OK guys I need responces quickly and I know this a hard question but try to anwser. Thanks in advance...
Q: I've just completed a short intro video piece for a presentation someone is doing. I want to charge them, but don't know how much. Here are some details:
About 4 hrs/3hrs in total work.
No actual filming required for the project (saving up for a good camera! ).
To be projected on a 2 by 2 metre screen (don't know if that is any help...).
98 people in attendance at the presentation which will show the intro clip.
Length of 35:07 seconds.
Quite digital effect intesive.
Client will be able to reuse piece.
Ideas roughly based on the client's, although most of it comes from me.
Worked by myself. .
Want to charge quite competitive prices but still want to make a nice amount of cash......
I'm in the UK.
One tactic I often employ is to basically ask the client what is their maximum budget and then I work towards it. This immediately tells me if it is viable or not. If their budget is under what I expect then I try to talk them into cutting down their expectations/scope of the job to match. I will not sell myself too short though.
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Yeah. It's quite important I get this though, just because hopefully it'll spread my reputation a bit, since I'm relatively new to doing commissions. And technically the client I'm working with doesn't have a budget but are willing to pay for my short clip. £5 (9.82748 US Dollars - 12.00338 Aussie Dollars) an hour sound right?
Honestly it is hard for me to answer that for you. How many hours do you expect it to take? The whole process that is? That will give you a rough figure of your total
The Honourable Grant Meredith - CEO Sick Individual Productions
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Well, I've actually finished it and I know i should have consulted the price before hand probably, but I was in a bit of a rush... It took 4 hours in total, well between 4 and 3 hours.
Even on 4 hours I think 20 pounds sounds cheap, but if you are happy with that and think that more work can come from it then go for it. I do not work professionally for under $50 p.h. but I am used to that. For web design I charge roughly $100 per page cash in hand, plus more for a photo shoot, header creation etc. I do not edit weddings or shoot them because I find them boring to shoot and edit, and do not really make a profit. For my work in education I am paid between $50-$130 per hour, but I only work between 14-20 hours a week at my peak there. In education I have nearly 3 months off wages though due to being employed casually
The Honourable Grant Meredith - CEO Sick Individual Productions
http://www.sickindividual.com
Profile : http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/meredith.html
Wow...50 AUS Dollars comes to £20.82747 p/h. I don't think I'm quite at that level yet, so maybe I'll halve that £10 and just because I need to get this sold I'll make £9 p/h. I believe that comes to £36? that sounds fair (besides I'm going to make them a very fancy bill which they won't be able to refuse ).
This is an interesting thread, because, as I said, I'm only just starting out doing commissions and to be frank I had no idea at all how much to charge...
It really depends a lot on what your market is prepared to pay and starting out you would be more flexible to negotiate. I also talk some tasks up at times that do not take long. A prime example is when someone wants a forum setup. I talk it up a little as it is not that easy to do etc when in fact I use free forums which are configured easily. I once got paid to act and do a air compressed bullet wound effect for a short film, $100, not really worth my time but it was a lot of fun.
The Honourable Grant Meredith - CEO Sick Individual Productions
http://www.sickindividual.com
Profile : http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/meredith.html
I think that secret is not to lie blatantly about the job but if the customer is a total newb then talk some elements of it up to sound impressive and technical.
The Honourable Grant Meredith - CEO Sick Individual Productions
http://www.sickindividual.com
Profile : http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/meredith.html
i've personnally never made any money from film-making or web design, always thoguht of it as a hobby and thought it immoral to charge, plus i help out for the experience
now i'm taking film-making more serious and hope to get a career out of it i should probs think about getting my work out there
oh wait...i have, lol, now i get to show off
my town is a population of about 100,00 people and i recently got in contact with the local newspaper. They have a hosting facilitiy for home movies and the like on their site. I got a response a couple of days after i posted it and was told they absolutely loved the quality of the movie and want my number so they can have a chat and get some details
now in my eyes thats pretty cool, all a step closer to becoming famous, lol
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Nice... I just discovered that a person who saw my work at my last client's presentation wants to contract me and is willign to pay. Very good for a under 14 me thinks.