Cost Summary (notes + final prices)

• Graphic designer+ animator to build tree scene at start as well as fireflies and any of the animations needed. Average price for a graphic designer is £25 per hour, and if we take into account the graphic designs would be working alongside me, just for additional help, we can estimate no more than 4-5 hours of work on their side bringing it up to $100-£125.  The price for an animator as seen on the list wouldn’t go above £350 as the animation would fall under the 'Animated illustartion' and would be less than 30 seconds long in total- a simple small tree with one branch with fireflies around it eventually building up to a whole tree in the end. Overall the price for both would be £475 less or more, depending on the hours of work needed from the graphic designer.  
• EDIT   After establishing my storyboard, and final ideas, I realised that the production would only benefit from an animator instead of a graphic designer, as the skills required to make the animation of the 'family tree with the fireflies' as well as the 'golden siluethes' of the grandma and the second brother in the end, could be completed by a single animator. However the work required would cost, as found for 2019, "The average cost for a 60 second explainer video is $7,972. (That’s around €6,500 or £5,700 for our international readers, at the time of writing.)" (1). My other option is to look for a freelance artist, who after conduction my research would charge an average of £15-£20 an hour (2). If we consider that the animation required would be no longer than 50 seconds long, with some repetition, I suggest a 15 hour work period for it, that would take my cost to £225-£300 which would make it considerably cheaper. for more information on the Crew go to "Crew on set"
• For costumes/50's props i found a few options- the first studio, only has female designs on their galery with prices starting at £89 for a full outfit (3). https://www.themetraders.com/bespoke-services/ I also found this company that works in set building as well as costumes and textiles, which could help for the set up in the 50's in the house as well as with the clothing of the 2 brothers in the 50's. For my project I will use this example which, considering I would need 2 costumes/clothing designs from the 50s for the young brothers, would cost £178
• For the actors I found the cost to be "around $50-400 an hour for an actor. Or you can also think of it as something like $250 per actor per (8 hour day), in a market which is priced at the lower end of the spectrum." (4) as well as "The average salary for an Actor is £10.30 per hour in the United Kingdom. Salary estimates are based on 82 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Actor employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months." (5)  I also found freelance actors with an average price range between £12 to £95 an hour. As the figures were so diverese I estimated that I would need actors in the span of 2 days (1 day for shooting, second day as a backup on any footage) 8 hours each day, which would vary between £195 a day per actor (£12 x 8hours x 2days) and £1520 a day per actor( £95 x 8hours x 2days). for more information go to 'Actors/Cast'
• For the cameras i would also need 2 lenses one 70mm for close up shoots of faces and people and a classic 50mm for the mid shots and normal takes. I would also use 2 cameras and 2 different angles to film at all times, so in the end result I have more footage to work with. (6) (look at 'equipment list' for more information)

   1. For the first story the list of things to hire:

-actors (2 grandfathers and 2 young brothers to play them as little, 2 young grandchildren, a mother)

-a house (living room+ backyard)- for more information go to 'Location scouting'

-1950s clothing hire for the start 

no animation or graphic design used 

   NO USE 2. For the second story list of hire:

-actors (a young boy and a father, a group of people for the picture taking at start)

-a studio ( use for the school play act+ home setting where boy watches advert)

- graphic designer for "picture exploding from screen"

-animator to create "the family" appearing on screen

   3. For the third story list of hire:

-actors (mother and young daughter)

-a kitchen+ a living room area- for more information go to 'Location scouting'

-animator to create 'the grandma' and the second brother seating with the mother and daughter and then the second brother.

Freelance actors:

https://www.peopleperhour.com/hire-freelancers/freelance+actors

bibliography
(1) https://www.wyzowl.com/how-much-does-animated-video-cost/
(2) https://www.peopleperhour.com/hire-freelancers/student+animator

(3) https://www.angelsfancydress.com/hire/
(4) https://www.veed.me/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-an-actor/
(5) https://www.indeed.co.uk/salaries/actor-Salaries
(6) https://www.hireacamera.com/