<![CDATA[Budget]]>Was Knightmare an expensive series for its day? I never can work out whether it was very high budget or low budget (although the fact that it was highly impressive is not in doubt). Surely the main reason that actors doubled up to play other parts was because of economy. Does anyone know how much Knightmare cost in relation to other series?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/topic/332/budgetRSS for NodeSun, 13 Sep 2026 08:46:08 GMTMon, 19 May 2003 09:56:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:40:59 GMT]]>During our audition for series 4, the producer said they had a budget of £1m. That works out as more money per episode than the £480k for series 8, even given that there were more episodes.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/49761https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/49761Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:40:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:45:36 GMT]]>Typical budget for an RPG is not excelllently high, we always rely on prop donations, or group members to bring in their own.

We paid for the blue screen in the last film shoot, and it cost around £45, with the paint included, which is actually pretty cheap overall.

Members bring in their own costumes, a few members own cameras, and a couple of us can act

Basically we rely heavily on group contribution, yet if you tallied up the cost of everything, including travel, acommodation, food, entertainment, props, costume, set....Then we're looking at around £3,000, very likely a bit more, as the collective cost for the group.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29732https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29732Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:45:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Fri, 05 Nov 2004 09:33:47 GMT]]>£50K sounds an awful lot...

Why would it cost that much? What's you're RPG like in the way of budget-wise Kieran... And you say you are using the props on permenant loan, does that mean you are keeping them?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29680https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29680Fri, 05 Nov 2004 09:33:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:52:03 GMT]]>Spatz was a different type of show. Although it had some regular costs (e.g. extras), most of the set-building (i.e. the restaurant and the shopping centre) was done and paid for at the outset, and lasted for all three series. Also, Spatz was made by Thames TV and YTV (a Canadian company) in conjunction, which may well have split the cost.

There was also great attention to detail on Spatz. They even went as far as to produce actual sachets of Spatz sugar for the restaurant.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29679https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29679Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:52:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:17:09 GMT]]>Tim Child is unlikely to have fielded every penny of this project himself ~ They were awarded £40,000 from the Lottery in 2002 to work on the new show, if I recall correctly. Once commisioned you get the 'TV Money', and occasionally a few sponsors will come along and aid the show financially, although I never saw any evidence that KM received this.

Am sure their are other channels of finance.

£50,000 for 1 episode of any show involving such technology is actually not so expensive compared to some other shows. However for a Kids TV Show, it is a tall order. I doubt Spatz or Mike & Angello used this amount of money!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29652https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29652Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:17:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:13 GMT]]>

I had just read the 'Series' topic on knightmare.com and it takes a whopping £50,000 to preview an entire episode... TC must be a wealthy man indeed... or is that coming out of Angela's budget...?

I'm guessing that when a series is commissioned, a budget is assigned to it, which the makers of the show must work with. £50 000 per episode was the amount given, to pay for the studio, engineers, equipment, cast and crew. This is where the new series comes into its own - with no need for expensive Chromakey technology, the costs would be reduced by quite a lot. This would make the new series a more attractive prospect, because of the lower budget. I think I'm right in saying that Km was very expensive for a children's programme (in fact, probably for any programme). I reckon that it was this (as opposed to the excuse of 'changing demographic', which is feeble because Km continued to pull in viewers during its eighth series) that caused the plug to be pulled ten years ago.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29649https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29649Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:54:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:40:17 GMT]]>Who's Angela?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29646https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29646Tue, 02 Nov 2004 13:40:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:03:34 GMT]]>I had just read the 'Series' topic on knightmare.com and it takes a whopping £50,000 to preview an entire episode... TC must be a wealthy man indeed... or is that coming out of Angela's budget...?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29640https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/29640Tue, 02 Nov 2004 10:03:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:11:01 GMT]]>Least he didint place the eye shield in the bathroom!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8169https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8169Mon, 23 Jun 2003 01:11:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:16:30 GMT]]>At least they didn't fall into any holes by sidestepping the wrong way!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8019https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8019Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:16:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:12:14 GMT]]>Plus, when they went towards a tree outside, the advisors would try and make them stop and sidestep left/right, but the eyeshield view would just keep on moving forward and casually saunter round the tree...

Classic...

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8018https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8018Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:12:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:39:26 GMT]]>I keep thinking that if they done the eye shield sequences with todays computers, graphics and technology, they would be very realistic. I noticed that when the eyeshield was used, the dungeoneer still managed to go right through the middle of a door way even if they were heading away from it!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8008https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/8008Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:39:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 07 Jun 2003 17:09:55 GMT]]>you mean like the going down well ways? or the moving corridors?

or do you mean like the eye shield sequences (i presume a one time only expense)?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6487https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6487Sat, 07 Jun 2003 17:09:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 07 Jun 2003 15:53:54 GMT]]>Been watching Series 4 recently, and certain scenes must have been very expensive - the graphic sequences must have cost quite a bit.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6484https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6484Sat, 07 Jun 2003 15:53:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sun, 01 Jun 2003 12:55:53 GMT]]>Wasn't it implied that they were partners? I'm sure I'm right about this. Get Challenge to repeat it.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6227https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6227Sun, 01 Jun 2003 12:55:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 31 May 2003 23:39:41 GMT]]>Romance between him and the android? Are you sure we were watching the same programme?

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6217https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6217Sat, 31 May 2003 23:39:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 31 May 2003 02:44:13 GMT]]>It wasn't. It had John Leslie in it. And a crap tacked-on romance between him and an android. And a supposed plot and chronology. A good opportunity squandered. Rubbish.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6191https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6191Sat, 31 May 2003 02:44:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Sat, 31 May 2003 00:53:34 GMT]]>Yes it was!

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6184https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6184Sat, 31 May 2003 00:53:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 29 May 2003 20:49:44 GMT]]>If it's done well, it should be very good - there has yet to be a great game show set in space. "Scavengers" wasn't really very good.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6158https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6158Thu, 29 May 2003 20:49:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 29 May 2003 18:30:42 GMT]]>Thanks for that, bva! Gargantua 3 sounds interesting. I hope someone sees the light and picks it up (along with the other knice programmes we could care to mention!)

Thanks also for putting our minds at rest with regards to atmosphere and tension in the revised Km format. I was concerned (as I'm sure lots of others were).

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6156https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6156Thu, 29 May 2003 18:30:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 29 May 2003 02:02:53 GMT]]>cough

old series' on DVD

cough

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6150https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6150Thu, 29 May 2003 02:02:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 29 May 2003 01:57:34 GMT]]>Bring on the new series of Knightmare.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6149https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6149Thu, 29 May 2003 01:57:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Thu, 29 May 2003 01:56:53 GMT]]>Who would have thought my interest in the budget of Knightmare would have led to a reply from the creator of Knightmare? Crazy.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6148https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6148Thu, 29 May 2003 01:56:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Budget on Wed, 28 May 2003 06:11:10 GMT]]>lol, rest assured that in your position i def. would have a prop on my mantlepiece

thanks for the info

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6124https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/6124Wed, 28 May 2003 06:11:10 GMT