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What things cost, what went wrong on a shoot and why, and the occasional argument about how this industry quotes.

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What a shooting day actually costs17 September 2026 What a shooting day actually costsNine people, a truck, insurance and lunch, itemised on a real commercial.We lost a day to a permit17 September 2026 We lost a day to a permitWhat went wrong, what it cost, and the checklist that came out of it.The treatment should be six pages17 September 2026 The treatment should be six pagesThirty pages of mood board is a company hiding the absence of an idea.Why freelancers get paid in fourteen days17 September 2026 Why freelancers get paid in fourteen daysSixty-day terms are how this industry funds itself on the people who can least afford it.Two rounds of changes, and the third one17 September 2026 Two rounds of changes, and the third oneWhen a fourth round is needed, the brief was wrong, and that is usually half our fault.

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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.

Tell us the budget first and we will tell you if it works

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