Fantastic video. The fundamental principles of managing any budget apply. Especially important to build relationships on each project. Juggling numbers is pretty easy but people are often the reason why you’ll be hired again. Loyalty can really help and the relationship with a rental house is super important. The biggest thing in any budget is have contingency in planning. That applies to people and gear. If things don’t get tied down early sometimes they will be a late or last minute change to the project and planning ahead can help make the producers life easier and yours. At the point people are asking for quotes dates are often provisional and the producer is juggling dates and availability. As a result so will you in prepping crew and gear. In that regard, the relationship with the producer is super important. It varies from project to project and the experience of the producer. Generally they will know the market rates for most things. That attitude of allocating budget to art dept or hair and makeup is great and anything that is in front of the camera is your concern but not necessarily your job. Be careful not to look like you are doing the producers job for them. Generally they will always be juggling other quotes and being simple and easy to deal with to get a pitch quote makes their life a lot easier. Also be quick to return the quotes. It’s always worth having templates ready. If they have allocated £10k then they just want to know that for that budget you will have everything tied down your end and there’s no need for them to be thinking about the camera department. It gets tricky if they are asking for something they haven’t done or you haven’t done eg specific aerial work or underwater. Sometimes they will want your steer on safety and it’s important to be across that when budgeting. A safe set costs more and although it’s tempting it is not a corner anyone should ever cut. Same goes for power. If your are not experienced try and get your hands on as many job budgets as possible from other dps and or rental houses or producers you know well. Most rental houses will have crew options and sometimes they can do a lot of the heavy lifting in getting numbers on the spreadsheet. They are also a lot of filmmaking resources online. Try and get examples of the project budget too if you can. A can do attitude helps but be realistic and never over promise. Delivery is key and doing it in a way that was stress free and simple is definitely what helps long term relationships. Thanks for the excellent video.
It’s soo hard when you live in a small city and EVERYONE is a so called professional now. Everyone working basically for free to get their work noticed.
@he1chy Films I hear you, keep working hard and pumping out work! Continue to build your portfolio, find a niche and stick to it until your ready to switch your niche or you meet more like-minded business people who are willing to invest in themselves, your vision and the solutions, make small spec ads and pitch outside of your city. Don't give up, keep up the good work!😎🎥
Loving this series Carlo! There's not many people out there talking about pre-production for DP's, so this is awesome. While camera/lighting are the more fun part, all of these are super important elements that people often overlook as well. Keep up the good work and appreciate the transparency/info!
thanks for the content Gian, this video is amazing and i agree with you !! I also learned a lot from your region which is also great, since i'm from brasil, it's nice to see the similarities as well as some differences !
This video couldn't have come at a better time. In pre-production for a short film production in a few weeks and I got brought on as DP. I appreciate you!
This series is truly incredible! Thank you so much for putting in the effort to share these invaluable videos. Your approach to filmmaking is very inspiring.
I usually have one rate for each project category (i. e. commercial, tv series, feature film) from which I start to negotiate. Depending on how much I want to do the project, how much money the production have and so on. Evaluating the project and then setting my rate accordingly.
great video! just a side note: I'm sitting in a dim room, dark mode on, your talking head shot is also kinda low key and then bam... those white backgrounds for text. maybe try some darker bg color?
Out of curiosity, when you mention full day rate, are you talking about an hourly rate of 10hours or just a days worth of work in general. Do your rates come with things such as overtime, gear, etc? Love to hear back from you!
Awesome video! I had my first 40K budget for the whole production a few weeks ago. It's nice to know that I took a similar approach when reaching out to the Gaffer, 1st AC, and Steadicam op, when I've never hired any of these crew members in the past. Unfortunately, the project's funding was pulled as the client got cold feet at the last minute. A question I have is during all of the pre-production talks with the crew, do any of them (i.e. Gaffer) have pre-pro rates that are typically paid? Do you offer that to them? Lastly is production insurance, is that something that the producers handle?
Awesome video! What does the conversation look like between you and the producer if they offer to pay a half day rate for a half day on production? I’ve met some people who only charge their full day rate for production and I’ve met others who have a half day rate. Really loving this series by the way. Thanks!
It really is a matter of being open and transparent. Just talk to them about what your expectations are and if they can meet that and vice versa. They have expectations of you, is what they are compensating equivalent? Or is the project so good you’re willing to cut your rate. But overall, just have a discussion about it
So based on the example of being offered 5k for the production and allocating that toward the camera, G/E, and crew and having 1k left over for something else, I would assume that means that your personal rate exists outside that budget and that you ask for your own rate completely separately from a "budget" for everything you need?
