Screen Shooting Ratio Calculator
Calculate a screen production shooting ratio and captured minutes beyond the intended finished duration from recorded footage totals.
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Calculation breakdown
- Method
- shooting ratio = captured footage minutes ÷ intended finished minutes; excess captured duration = captured − finished
Worked example
Nine hundred captured minutes for an intended 90-minute program produces a 10:1 numerical shooting ratio and 810 minutes beyond the finished duration.
Assumptions
- Captured footage excludes unusable technical recordings only when the production log consistently applies that definition.
- All inputs use one consistent record basis and period; calculations retain full precision internally and round only displayed outputs.
Sources
- Production tools, templates and Australian screen resources
- Australian screen production industry data and measures
Rates effective 23 August 2026.
How this calculator works
Compare recorded footage captured with the intended finished program duration so an Australian screen team can document its shooting ratio and excess material. The ratio describes recorded material volume, not creative quality, edit difficulty, storage need or an appropriate target for another production. The calculation keeps the underlying workload, time, quantity, capacity and comparison records visible so an Australian team can reproduce the result from its approved production log, collection register, shift report or maintenance record instead of treating the output as an automatic operational decision.
Frequently asked questions
Which records belong in the screen shooting ratio calculation?
Use one consistently defined project, collection, production run, shift or review period and retain the original units. Use actual usable captured duration on one consistent timecode basis and the currently intended finished duration.
How should I interpret the screen shooting ratio result?
The ratio describes recorded material volume, not creative quality, edit difficulty, storage need or an appropriate target for another production. Compare like periods or workflows and retain the source records, definitions and calculation date.
Does the screen shooting ratio calculator approve the work?
No. It is a transparent arithmetic record only. Use actual usable captured duration on one consistent timecode basis and the currently intended finished duration. Obtain institutional, technical or qualified-professional review where the decision is consequential.