Wedding Highlight w/ Big Budget

the exposure difference between HVX and 5D2 shots on the dance floor is extreme. Why?

And dude.. that's a lot of value for $4000! I think you're selling yourself short.. a shoot like that should be at least $7K
 
Nope, only 2 of us. Crane take about 5 minutes to set up and and it take a few seconds to the the steadicam ready. I think it takes the longest to set up the lights
 
booggerg2 said:
the exposure difference between HVX and 5D2 shots on the dance floor is extreme. Why?

And dude.. that's a lot of value for $4000! I think you're selling yourself short.. a shoot like that should be at least $7K
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wow, thanks.. really appreciate that, I'm working on it. I'd rather stay bust then not so my prices are pretty low right now.
 
Holly ****, 100k a wedding ahaha. Damn, i'd be happy with that one wedding for the year.. I'd be really nice to get gigs with the budget up that high. I guess it all about getting your self known though. Other wise those people willing to pay that much aren't going to know your out there.

puredrifting said:
Nice work.

I have met wedding videographers who charge a minimum of $25k to do a wedding and occasionally do one for up to $100k. There are people out there with money to burn. Not saying these people do a lot of weddings at these prices, but $4k is not really that high, it is decent.

Keep it up!

Dan
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One popular view is that when video production companies charge what is perceived as large amounts of money, they rake in huge profits and are rolling in cash. I know with my company, I am usually happy to make 20-30% actual profit. So on a $100k budget, I am putting $70k to $80k onto the screen. If I was wealthy enough to afford a $100k wedding video, I would expect probably 4-5 broadcast 2/3" cameras to cover the ceremony and a real mini doc shot over a few weeks/months. Would want it short, perhaps 15 minutes total and I would expect kick ass motion graphics and a custom composed score, color correction, etc.

So to clarify, it is a misconception that just because you are producing higher budget projects means you are making huge profits. TV is the same way, if I am getting $100k per episode, the network is expecting travel, higher end graphics, more angles, dollies, jibs, Steadicams, sets, props, etc. Sure $20K profit isn't bad but that is net that I have to run my business off of.

HGTV is famous for providing relatively low budgets for "strip" shows ($15k to $25k) per episode and expecting to see almost all of it on screen. Kind of seems ridiculous that you could sell a 26 show season of a show and end up barely breaking even. Most of the production companies that provide programming for HGTV stay afloat by sheer volume. A production company in LA that a friend used to work for had 18 shows on HGTV alone, it was an assembly line. They didn't make much on each show but when you added up and multiplied by 18, they made a decent profit.

Bigger budgets don't always mean bigger profits as a percentage.

Dan
 
puredrifting said:
TV is the same way, if I am getting $100k per episode, the network is expecting travel, higher end graphics, more angles, dollies, jibs, Steadicams, sets, props, etc.
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If you were Jennifer Aniston, you would get $1M per episode and would not think about higher end graphics, more angles, dollies, jibs, Steadicams, sets, props, etc. ;-)
 
Yeah but agents, managers, publicists, personal assistants, SAG/AFTRA, image upkeep with clothes, makeup, hair, houses, cars aren't exactly free either. Takes money to make money no matter who you are. I produced the A&E Biography on Brad Pitt right when he and Jennifer were married (boy that didn't last long) and yes, actors of that level make huge amounts of money but they also spend a lot to stay on top. I think that their "net" before taxes is only about 50% when you factor in all of the above.

Dan
 
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