http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Charge - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74795 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:56:30 +0000 Larry Williams 74795@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> i have recently came into a simular problem not an over all pricing but pricing for greenscreen editing </p> <p>I noticed its starting to hit my pockets but its not doing that when i do shoots in natual locations it when i do a green screen, between the rendering and editing green screen footage it makes the edit process brutal. i charged 400 for a 5 minute music video but i was editing green screen fotage on both of my macs for about a total of 18 hours in doing that pushed back a couple of my other projects i was working on baically what im asking is does anyone have advice about the editing of greenscreen and should i charge a put up and tear down fee </p> <p>i have a big arsonel of equipment also that is all paid off becasue of military duties </p> <p>equipment i have</p> <p>canon T2I mulitple lenses</p> <p>Canon xha1</p> <p>steadicam with vest and spring arm </p> <p>8-12 foot crane</p> <p>tripods</p> <p>monopod</p> <p>tripod dollies </p> <p>green screen set up </p> <p>lighting </p> <p>microphones </p> <p>reflectors </p> <p>a 20 inch imac with fcp7 and 13 inch macbookpro with fcp7and pc with sony vegas and sony music studio</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74787 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:22:09 +0000 cfxcorp 74787@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You have to ask yourself, too...Do you want to do this work at these rates?&nbsp; Word gets out and you will probably get referrals that you may or may not want to commit to.&nbsp; Can you sub the work out (supervise it) and then mark it up X% ?</p> <p>I think your price is reasonable for the time you estimated.&nbsp; This project will add to your portfolio so you can show the next potential client what they will get for their money and your time.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74786 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:59:39 +0000 Kolyssa 74786@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have so much equipment because it's all I ask for on christmas lists, birthday lists, etc. and all the money I make from video production goes right back to buy more equipment :) You could say video is my life... because it is at the moment. </p> <p>Oaken Beeson, where are you located? That might make a difference. I feel like if I charge that much people might not take me seriously. But then again I've never tried. Also I'm only 21. I'm located in Milwaukee WI. </p> <p>I decided to charge $2500 for the entire project.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74673 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:55:31 +0000 Cinebasics 74673@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm kinda impressed with the amount of gear you have for a beginner, so to speak. That's more than what most people use unless you're borrowing or renting all that. All I can tell you is what I charge, which is the best way to come up with prices. Try and find people who do w the kind of work you do and see what they charge. I'm at 125 hour for shooting and 85 an hour for editing. So far no one complains ;)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74648 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:16:54 +0000 Kolyssa 74648@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>@Mike, That's a brilliant website! Thanks for the link! I've always been slightly opposed to hourly rates only because I was living in a college dorm and my hours would often be interrupted by roommates or other things. But now that I have my own office space I think you're right, I should consider that! I think $50/hour sounds reasonable... here's my equipment list:</p> <p>Panasonic GH1 with multiple lenses</p> <p>Canon 550D with multiple lenses</p> <p>Tripods, monopods, etc.</p> <p>Boom mic, lapel mic, hand-held mic + Zoom H4n Recorder</p> <p>LED lighting</p> <p>Adobe CS5.5 on my 27" iMac (I also have FCPX, but I prefer Adobe...).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74645 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:51:41 +0000 Mike Wilhelm 74645@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you considered coming up with an hourly rate as opposed to a per-minute finished rate? Check out this rate calculator: <a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/rates/">http://freelanceswitch.com/rates/</a></p> <p>I'd say $50-$100 /hour would be a reasonable rate, depending of course on what equipment you're using.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-charge-1#post-74644 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:54 +0000 Kolyssa 74644@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello! I found this forum on Google and I've seen lots of experienced people giving their advice here, so I thought I would try it out!</p> <p>I usually charge $100/min of edited footage when I make promo or recap videos. (So a 5 min video = $500). That's perfect for my target audience and the kind of videos I make. However, I was recently approached with a project that I am unsure how to price. Here are the details:</p> <p>8 to 10 videos at 15-20 minutes each. The content is educational lecture. We'll probably spend a day (8 hours) filming all the videos, then my guess is that it will take about 60 hours of editing to get everything put together within the next 3 months (I'm a college student with classes so yes, it will take that long). With my *usual* pricing formula, the quote could be like $15,000!!! And that's way out of my client's budget. I understand that the editing for these videos will actually be minimal compared to my usual work :::::: <a href="https://vimeo.com/17085389" rel="nofollow">https://vimeo.com/17085389</a> ::::: so it will cost less. But I also don't want to be taken advantage of.</p> <p>If you need to know anything else, please let me know! Other than that any advice is very appreciated :)</p> <p>-Kolyssa</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/a-you-tube-that-charges#post-40086 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:47:51 +0000 hmt1979 40086@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Try <a href="http://www.mindbites.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.mindbites.com</a> - it targets instructional content, but it is pay-for-content platform. Basically, you upload a how-to video of some sort (usually 5-20 mins). Folks can watch the first 1 min as a preview for free and they can read reviews/check out ratings/read about the "author" of the video before they commit. If they opt to buy the video, they can download it or watch it online... Details on being an author at <a href="http://www.mindbites.com/teach" rel="nofollow">http://www.mindbites.com/teach</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/a-you-tube-that-charges#post-39902 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:32:47 +0000 chrisColorado 39902@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Revver.com. Look it up. I think they only have to pay a little bit though.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/a-you-tube-that-charges#post-39890 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:56:07 +0000 ccvid 39890@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Is there a video hosting site that lets people view your video AFTER they pay to see it?  Something like Youtube, but you pay first...</p> <p> I thought I saw something similar in a past Videomaker issue, but I'm not sure.</p> <p> Thanks!</p> <p>Ben Russell</p>