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FCP Rates
Hope this is an appropriate question to ask here. I’ve had an acquaintance ask me to tutor her on FCP, and I’m not sure what the going rate is per hour for private lessons. Anybody suggestions would be appreciated.
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IS there a going rate? Charge them what you feel your time is worth.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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I hear you, but she’s also a friend of a friend and I’d like to charge her based on what the going rate might be. If there’s no general standard then I’ll have to wing it, but I thought I’d be able to get some idea from the forum.
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Unfortunetely, there is no going rate. You will find some people may charge $10/hr. and others $225/hr. Obviously, the more experienced you are, the more you can and should charge. Most training seminars go for no less than $200.
You are going to have to decide what your time is worth. Friend or not.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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Okay. Thanks to all for the feedback!
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Apple certified training in a class room enviroment is typically about $1500.00 for 3-5 days depending on the level.
You can see the levels and coarse guide lines here:
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I don’t think it should cost any more than piano lessons, because it’s a lot harder to understand the piano. Check what piano lessons cost in your town.
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The nice thing about the piano is they haven’t updated the software for about 500 years. They’re still on version 1 I think. When’s the last time you saw a 5 year old piano in a dumpster? My friend just fished a 4 -5 year old i-mac out of a dumpster. Why not just charge your editing rate or a slight reduction for off hours or volume.
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As a struggling college student at the time, I charged $20/hour to teach someone Final Cut Pro, and help out with production work.
I teach Final Cut Pro at state college in Minnesota, and that gets me about $100/hour when all is said and done.
I’d say go no less than $25-30 per hour. Consider who’s equipment you are using in this as well. One on One training from an experienced Final Cut Editor is quite valuable and a huge time saver to the ‘Student’ to learn exactly what they want to learn.
-Ross Hendrickson
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$20 – $250/hour. honest, those are the various rates I’ve heard from folks who provide 1 on 1 training. Depends on the experience you have both as an editor and as a Final Cut Pro user.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Cool. Great feedback from all. Think I have a better handle on what to charge. Thanks!
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