20 factors that influence the cost and budget of professional video production
Until one has fully assessed the scale and sophistication of a given project, it is not possible to give a fixed price—otherwise, you might as well say, “It will cost between 1,000 and 100,000 dollars.” Indeed, a multitude of factors will affect the price:
- The requested pre-production services
- The use of professional actors vs amateurs on screen
- The type of filming locations, and distance between them
- Shooting times
- Narration and dubbing
- Number of characters on screen
- Daytime scenes vs nighttime scenes
- Ultra-high definition (4K) recording
- High-framerate slow-motion and “bullet time”
- Number of camera angles
- Outdoor, indoor or studio shooting
— “How much does it cost to produce a video?”
— “Well, how much does a car cost?”
— “What kind of car?”
— “Exactly.”
- Whether chroma keying and compositing are necessary
- Type and amount of special effects
- 3D modeling
- 2D and 3D animation
- Aerial cinematography
- Custom musical composition
- Number of audio sources
- Types of digital media for deliverables
- Urgency of deliverables
- Flat rate model vs T&M
- Etc.
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