Golden Gate Studios

Golden Gate Studios offers a wide range of production and post-production services. Click on the links below for more details on our services.

Transmission Services and Rates
Studio and Equipment Rentals and Rates
Editing and Compositing Rates
Live Interview Rates
Electronic Field Production Rates
Overtime, Holidays, and Weekends
Cancellation of Services
Terms of Business

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Transmission Services and Rates
GGP is a global communications facility offering instantaneous fiber feed to anywhere in the world or World Wide Web. We offer live, single or multi-camera interviews with IFB/PL for Broadcast/Webcast or tape feeds from multiple formats.

Transmission Service Rates

Rate

Fiber optics out to SF Bay loop (#55TVGP800658)

$150/hr

Fiber optics out from SF Bay loop to US connection

$250/15 min OR $1000/hr

Hub switch

$50/connection

Satellite uplink

COST + 20%

Satellite downlink

$150/hr

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Studio and Equipment Rentals and Rates
Studio operation hours are normally between 6am to 6pm.

Visit our studios link for studio images and information.

Studio Rental Rates
Studio B - 25' x 30', 600amps, 14’ powered grid, includes power, dressing room use of kitchen

Day Rate

Weekend/Holiday Rate

Hourly/Overtime Rate

Setup - Full Day (10-hour)

$500

$700

$100/hr

Setup - Half Day (5-hour)

$300

$500

$100/hr

Pre-light Shoot - Full Day

$800

$1000

$150/hr

Pre-light Shoot - Half Day

$500

$700

$150/hr

Warehouse Stage - 50' x 50', includes power, dressing room use of kitchen

Day Rate

Weekend/Holiday Rate

Hourly/Overtime Rate

Setup - Full Day (10-hour)

$500

$700

$100/hr

Setup - Half Day (5-hour)

$300

$500

$100/hr

Pre-light Shoot - Full Day

$800

$1000

$150/hr

Pre-light Shoot - Half Day

$500

$700

$150/hr

Studio C - Small insert room ("talking head")

Rate

Per Hour

$200 w/ San Francisco background

Lights, Stands, and Hangers

Full Day Rate

Half Day Rate

Hourly Rate

Package
$500

n/a

$100/hr

Supplemental lighting package
$300

n/a

$75/hr

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Editing and Compositing Rates

Day Rate

Weekend/Holiday Rate

Hourly Rate

FinalCut HD Editing Suite w/ Live Type, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop

$500

$700

$75/hr

FinalCut / Graphics Editor

$500

$700

$60/hr

Discreet Combustion (Compositing, key extraction, and tracking)

$700

$900

$100/hr

Pinnacle Commotion (ROTO Scoping)

$700

$900

$100/hr

Cuts only (machine to machine)

$300

$500

$55/hr

Cuts only (machine to machine, with operator)

$600

$800

$85/hr

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Live Interview Rates

Day Rate

Weekend/Holiday Rate

Turnkey Live Studio Interview (1 hour)
Includes: Studio C, electrical power, backdrop, PL & IFB, fiber optic transmission to PacBell hub, camera, audio and lighting package, camera operator and audio technician.

$495/hr

$695/hr

Multi-Camera Live Studio Inteview (1 hour)
Includes: Studio A, electrical power, PL & IFB, Control Room, fiber optic transmission to PacBel hub, 2 cameras, audio and lighting package, generic set, 2 camera operators, audio technician, and technical director.

$1200/hr

$1400/hr

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Electronic Field Production Rates

Half Day Rate

Full Day Rate

Audio technician & camera operator with camera package, includes:
Sony 400A Camera, Fujinon A14x9 lens
OR
Sony DSR 570 WSL DV camera
Batteries with charger, tripod with case, Focus & Zoom studio controls, monitor, Sony VA 500 VTR Playback Adapter, Audio Package (Shure mixer w/ 2 Lectrosonic wireless mics), head phones and beta snake, lighting kit

$650

$1200

add: Second camera and operator

$400

$600

add: Chevy Suburban

$200

$300

add: Fujinon 8.5 x 5.5 wide angle lens

$50

$75

add: additional Lectrosonic wireless mic

$30

$40

add: camera package only (without crew)

$350

$550

Dubbing Services

Prices below reflect one dub
2 - 24 dubs 20% off
24+ dubs 50% off

From Digital Beta to:

Digital Beta

Beta SP

DV Cam

3/4"

VHS

10 min
$50

$39

$35

$15

$14

20 min
$60

$48

$40

$20

$16

30 min
$80

$65

$50

$25

$17

60 min
$100

$80

$65

$30

$22

90 min
$125

$95

$80

n/a

$28

From Beta SP to:

Digital Beta

Beta SP

DV Cam

3/4"

VHS

10 min
$50

$39

$35

$15

$14

20 min
$60

$48

$40

$20

$16

30 min
$80

$65

$50

$25

$17

60 min
$100

$80

$65

$30

$22

90 min
$125

$95

$80

n/a

$28

From DV Cam/DVC Pro25/Mini DV to:

Digital Beta

Beta SP

DV Cam

3/4"

VHS

10 min
$50

$39

$35

$15

$14

20 min
$60

$48

$40

$20

$16

30 min
$80

$65

$50

$25

$17

60 min
$100

$80

$65

$30

$22

From 3/4" to:

Digital Beta

Beta SP

DV Cam

3/4"

VHS

10 min
$50

$39

$35

$15

$14

20 min
$60

$48

$40

$20

$16

30 min
$80

$65

$50

$25

$17

60 min
$100

$80

$65

$30

$22

From VHS to:

Digital Beta

Beta SP

DV Cam

3/4"

VHS

10 min
$50

$39

$35

$15

$14

20 min
$60

$48

$40

$20

$16

30 min
$80

$65

$50

$25

$17

60 min
$100

$80

$65

$30

$22

90 min
$125

$95

$80

n/a

$28

120 min
$150

n/a

$95

n/a

$32

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Overtime, Holidays, and Weekends

Full-day: 10 hours (we offer Full-Day+ options which are 12 and 14 hour days if needed)
Half-day: 5 hours
Hourly rates, if applicable, refer to the first hourly and any partial hours thereafter.
Overtime is calculated at the per-hour studio rate (Studio A, B, or C) exceeding the half- or full-day rate booked.
Cancellation of Services
Services cancelled within 24 hours are billed at 100% of booked rate.

Terms of Business
A $250 cleaning fee will be applied to final cost if facilities are not returned to original condition.
A 2% service charge will be added to any invoice outstanding over 30 days.
Client is responsible for cost of collection and attorney's fees.
All services are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the current Golden Gate Studios Terms of Business, available upon request.

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