Documentary, one shooting day
USD 3200.00
Crew of four, run-and-gun package, sound recordist included. Most documentary work is five to fifteen of these days.
- Format
- Day rates
- Changes included
- Two rounds
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Corporate and interviewCrew of three, two cameras, proper sound and a lit set. The most-booked thing on this...USD 1900.00
Music video, one shooting dayCrew of seven and a lighting package that can do something. Location and permits are extra...USD 4600.00
Commercial, one shooting dayCrew of nine, camera and lighting package, a truck, insurance and everybody fed. Post is quoted...USD 6800.00
Money and logistics
Are those the real rates?
They are the real floor for a shooting day: crew, kit, insurance, transport and food. A full budget is that plus whatever the idea needs — locations, cast, permits, build — and we itemise all of it before you commit.
Why publish them at all?
Because otherwise the first meeting is us working out what you can afford, which wastes an afternoon. About a fifth of the people who read the page never call, and that is the page doing its job.
How many rounds of changes are included?
Two, in every quote. A third has never been refused. If a job needs a fourth the brief was wrong, and that is usually at least half our fault.
Can we be on set?
Yes, and most clients come for a day. We will ask you to sit with the producer rather than the monitor, for reasons that become obvious by about ten in the morning.