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THE PRICING OF VIDEO PRODUCTION CAN BE VERY CONFUSING
BUT GENERALLY IT FALLS IN ONE OF TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, EITHER A PER HOUR FEE OR PER FINISHED
MINUTE FEE. THE PER HOUR INCLUDES THE VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY SPENDS SHOOTING AND EDITING
YOUR VIDEO, HERES AN EXAMPLE IF THEIR HOURLY RATE IS ONE HUNRED DOLLARS PER HOUR AND THE
SPEND FOUR HOURS SHOOTING AND FOUR HOURS EDITING, YOU TOTAL COST WOULD BE EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THE PROS ARE THAT YOU CAN CONTROL HOW MANY HOURS YOU SPEND ON THE VIDEO, AND THIS METHOD
MAY ALSO BE BETTER AND CHEAPER FOR VERY SIMPLE PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY SIMPLY SHOOT
OF YOU TALKING ABOUT YOUR COMPANY, PRODUCT, OR SERVICES IF YOU WANT A SHORT BUT YET DYNAMIC
VIDEO. WHICH MAY INCLUDE MUSIC, ANIMATED GRAPHICS, 3D ANIMATIONS, AND SPECIAL EFFECTS YOU MAY
WANT TO CONSIDER A PER FINISHED MINUTE CHARGE. THE PER MINUTE FINISHED RATE IS DECIDED UPON
AFTER THE VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY LOOKS OVER YOUR PROJECT, OBJECTIVES AND BUDGET. THERE
ARE MANY VARIABLES THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED IN SETTING THE PER FINISHED MINUTE RATE.THESE
VARIABLES ARE DISCUSSED DURING YOUR CONSULTATION WITH THE VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY. IF FOR
EXAMPLE A ONE THOUSAND PER FINISHED PRICE WAS AGREED UPON, A TWO MINUTE VIDEO WOULD
COST YOU TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE ADVANTAGE OF THE PER FINISHED MINUTE RATE IS THAT YOU
KNOW UPFRONT WHAT YOUR TOTAL COST WILL BE, IF IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE PRODUCTION COMPANY.
TO COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT THAN ANTICIPATED THE VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY IS COMMITTED
TO ONLY CHARGE THE AGREED UPON PER MINUTE RATE. THIS IS THE BEST PRICING METHOD FOR
COMPLEX PROJECTS INVOLVING 3D ANIMATIONS, SPECIAL EFFECTS, MUSICAL SCORING, SCRIPTING
AND STORYBOARD.