Analysis of PCT class videos - Running times.
All values are approximate.
Year |
Producer |
Total min. |
So CA. |
C. CA |
N. CA |
OR |
WA |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 |
Weather Carrot |
90 |
25 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Intro map: 2:18, KO: 1:07, monument & credits: 6 min. |
2004 |
Weather Carrot |
66 |
19 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
Extras: 9 min (monument 78, KO, credits) |
2005 |
Whistler, et al |
63 |
16 |
19 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
Intro: 1:30, N.CA starts at Belden, M-78: 3 min. |
2006 |
Prodeal |
84 |
23 |
19 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
credits: 3 plus 6 min. |
2007 |
Cloudburst |
74 |
17 |
19 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
KO: 1 min. |
2008 |
Jeannie Zortman |
38 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
Intro: 1 min |
2009 |
? |
55* |
20 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
* |
*unfinished work - on internet only. WA not yet produced |
2010 |
Sandals / Sheepdog |
68 |
20 |
16 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
Intro: 5 min, M-78: 3 min., Credits: 3 min. |
2011 |
TK / Boo Boo |
76 |
22 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
15 |
Intro: 2:25, M-78: 5 min., Credits: 2 min. |
2012 |
Red Beard |
still in production | ||||||
2013 |
VirGo |
68 |
15 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
Intro: 2 min, KO: 1min, M78: 4:30, Credits: 4:30 |
AVG. |
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74 |
20 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
Under notes above, KO is the time alloted to the Kickoff Party at Lake Morena, Monument or M-78 refers to the Canadian/US border shots. Averages are calculated without using the data from 2008 or the * sections in 2009.
Another question pondered is: How many images are on these productions? Well, we had no desire to count images but here are some ideas. If you run one image every 5 seconds (which is fast, considering you have the image displayed for 3 seconds and use 1 second to transition in and out), you will have (15 images per minute X 60 minutes = 900 images per hour). In our production (2011), the software gave us a count. We used 1,010 still images (including black inserts), 56 video files, 29 music tracks and a total of 43 audio tracks (music, video sound tracks plus sound effects).
We used a lot of 3 second images with a one second transition on either side. Group images were held on longer. In Washington, we had some spectacular shots and decided to get into a more "artsy" mode and hold the images for a longer period of time and increase the time for the transitions (some images were held for 4 and 5 seconds with two second dissolves).
Remember, this is just data from previous productions, your production in no way must follow similar timelines.