Video production can cost anywhere from $100 for a simple edit to $100,000 for a large project.
Example:
Full production
- Wedding $1,000-$10,000
- Kickstarter $1,500-$25,000
- Explainer $1,500-$25,000
- Commercial $10,000-$75,000
- Game trailer $500-$50,000
Edit Only
- Vacation (edit only) $200-$400
- Course (edit only) $150-$400
- Wedding (edit only) $400-$1,000
- Testimonial (edit only) $150-$300
The other way is to think about the scope of your project. How much shooting, how much editing, how much motion graphic work, etc. Here’s what we typically see, but bear in mind that prices can vary 3x depending on location, equipment and experience.
- Storyboarding $500
- Half day shoot (1 cinematographer, 1 or 2 cameras) $2,000
- Full day shoot (1 cinematographer, 1 or 2 cameras) $3,000
- Full day shoot (1 master cinematographer + crew) $4,000
- Editing, for 1 to 10mins of video $500
- 2D Animation, per minute of video $1500
- 3D Animation, per minute of video $4000
- Custom illustrations for animation $1000
- Voice over, per minute $100
- Color grading $300
- Stock footage (per clip) $60