What's included
Before the first cut, the script, style and assets, and storyboard frames are all approved, so the big picture is settled early. In the Standard tier, the first-cut round can change up to half of the film's shots; the revised-cut round is fine-tuning: swapping a few shots, adjusting subtitles, changing a few voiceover lines, and tweaking volume and pacing.
Please send each round of feedback in one go; notes sent in several pieces still count as one round. Total revisions across the project are capped at the work of making the whole film once, and we'll let you know before you reach it.
By rounds or by deadline
You choose one of two arrangements at signing. Projects with a normal schedule go by rounds. If there is a fixed release date and the window is about two weeks or less, we recommend going by deadline: we revise as many times as we can within the window and deliver the best version when it ends, provided feedback stays within the original brief and doesn't reverse approved content.
Normal revisions vs. reversing approved content
It depends on whether you are changing something already approved. Saying “try this shot from another angle” during storyboarding is a normal revision; changing the script or the look after storyboards are done is a reversal. Reversals are surcharged by stage, more the later they come, and partial reversals are prorated by the share of runtime involved.
After storyboards and video for Geek Ideas were done, the street revised the scripts for the whole series. The lead and robot designs were reused, untouched shots carried over at no charge, and only the parts supermarket and AI 6S Store scenes that had to be replaced were charged proportionally.
Is changing one character a big revision
It depends on how many shots are involved. A character in one or two shots is a quick change; a lead who appears in most shots means changing most of the film. Near final on Geek Ideas, adding a safety harness to the lead touched 11 shots, about a quarter of the film, which alone used roughly half of the Standard tier's first-cut allowance.
Out-of-scope revisions are billed per person-day: before starting we tell you in writing how much extra and how many days, and we only proceed after you confirm, never billing after the fact.
