bus fare 400    
Local auto fare 350   8500
Hiring car to visit villages for 5 days 5000    
Food expenses 1500    
       
Shoot      
       
Tapes - 30 minute beta taps for shoot - 15 Nos 15000   15000
       
Crew - 14 members - Director, Cameraman, Sound recordist, asst. director,      
two camera assistants, Production manager, two production assits,      
three local volunteers, van driver and his assistant      
Crew stayed for 10 days in Kanyakumari - 8 shoot days and one day before and one day after      
       
Boarding and Lodging      
8 rooms @Rs.250/- per room per day for 10 days 20000    
Food @Rs.100/- per person per day for 10 days 14000   34000
       
Transport      
Maxi Cab from Trivandrum to bring equipments and      
carry the crew to the location for 10 days      
Rs.1200/- per day for 10 days 12000    
       
Train fare for three crew members from Madras to      
Kanyakumari and back 1500   13500
       
Lights and mini generator @ Rs.800/- per day      
for 8 days 6400   6400
       
Remuneration and Batta      
Camera Assistants Batta      
two persons @Rs.400/- day for 8 days 3200    
Production Assistants batta      
Two persons @Rs.300/- per day for 8 days 2400    
Cameraman @ Rs.1500/- per day for 8 days 12000    
Sound Recordist @ Rs.1000/- per day for 8 days 8000    
Production manager @ Rs.400/- per day for 8 days 3200    
Two assistant directors 3000    
Driver batta @ Rs.150/- per day for 8 days 1200   33000
       
Post Shoot      
       
       
60 minute beta tapes for editing - 5 Nos. 6000    
60 minute U-matic tapes for dubbing - 2 Nos 2000    
       
Hiring of beta edit suite for 60 hours for complete      
post production work for Tamil and English version      
of MALAR - @ Rs.750/- per hour for 60 hours 45000    
       
English subtitling 7500    
       
Titles - graphic 2500    
       
Editor's remuneration 5000    
       
Additional shoot for a day in Chennai to shoot      
Dr.Sunderraman's interview 2500    
       
Food & Transport expenses during editing 1500    
       
Sound recordist for dubbing 1500    
       
10 VHS PAL copies and 1 VHS NTSC copy 2500    
       
Director's advance fee 15000   91000
       
       
Total 201400   201400
       
       
Money received from AID - Ist instalment   117920  
Money received from AID - IInd instalment   37719  
Loan from Hesperian fund   30000  
       
       
Total   185639  
       
       
       
Total amount received   185639  
Total amount spent   201400  
       
Balance to be paid   15761  

Last Updated on 10/6/00
By Shailabh Nagar
Email: nagar@cse.psu.edu