Fantastic video. The fundamental principles of managing any budget apply. Especially important to build relationships on each project. Juggling numbers is pretty easy but people are often the reason why you’ll be hired again. Loyalty can really help and the relationship with a rental house is super important. The biggest thing in any budget is have contingency in planning. That applies to people and gear. If things don’t get tied down early sometimes they will be a late or last minute change to the project and planning ahead can help make the producers life easier and yours. At the point people are asking for quotes dates are often provisional and the producer is juggling dates and availability. As a result so will you in prepping crew and gear. In that regard, the relationship with the producer is super important. It varies from project to project and the experience of the producer. Generally they will know the market rates for most things. That attitude of allocating budget to art dept or hair and makeup is great and anything that is in front of the camera is your concern but not necessarily your job. Be careful not to look like you are doing the producers job for them. Generally they will always be juggling other quotes and being simple and easy to deal with to get a pitch quote makes their life a lot easier. Also be quick to return the quotes. It’s always worth having templates ready. If they have allocated £10k then they just want to know that for that budget you will have everything tied down your end and there’s no need for them to be thinking about the camera department. It gets tricky if they are asking for something they haven’t done or you haven’t done eg specific aerial work or underwater. Sometimes they will want your steer on safety and it’s important to be across that when budgeting. A safe set costs more and although it’s tempting it is not a corner anyone should ever cut. Same goes for power. If your are not experienced try and get your hands on as many job budgets as possible from other dps and or rental houses or producers you know well. Most rental houses will have crew options and sometimes they can do a lot of the heavy lifting in getting numbers on the spreadsheet. They are also a lot of filmmaking resources online. Try and get examples of the project budget too if you can. A can do attitude helps but be realistic and never over promise. Delivery is key and doing it in a way that was stress free and simple is definitely what helps long term relationships. Thanks for the excellent video.
Fantastic video. The fundamental principles of managing any budget apply. Especially important to build relationships on each project. Juggling numbers is pretty easy but people are often the reason why you’ll be hired again. Loyalty can really help and the relationship with a rental house is super important. The biggest thing in any budget is have contingency in planning. That applies to people and gear. If things don’t get tied down early sometimes they will be a late or last minute change to the project and planning ahead can help make the producers life easier and yours. At the point people are asking for quotes dates are often provisional and the producer is juggling dates and availability. As a result so will you in prepping crew and gear. In that regard, the relationship with the producer is super important. It varies from project to project and the experience of the producer. Generally they will know the market rates for most things. That attitude of allocating budget to art dept or hair and makeup is great and anything that is in front of the camera is your concern but not necessarily your job. Be careful not to look like you are doing the producers job for them. Generally they will always be juggling other quotes and being simple and easy to deal with to get a pitch quote makes their life a lot easier. Also be quick to return the quotes. It’s always worth having templates ready. If they have allocated £10k then they just want to know that for that budget you will have everything tied down your end and there’s no need for them to be thinking about the camera department. It gets tricky if they are asking for something they haven’t done or you haven’t done eg specific aerial work or underwater. Sometimes they will want your steer on safety and it’s important to be across that when budgeting. A safe set costs more and although it’s tempting it is not a corner anyone should ever cut. Same goes for power. If your are not experienced try and get your hands on as many job budgets as possible from other dps and or rental houses or producers you know well. Most rental houses will have crew options and sometimes they can do a lot of the heavy lifting in getting numbers on the spreadsheet. They are also a lot of filmmaking resources online. Try and get examples of the project budget too if you can. A can do attitude helps but be realistic and never over promise. Delivery is key and doing it in a way that was stress free and simple is definitely what helps long term relationships. Thanks for the excellent video.
It’s soo hard when you live in a small city and EVERYONE is a so called professional now. Everyone working basically for free to get their work noticed.
@@he1chyfilms try harder
@he1chy Films I hear you, keep working hard and pumping out work! Continue to build your portfolio, find a niche and stick to it until your ready to switch your niche or you meet more like-minded business people who are willing to invest in themselves, your vision and the solutions, make small spec ads and pitch outside of your city. Don't give up, keep up the good work!😎🎥
Loving this series Carlo! There's not many people out there talking about pre-production for DP's, so this is awesome. While camera/lighting are the more fun part, all of these are super important elements that people often overlook as well. Keep up the good work and appreciate the transparency/info!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for sharing this! So informative
Can’t believe this is free! Thanks for all the work you’re putting into these videos! Love seeing how you do things!
Glad you enjoy it!
thanks for the content Gian, this video is amazing and i agree with you !! I also learned a lot from your region which is also great, since i'm from brasil, it's nice to see the similarities as well as some differences !
So much great knowledge here. Thanks man!
