#specs

M2 Specs

Content specs

Page count	3 pages (minimum) 4 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	3:00 (minimum) 5:00 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Total runtime	4:08 (minimum) 6:08 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	The script can include a variety of locations as sluglines, but you should plan to be able to shoot them all at no more than two actual locations.
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	Yes
Stunts	Yes
Intimacy	Yes
Visual Effects	Minor 2D effects only. Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects before production.

Production specs

Shooting days	2 days
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	1 location by default. More than one location in a given day requires approval from Head of Production.
Distance to location	Within the studio zone
Pick-up days	No

Capture specs

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
LUT	Choose from the available RED LUTs. Must be the same LUT for the entire show.
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)
Data per day	512 GB
Total data	1024 GB
Production sound	Dual system

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	6 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	6 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound pre-dub days	0.5 days
Sound mix days	0.5 days
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

VFX scope	Minor 2D effects
VFX software	After Effects
VFX days	4 days
VFX location	Digital Artist Suites

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	1 day
Coloring location	Post Hall

F2 Specs

Content specs

Story runtime	7:30 (singles) 12:30 (doubles)
Credits runtime (including leader)	0:40
Total runtime	8:10 (singles) 13:10 (doubles)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	No limit
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	No
Stunts	Nothing that would typically call for a stunt coordinator
Intimacy	Nothing that would require a closed set or typically call for an intimacy coordinator

Production specs

Shooting days	Three-week window for each group
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	No restrictions
Distance to location	Can shoot anywhere the Continental United States with faculty approval
Pick-up days	No

Capture specs

Camera package	Panasonic AU-EVA1
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	S35 MIX2.8K
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	422All-Intra 100M
Gamma/color preset	SCENE2 (eV-LOOK2)
Sampling	4:2:2 10-bit
Bitrate	100 Mbps (VBR)
Production sound	Single system

Data allocation

Data rate	0.8 GB/minute
Total data	512Gb
Total dailies	11 hours (660 minutes)

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	9 days
Pic edit location	Third floor labs

Sound design software	DaVinci Resolve
Sound design days	1.5 days
Sound design location	Third floor labs
Sound mix days	Not applicable
Sound mix location	Not applicable

VFX scope	2D effects, simple animations and motion graphics
VFX software	After Effects
VFX days	Included in Pic Edit days
VFX location	Third floor labs

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	1 day
Coloring location	Third floor labs

BTH Specs

SinglesDoublesAnimation

Content specs

Page count	4 pages (minimum) 6 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	4:30 (minimum) 7:30 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Max. total runtime	5:38 (minumum) 8:38 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	The script can include a variety of locations as sluglines, but you should plan to be able to shoot them all at no more than three actual locations
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	Yes
Stunts	Yes
Intimacy	Yes
Visual Effects	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects before production

Production specs

Shooting days	3 days
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	1 location by default. More than one location in a given day requires approval from Head of Production.
Distance to location	Can make a distant location request for outside the studio zone
Pick-up days	Can request 0.5 days (not guaranteed)

Capture specs

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
Output tone map	Low Contrast
Highlight roll-off	Very Soft
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)
Production sound	Dual system

Data allocation

Pages per day	2 pages
Shooting ratio	25:1
Data rate	2.6 GB/minute
Data per page	65 GB
Data per day	130 GB
Total data	390 GB
Dailies per day	50 minutes
Total dailies	150 minutes

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	10 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	10 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	0.5 days
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

VFX scope	Must be approved by Head of Visual Effects
VFX software	Must be approved by Head of Visual Effects
VFX days	Variable, based on crew grid
VFX location	Digital Artist Suites

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	2 days
Coloring location	Post Hall

Content specs

Page count	9 pages (minimum) 12 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	8:00 (minimum) 15:00 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Max. total runtime	10:08 (minimum) 16:08 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	The script can include a variety of locations as sluglines, but you should plan to be able to shoot them all at no more than six actual locations
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	Yes
Stunts	Yes
Intimacy	Yes
Visual Effects	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects before production

