Lectures

• Simple lecture of less than 1 hour duration, shot single camera (Sony EX1), including simple titles and one DVD copy.
  
  $250 - extra $100 to add powerpoint slides etc to the finished product



• The same for between 1 and 2 hours duration
  
  $300 - extra $150 to add powerpoint slides etc to the finished product

To encode material to Real Media or WMV or MPEG or other digital format for use on the web or on CD ROM or DVD, I charge between $50 and $100 per hour of material or part thereof.

Seminars

For an all day seminar, shot similarly to a lecture - I charge around $400 to $600 a day for filming depending on location and complexity of the shoot, plus tape and other costs such as the hire of extra equipment. This does not include the cost of editing the raw footage and creating DVD's.

Concerts, Plays etc

• Simple shoot of a concert or play of less than 1 hour duration, shot single camera (Sony EX1), including simple titles and one DVD copy. This assumes a sound feed is provided by the venue or a separate sound operator, and the quality of the sound will be dependent on the feed provided, otherwise only ambient sound is recorded from the camera top microphone and may or may not be adequate depending on the venue acoustics etc. Additional shotgun microphones can improve the sound but will cost extra.
  
  $250


• The same for between 1 and 2 hours duration
  
  $300


• The same for between 2 and 3 hours duration
  
  $350

For a more elaborate production with still only one camera operator an additional two fixed cameras (Sony PD150 or equlivant) edited to a finished DVD that you can get copied elsewhere

$1200 - plus cost of tapes - for less than 1 hour duration,

$1500 - plus cost of tapes - for between 1 and 2 hours,

$1800 - plus cost of tapes - for between 2 and 3 hours

To do extra DVD copies (including case and cover slip and inkjet printed DVDs) - $10 per copy


Changing to higher quality extra cameras and/or to moving cameras instead of fixed ones will depend on the cost of additional camera operators and cameras and tape.

NOTE: - The cost of any copyright clearances etc involved in the making of the video are extra

Editing

I base my quotes on a rate of $50 per hour (plus tape costs) for editing using my Matrox RTX based editing system, and I master on to DVD.

Corporate Videos

My charges for elaborate productions depend on the complexity of the production.

As an example, for something similar to either of the two Brimarco Corporate Videos, which can be found on this web site (click here), I would quote between $1500 and $2500 depending on the number of shoots involved and the complexity of the editing.

Basic Camera Work (with Sony EX1 XDCAMEX camera)

For a simple shoot - with a Sony EX1, plus basic Light (4 light field kit) and sound equipment (camera top short shotgun, handheld mic and radio mic) - I charge $50 per hour (or part thereof), (minimum charge of 3 hours)

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These are indications only - the actual quote is likely to vary depending on the complexity of the shoot, number of copies on to DVD, etc.

Please also note that currently my freelance business has a turnover per year of less that the amount required by the ATO for registration for GST - hence I currently do not have to charge GST to my clients (and therefore GST is not included in the above prices) - this may change in the future.