Producer - $600 full day / $400 half day
Scriptwriting - $200 per finished minute
NOTE: HD camera crews are available, see below.
STANDARD DEFINITION CREW RATES:
Two person
SD Camera crew -
$1,495 full day / $1,095 half day
Rate is based on a 10 hour day portal to portal. Includes Sony BVW-D600 Betacam SP camera, Arri
production lighting package including 3 Chimeras and ellipsoidal light,
audio package including mixer, shotgun mic, 2 lavalier mics, 2 handheld mics, 2 wireless mics, audio cassette recorder, monitor.
One person
SD Camera crew -
$1,095 full day / $795 half day
Rate is based on a 10 hour day portal to portal. Includes Sony
BVW-D600 Betacam SP camera, Arri production lighting package including 3 Chimeras and ellipsoidal light,
limited audio package*, monitor.
* Audio package in one person crew does not include: mixer, second wireless
unit, shotgun mic and
boom pole, second lavalier and handheld mics, audio cassette recorder.
HIGH DEFINITION CREW RATES:
NOTE: These HD cameras are available, please specify format and model - Sony XDCam-HD, HDCam, Panasonic DVCPro
100 (HDX-900), Vericam and P2 (HPX-500)
Two person HD Camera crew - $2,250 full day (no half days)
Rate is based on a 10 hour day portal to portal. Includes one HD camera listed
above, Arri
production lighting package including 3 Chimeras and ellipsoidal light,
audio package including mixer, shotgun mic, 2 lavalier mics, 2 handheld mics, 2 wireless mics, audio cassette recorder, monitor.
One person
HD Camera crew -
$1,800 full day (no half days)
Rate is based on a 10 hour day portal to portal.
Includes one HD camera listed above, Arri production lighting package including 3 Chimeras and ellipsoidal light,
limited audio package*, monitor.
* Audio package in one person crew does not include: mixer, second wireless unit, shotgun mic and
boom pole, second lavalier and handheld mics, audio cassette recorder.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT & PERSONNEL AVAILABLE:
Additional Cameras and Operators
Wide angle lenses and wide angle adapters
HMI, Kino Flo and additional lighting
LCD handheld 2"
or 5" color monitor
Camera dolly & track
Camera Jib
High Hat
Westcott Flexdrop 5' x 6' flexible and portable chroma-key
background
2-way radios with or without headsets
Additional personnel such as Field Producers, Teleprompter Operators,
Make-up Artists,
Lighting Directors, Grips, Production Assistants
Voiceover and On-camera talent and other personnel are available
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION RATE INFORMATION:
Overtime is $90/hr for Producer, $60/hr per crew member (SD) above 10 hrs.
Half days are 5 hours. Shoots longer than 5 hours will constitute a full day.
Rates for additional crew and equipment will be quoted on a per job basis.
mileage is billed at the IRS rate of 50 cents per mile.
No extra charge for travel to the Washington DC area.
Non Linear Editing
Uncompressed
(1:1) Final Cut Pro - $200/hr
Features: Component YUV (4:2:2) input/output, unlimited video and audio tracks for
layering and compositing, digital video effects (DVE), Adobe After Effects 5.5,
Real-time color correction, Adobe Photoshop 7, Adobe Illustrator 10,
Boris Graffitti & Livetype titling
790 Gigs of storage.
Video Inputs/Outputs - Betacam SP, 3/4 inch, DVCAM/Mini DV, S-VHS/VHS - other formats available
Digitizing video - $100/hr
Voiceover / Narration booth recording- $100/hr
Tape logging - $75/hr
Graphics Creation
2D motion / still graphics creation - $100/hr
3D animation design - $200/hr
Motion control of still images - $100/hr
Flatbed scanning - $100/hr
Photo retouching $100/hr
Video stills from tape (frame grabs) - $50/ea
Captioning
Closed or open captioning - $125/hr (tape stock charges may apply)
Music / Sound Effects Library
Music Library - $70 per track
Sound Effects - $10 per track
Multimedia Services
Encoding video for the internet - $100 1st minute, $20 ea. additional minute
Master to CD-Rom or DVD - $50/finished minute