Production specs

Shooting days	6 days
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	1 location by default. More than one location in a given day requires approval from Head of Production.
Distance to location	Can make a distant location request for outside the studio zone
Pick-up days	Can request 0.5 days (not guaranteed)

Capture specs

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1:85:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
Output tone map	Medium Contrast
Highlight roll-off	Medium
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)
Production Sound	Dual system

Data allocation

Pages per day	2 pages
Shooting ratio	25:1
Data rate	2.6 GB/minute
Data per page	65 GB
Data per day	130 GB
Total data	780 GB
Dailies per day	50 minutes
Total dailies	300 minutes

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	14 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	10 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	1 day
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

VFX scope	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects
VFX software	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects
VFX days	Variable, based on crew grid
VFX location	Digital Artist Suites

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	2 days
Coloring location	Post Hall

Project Specs

Page count	1.5 pages
Previz duration	72 seconds
Max. number of assets	12 assets per artist
Max. number of characters	3 character
Max. number of shots	24 shots
Max. seconds of motion	90 seconds
Final content duration	90 seconds
Credits duration	68 seconds
Final TRT	158 seconds

Sound specs

Sound software	ProTools
Sound design days	10 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	0.5 day
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

Coloring specs

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	2 days
Coloring location	Post Hall

F3 Specs

AnimationLive Action

Project Specs

Page count	0.5 page
Previz duration	24 seconds
Max. number of assets	4 assets
Max. number of characters	1 character
Max. number of shots	16 shots
Max. seconds of motion	30 seconds
Final content duration	30 seconds
Credits duration	30 seconds
Final TRT	60 seconds

Production Schedule

Development	Fall semester
Previz	Fall semester
Model & Texture	3 weeks
Animate, Light & Comp	3 weeks
CBB	5 days
Sound Design	5 days
Color & QC	1 day

Content specs

Page count	3 pages (minimum) 4 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	3:00 (minimum) 5:00 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Total runtime	4:08 (minimum) 6:08 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	The script can include a variety of locations as sluglines, but you should plan to be able to shoot them all at no more than two actual locations
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	Yes
Stunts	Yes
Intimacy	Yes
Visual Effects	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects before production

Production specs

Shooting days	2 days
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	1 location by default. More than one location in a given day requires approval from Head of Production.
Distance to location	Within the studio zone
Pick-up days	No

Capture specs

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
Output tone map	Low Contrast
Highlight roll-off	Very Soft
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)
Production sound	Dual system

Data allocation

Pages per day	2 pages
Shooting ratio	25:1
Data rate	2.6 GB/minute
Data per page	65 GB
Data per day	130 GB
Total data	260 GB
Dailies per day	50 minutes
Total dailies	100 minutes

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	5 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	6 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	0.25 days
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

VFX scope	2D effects. Simple 3D effects only upon approval and test. All effects must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects.
VFX software	After Effects, Cinema 4D
VFX days	Up to 2 weeks (assigned by faculty)
VFX location	Digital Artist Suites

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	1 day
Coloring location	Post Hall

F1 Specs

Content specs

Page count	1 page (minimum) 2 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	1:30 (minimum) 2:30 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Total runtime	2:38 (minimum) 3:38 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	No limit
Quantity of characters	2 principal characters 2 featured extras (maximum)
Children	No
Animals	No
Weapons	No
Stunts	Nothing that would typically call for a stunt coordinator
Intimacy	Nothing that would require a closed set or typically call for an intimacy coordinator
Visual Effects	No

Production specs

Shooting days	1 day
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	6:00AM
Latest wrap time	12:00AM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	No limit
Distance to location	Within the studio zone
Pick-up days	No

Capture specs

Camera package	Panasonic AU-EVA1
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	S35 MIX2.8K
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1:85:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	422All-Intra 100M
Gamma/color preset	SCENE2 (eV-LOOK2)
Sampling	4:2:2 10-bit
Bitrate	100 Mbps (VBR)
Production sound	Single system

Data allocation

Pages per day	2 pages
Shooting ratio	25:1
Data rate	0.8 GB/minute
Data per page	20 GB
Data per day	40 GB
Total data	40 GB
Dailies per day	50 minutes
Total dailies	50 minutes

