18th March: TV production meeting at Saatchi & Saatchi

I was lucky enough to attend a TV production 101 meeting at Saatchi & Saatchi today, some of the material might be relevant. It was mostly advertising focused, but still interesting and possibly relevant to my project. I learnt that most talent is valid for 12 months, after that you need to renegotiate royalties (unless it’s already specified in the contract). Copyright for songs is normally two-fold, one from the artist and one from the producer or label. There will be no more 4:3 dispatch from April 1st 2008, meaning everything will be shot and dispatched in 16:9 – but we still need to keep everything 4:3 “safe”. By 2012, 4:3 will be obsolete. Digital Post and Oktober are the only grading suites in Auckland.