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ROOM 01 · STAGE
2,400 sq ft, 19 ft grid, blackout to daylight in under an hour.
inside.
who we are
A small unit that keeps the same people on the film
Halide started as three people and a borrowed Bolex. It is now a stage, a cutting room and a crew of thirty-seven who have mostly worked together long enough to argue productively.
We take on around fourteen projects a year. That number is deliberate. It means the director who pitched your film is the one standing behind the monitor, and the editor knows why a take was printed before you have to explain it.
Founded
2017, in a garage on Vancouver Street with one light and a great deal of optimism.
Rooms
Stage, grade suite, sound booth and a cutting room with a door that actually closes.
Kit
Large-format bodies, vintage spherical glass, and a dolly older than most of the crew.
Marguerite Auer
Director & founder
before we roll.
common questions
Asked often, answered plainly
If your question is not here, write to the producers. Someone answers every enquiry within two working days.
How early should we bring you into a project?
As early as there is an idea. We are most useful while the story is still moveable, because that is when a location, a lens or a single cut change can save a week on the schedule.
Do you shoot outside California?
Regularly. The core unit travels together and we hire local crew for grip, electric and transport wherever we land. Travel and per diem are itemised separately on every quote.
What does a typical shoot cost?
A single-day brand film with a small unit usually lands between mid five figures and low six. Narrative work is quoted per script. You get a line-by-line budget before anything is booked.
Who owns the footage when it is finished?
You do. Masters, graded exports and the full card backup are handed over on delivery. We keep an archive copy for two years so a re-cut never starts from nothing.
Can you finish something another crew shot?
Yes. The cutting room, grade suite and sound booth are all available on their own, whether the material came off our cards or somebody else’s.
from the cutting room.
notes & field reports
Things we learned the slow, expensive way
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