Videography Fees?

[CreepyClownpro]

How much does the average professional videographer charge by the day?

How is this factored in?

[KMProductions]

It depends. Is this for editing, services, camera rental, or all 3? It also depends on how good you are.

[CreepyClownpro]

I'm Pretty good....

I've worked for pbs.

Lets just say all three...

How much would a professional charge..

[CreepyClownpro]

and i shoot on a XH A1.

[bobaandy1]

Calculate what what want you to do. Pricing is much different if it's a shoot and drop off the tapes job vs. a full DVD job.

I usually do $15/hour/camera. Plus editing is double the final cost. So single camera, 6 hours, $270. Plus extra DVDs $10 each.

Now, tack on "HD!" to everything and you can at least double that.

[stikyfingas]

Here is what I know from doing a couple corporate training videos. It is usually charged per the minute of finished project. A multi-person crew will charge 1K to 600 a minute of finished product. Single person will get less 400-750 a minute of finished product. 30 second commercials seem to be around 500-800.

where you are located will make the rates vary.

[Mattageddon]

REMOVED DUE TO MY OWN MISREADING

[WesScog]

Depends on what you're doing. Typical fees i've found to rent an HVX with a operator for a day is between 100-300 dollars a day.

That's JUST the camera and the guy, no equipment, no extra crew members, nothing.

Since the XHA1 is a comparable camera, I would reckon you'd charge that much, with a scaled fee based on what else they'd want you to do.

A friend of mine held an event recently, and she hired a videographer to film it, three antiquated SD (not HD) rigs, edited, and mastered to a DVD, the entire thing was over $700 for a single night of filming, and the post-work (of editing the footage from the three cameras, and putting it to a DVD).

So I guess it depends on what people are willing to pay, and what equipment you're bringing with you, and what post work they need from you after you're done working. Just dumping the footage onto their laptop and not coming back should be far less costly than if they desire you to master the footage onto a few DVD's for them.

[blitzkrieg]

Definitely look around your area. Make discrete inquiries to other local videographers and see what they're charging. Look at their gear and services and adjust your prices accordingly. Charge what the market will bear. You might also consider some more legwork and ask around the business community and see what they have paid or might budget for video services.

[stikyfingas]

Remember if you are gonna charge big bucks people are going to expect more than just a camera they expect lights, sound, the works.