There's an extensive interview with Marc Morris in the latest Darkside mag.
Apparently an HD transfer can cost up to 10k to produce!
On top of that you have a grand fee for the GBFC (Greedy bastard film censors)
and if I remember right,the extras have to be paid for to be classified as well.
You also have a Blu Ray fee to pay Sony.....quite a daunting prospect for a small indie company!
You'd think like a smaller business set up,there would be grants/breaks or help available,but no.
Especially from the likes of th GBFC-
BIG Hollywood labels can afford a grand.
They know they'll recoup that cost back within the first hour of their product hitting the shelves.
The cult titles we all love on here will take a lot longer to recoup any costs.
Bottom line is.There should be tax/censor rating breaks for small indie labels.
How long do you reckon,for instance it took Disney to recoup their costs when the Avengers movie hit the shops on Monday morning?
Be it DVD or Blu Ray,I salute the guys who bust their balls to bring us our films in the best versions we've ever seen. 