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	6 days
Pic edit location	Third floor labs

Production sound	Single system
Music rights	Universal Production Music only
Sound design software	Media Composer/ProTools
Sound design days	1 day
Sound design location	Third floor labs
Sound mix days	Not applicable
Sound mix location	Not applicable

VFX scope	No visual effects
VFX software	Not applicable
VFX days	Not applicable
VFX location	Not applicable

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	1 day
Coloring location	Third floor labs

MC Specs

Content specs

Page count	8 pages (minimum) 12 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	9:00 (minimum) 15:00 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Total runtime	10:08 (minimum) 16:08 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	No limit
Quantity of locations	No limit
Quantity of characters	No limit
Children	Yes
Animals	Yes
Weapons	Yes
Stunts	Yes
Intimacy	Yes
Visual Effects	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects before production

Production specs

Shooting days	6 days
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	No earlier than 6:00am on the first day
Latest wrap time	No later than 12:00am (midnight) on the last day
Night shoots	Yes, with approval from Head of Production
Locations per day	No limit
Distance to location	Can make a distant location request for outside the studio zone
Pick-up days	Can request 0.5 days (not guaranteed)

Capture specs RED

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
LUT	Choose from the available RED LUTs or make a custom LUT
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)

Capture specs ARRI

Camera package	Arri
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	4K 16:9
Capture resolution	2048 x 1152 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	16:9
Approved mattes	1.37:1 • 1.66:1 • 1:85:1 2.00:1 • 2.39:1
Capture format	MXF OP1A
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	LogC4
Color processing	N/A
Output color space	N/A
LUT	N/A
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)

Data allocation

Pages per day	2 pages
Shooting ratio	99:1
Data rate	2.6 GB/minute
Data per page	256 GB
Data per day	512 GB
Total data	3,072 GB
Dailies per day	197 minutes
Total dailies	1,181 minutes

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Pic edit days	15 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	9 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	1 day
Sound mix location	Mix A, Mix B

VFX scope	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects
VFX software	Must be approved by the Head of Visual Effects
VFX days	Variable, based on crew grid (upper limit of 8 weeks)
VFX location	Digital Artist Suites

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	2 days
Coloring location	Post Hall

M1 Specs

Content specs

Page count	1 page (minimum) 2 pages (maximum)
Story runtime	1:30 (minimum) 2:30 (maximum)
Credits runtime	1:08
Total runtime	2:38 (minimum) 3:38 (maximum)
Quantity of scenes	6 scenes (no more, no less)
Quantity of locations	Two separate sets within one physical location
Quantity of characters	2 characters (no extras)
Children	No
Animals	No
Weapons	No
Stunts	Nothing that would typically call for a stunt coordinator
Intimacy	Nothing that would require a closed set or typically call for an intimacy coordinator
Visual Effects	No

Production specs

Shooting days	1 day
Length of workday	12 hours
Earliest call time	7:00 AM
Latest wrap time	9:00 PM
Night shoots	No
Locations per day	1 location
Distance to location	Only at Engineering Lab Building (ELB)
Pick-up days	No

Capture specs

Camera package	RED
Frame rate	24.000p
Sensor mode	7K FF
Capture resolution	2048 x 1080 (2K)
Capture aspect ratio	1.90:1
Approved mattes	1:85:1
Capture format	MOV
Codec	ProRes 4444
Gamma/color space	RWG / Log3G10
Color processing	IPP2
Output color space	Rec. 709
LUT	Low Contrast / Very Soft
Sampling	4:4:4 12-bit
Bitrate	302 Mbps (VBR)

Post-Production

Pic edit software	Media Composer
Sync, Assembly, and Picture edit	5 days
Pic edit location	Post Hall

Production sound	Dual system
Music rights	Universal Production Music only
Sound design software	ProTools
Sound design days	3 days
Sound design location	Post Hall
Sound mix days	Not applicable
Sound mix location	Not applicable

VFX scope	No visual effects
VFX software	Not applicable
VFX days	Not applicable
VFX location	Not applicable

Coloring software	DaVinci Resolve
Coloring days	0.5 days
Coloring location	Post Hall