Video Production Prices
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What's It Cost?
Every video project is different and so they will all cost different amounts. There are so many variables:
- Research (How much is required and how much can the client provide?)
- Script production
- Number of locations
- Size of crew
- Final quality
- In-house or 'famous name' presenter / narrator
- Number of animations
- Quality of delivery format required - glossy printed
Please remember that most of the work involved is done in the Pre-production and Post-production stages. The shoot, the most visible part of the production, is often the shortest part.
As a potential client, that doesn't help you much to budget so here are a couple of examples to give you a clue:
Example 1:
- 5 minute training video
- Half a day 2 man crew
- One day 1 man crew
- Only one day of additional research
- In house voice over
- Royalty free music
- Title graphics and credits - no other animations
- DVD quality - wide screen
- Simple cover design
Total Cost to Client: £2,490.00
Example 2:
- 30 minute training video
- Two days 2 man crew
- One day 1 man crew
- Five days of additional research
- In house voice over
- Royalty free music
- Title Graphics and Credits - one other 20 second animation
- Broadcast quality - wide screen
- Full colour cover design
Total Cost to Client: £9,070.00
Steve Feeney Productions will work to a fixed price but reserve the right to charge extra if the client makes significant changes to the production or additional shoot costs are incurred.
How Can We Keep Our Costs Down?
The best way to minimise the costs, without cutting back on the quality, is to stay focused on the project and work to our best practices document which is designed to encourage a professional approach to video production.
There are other ways of keeping the costs down:
- We offer a 5% discount for permitting us to include parts of your video on our Demo Showreel.
- Avoid commercially produced music. (a well known song can help get your message across, but it can also distract the viewer from your message so you do need to think about it).
- Strive to minimise the shoot period. If the shoot lasts more than one day, can it be arranged to have a one man crew for some of the time? By carefully scheduling the shoot you may be able to reduce the number of days required.
- Animations are time consuming. Do you need them?
- Do you really need a famous name presenter / voice over?
In the case of a special interest video, where we consider the sales potential is sufficient, alternative funding arrangements may be considered.
Contact Steve Feeney to
discuss your requirements further.
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