1,000 video podcasts with FCP in one month????

Question

We are planning to produce a "QVC like" production using 3 Canon XL-2 cameras fed into a mixer, which would then (ideally) be fed directly into FCP for immediate capture and export.
My question regards the feasibility of both the production and the export via FCP..
The videos we shoot will be fashion product reviews (for web download) that run approximately 30 seconds long. In total we would need to produce over 1,000 of these 30-second videos within a 25-30 day period. Some rudimentary number crunching reveals that we would have to allow no more than 5 minutes per segment in order to meet that deadline.
Each segment would consist of:
Camera A: Static shot of spokesperson
Camera B: Roaming product shots
Camera C: Roaming shot of a model wearing product . . .wardrobe change may be required per segment. . .a second model may be “swapped out” every other segment.
To make things a bit more complicated…Camera A MAY be shot against a green screen, each camera “station” will require its own lighting setup and the final output will require its own lower third or title graphic in order to display the product name (phew!)
I realize this post sounds more like an SAT question, but this production is scheduled for June ’06 and I want to know how realistic (or unrealistic) our expectations are. In addition, if anyone has attempted anything even remotely similar, I’d appreciate any insight into equipment needs, personnel considerations as well as any other overlooked issues.

Answer 1

ok Never had to do any thing on this scale, but I have worked on some big projects. I if you want to podcast it in video, think lock down shots, too much motion with the compression will look like crap, Keep it close up to medium shots, Wide shots get lost on the little screen and on the desktops. DO a test run. Look at the compressed quality. Something else, who is your market. Old Ladies who shop on QVC don't have iPods or in many cases computers.
As for Green screen, I shoot on a XL1s. Let me tell you Green screen and DV don't play well together. Once again due to compression. IF you really want to do it you need to use something like ULTRA 2 for the Keying, there keyer can handle DV pretty well. OR, Get something like Mattenee, or a hardware keyer.
Good luck and have fun!
Matt