Things to Charge for Videography Projects: A Handy Guide

Gear, travel expenses, the editing process we talk about how to compute exactly how much your video services are worth to potential clients. So here you are. You've gone into film school (or you have done your homework, learning from online resources and YouTube tutorials). You know your own craft. You've got your own camera. You've got your equipment. You're prepared to take on an actual, paying job in film and video production.

But, what can you bill?

If you ask around (and also check around online), you're bound to find many different answers. (Hopefully, they don't just say"vulnerability!")

The real answer, though, is personal. Here is how you can begin to calculate it. And while this guide can help, it might not be exact. That is good, however, because it is going to help you decide your precise worth as well as how to explain it to potential clients.

What Is Your Time Worth? 

This is the largest variable, and it varies from person to person. At the conclusion of the afternoon, should you choose a project and dedicate hours, days, or weeks into a customer, you need to get an idea of what your time is worth.

 Not only is your own time a representation of all the hard work you have put in so much learning your craft and developing your skill-set it also represents all the paths of other work, development, and leisure that you're overlooking by choosing a job.

A number I have often come across was something in the ballpark of $600 a day for a competent movie professional. Usually, you can split work terms into full- or half-day gigs (so $600 full or $300 half). But these numbers could be confusing, and folks might assume it includes things like cameras, equipment, travel, and expenses (which it shouldn't -- more on those below).

How Much Does Your Camera Price? 

In today's professional video market, many videographers have to supply their own camera and equipment for shoots. That is all good and well for many, but regrettably, it often creates work agreements which fail the value of said equipment.

If you're taking on video function which needs you to provide your own camera and equipment, these things cost money, so you ought to account for them in your charge. One of the simplest and most occur