Greg Ball
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Editing rates can vary depending on you, your experience, your equipment, etc. Just figure on at least $75-150 per hour to edit, about the same for authoring, and artwork. Then determine how long it will take and give them your total. Be sure to over estimate the amount of time it will take. One thing I do is tell the client if it takes less time, I’ll take money off, and charrge them less. But it rarely takes less time.
Greg
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Might be “slightly” easier if someone had a pre-built one for me.
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I think we should all join forces and contribute some money to buy this client and the client I fired below, a nice room to share somewhere away from all video professionals. They can spend the evening laying in bed, telling each other how inadequate each of them is to the othe, and they should have hired a professional.
Greg
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Wow, lighten up fella. With a name like bellypants you should have a sense of humor. FYI, the Major turned out to be very nice, and apologized for the bid process, she also informe me that she was adding my name into the mix, when the project gets the go ahead. I’m not sure if i want to do it, but at leeast she handled thiis with respect.
Thanks to all again.
Greg
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Hi Nathan,
I don’t think that your call regarding “hey, I was just putting together my invoices, and I was wondering how much I should bill you for the cancellation fee on job X” is the best way to go. Everyone is on a budget, they’ll ALL say they have no money for cancellation fees. I think it’s important to put it in writing up front. I just don’t know how. That’s why I asked here. To your point ” If the producer is a good person with legitimate budgets, then she should suggest at least a half-day, maybe a full day. That’s the ideal” response. I think you can find out how they do business by putting cancellation fees on a contract. If tey reuure to sign that, you have your answer on what kind of business pperson they are, and how reliable they are. Then either choose to work for them or walk away. You’ll find out abouth them long befor you argue and get fired.
Greg
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So how do you put together a cost estimate that includes editing a project? How do you protect yourself? Let’s say a client contacts you looking for a price on a 15 minute sales video on a new medical product. You figure it will take 3 days plus build in 1 day for changes. How would you present this to the client? Do you not estimate this at all? Do you just tell them editing will be $125 per hour?
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Charging a fair price for services is NOT greedy. Charging too low is greedy, as it changes the market, and forces others to lower their prices. You need to charge what you feel is fair for both your location and your experience level. Remember that it tough to raise your price once you’ve charged too little in order to get the job.
Just determine your daily rates for shooting and stick to them, determine your hourly rates for editing and do the same. Then fgure out how long both will take you. There’s your price. I avoid hourly rates for shooting as it’s unlikely you’ll be shooting for Client A for 2 hours then shooting for client B for 3 hours in one day. Either charge a full day or half day rate. Hoe this helps…Good luck
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Thanks to all who have responded. Normally I send a client a written proposal with both the shoot and edit itemized in detail. I use a few asterisks to indicate that shipping, courier, mileage, meals, travel fees, are not included in ths price, but clients is responsible for all fees . I add a terms and conditions page after the client has approved the proposal, and get a signature and deposit check from them. I’m now looking at adding items to my proposals For example, something stating that if deposit and signed contract are not received 5 business days before start of project, we have the right to cancel the project. Also, something about changes in edits, etc.
Let’s say you’ve proposed a project and estimated it would take 45 hours to edit. How would you protect youself in writing against unlimited edit changes?
Can all of you post samples of your contracts or proposals? Thanks.
Greg
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How much storage space do you guys have!?!?!? 24 hours of footage?! Yikes!
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Wasn’t asking about the reputation of buying off ebay. Was asking about a G5 like the one shown. Would this be a good machine for the next 2-3 years?