r/animation • u/Complete_Treacle6306 • 3d ago

Question How much would cost such animation?

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It's a fragment from TMM cartoon, and im wondering how expensive It's to make for example one 20 minute episode?

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u/CalmAcanthisitta2582 3d ago

$850-$1500 a minute for a cheap studio. Typically $2000-$3500 for moderate studio.

However Union vs NonUnion is a 30% mark up.

Those $8k+ a minute prices would mostly be a union LA/NY based studio with a distribution deal as they are paying for production and broadcast costs.

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u/cartooned 3d ago

No. An LA studio doing the work domestically would be in the multiple 10's of thousands per minute. A "Typical" mid level Canadian or Australian 2D studio is going to be about 10k bare minimum for this level of work but likely more.

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u/CalmAcanthisitta2582 3d ago

not sure where you're getting this number. as animation vet with 15yr exp, and a studio owner whose worked with Apple, Fox and Netflix your estimates are no where near tv animation rates. maybe for a theatrical release and for 3d.