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: £1,260.00
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: £4,520.00
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:
- 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 really
need them?
- Do you need a famous name presenter / voice
over? Or, could you choose an in house voiceover
artist.
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.