This video couldn't have come at a better time. In pre-production for a short film production in a few weeks and I got brought on as DP. I appreciate you!
Bravo Carlo!
If I were in America you would be my favorite Dp!
Great series! Thanks for providing valuable insight into being a professional DP.
This is brilliant! thank you for going into so much detail.
Fantastic video Carlo, thank you for taking the time to make this!
My pleasure!
This series is truly incredible! Thank you so much for putting in the effort to share these invaluable videos. Your approach to filmmaking is very inspiring.
This was right on time. I've always had an uncertainty when asked my rate. This is extremely helpful. Great vid fam
Thank you!
Great breakdown
The best video series ever learning a lot from you brother
Perfect way to start my monday morning. Preciate you Carlo 🤝
Morning!
Impeccable timing! I’m budgeting right NOW!
You got this!
Hell yeah Carlo! I keep learning from you. Thanks!
You bet!
I usually have one rate for each project category (i. e. commercial, tv series, feature film) from which I start to negotiate. Depending on how much I want to do the project, how much money the production have and so on. Evaluating the project and then setting my rate accordingly.
Amazing video. Would love to see all these kinds of videos you create covered in that masterclass you want to create!
Noted! Maybe one day
Dude this is such useful info! I'm stoked to see your growth!
Thanks vro
This was awesome, thanks
another great topic. It's great to compare how other DPs deal with budgets
Thanks man
I am so thankful for you making these videos! 🙌🏻exactly what I need right now.
I'm so glad!
Thanks for sharing this ❤
Thanks for sharing!
amazing content! super helpful!
Amazing
Thank you
awesome to hear these examples ! thx
Glad you like them!
Been waiting for this one.
Hope you enjoy
Love your shirt, where did you get it from?
great video! just a side note: I'm sitting in a dim room, dark mode on, your talking head shot is also kinda low key and then bam... those white backgrounds for text. maybe try some darker bg color?
Out of curiosity, when you mention full day rate, are you talking about an hourly rate of 10hours or just a days worth of work in general. Do your rates come with things such as overtime, gear, etc? Love to hear back from you!
As for leaf blowers… Voice Isolation in DaVinci Resolve. It’ll change your life.
Hahaha thank you!
Also slap a high pass eq to get rid of any low end booming, mowers, etc. cut anything below 60-80hx I would say…but play with it.
Love the vids. People never want to share numbers publicly so appreciation for that!
Awesome video! I had my first 40K budget for the whole production a few weeks ago. It's nice to know that I took a similar approach when reaching out to the Gaffer, 1st AC, and Steadicam op, when I've never hired any of these crew members in the past. Unfortunately, the project's funding was pulled as the client got cold feet at the last minute. A question I have is during all of the pre-production talks with the crew, do any of them (i.e. Gaffer) have pre-pro rates that are typically paid? Do you offer that to them? Lastly is production insurance, is that something that the producers handle?
i know this is random but ur voice is very calming lol
Thank ya
Great input 😊
Glad it was helpful!
@@carlostigs very ! Drillt struggling with that
I’m making a short film rn I look forward to these videos lol
Thanks!
Awesome video! What does the conversation look like between you and the producer if they offer to pay a half day rate for a half day on production?
I’ve met some people who only charge their full day rate for production and I’ve met others who have a half day rate.
Really loving this series by the way. Thanks!
It really is a matter of being open and transparent. Just talk to them about what your expectations are and if they can meet that and vice versa. They have expectations of you, is what they are compensating equivalent? Or is the project so good you’re willing to cut your rate. But overall, just have a discussion about it
So based on the example of being offered 5k for the production and allocating that toward the camera, G/E, and crew and having 1k left over for something else, I would assume that means that your personal rate exists outside that budget and that you ask for your own rate completely separately from a "budget" for everything you need?
Correct!
@@carlostigs Awesome! Thanks for all the help man!
What does G/E stand for?
I'm not really into your opening 😂✌️but man your videos are way too underrated. Love them.
Hahaha that’s fine I appreciate the honestly 😂😂
Carlo....I'm sure you know this...but your video is OOF ..Oooooooooono.
Noooo idea what that means
@@carlostigs Out of Focus? Really soft.
Fantastic video. The fundamental principles of managing any budget apply. Especially important to build relationships on each project. Juggling numbers is pretty easy but people are often the reason why you’ll be hired again. Loyalty can really help and the relationship with a rental house is super important. The biggest thing in any budget is have contingency in planning. That applies to people and gear. If things don’t get tied down early sometimes they will be a late or last minute change to the project and planning ahead can help make the producers life easier and yours. At the point people are asking for quotes dates are often provisional and the producer is juggling dates and availability. As a result so will you in prepping crew and gear. In that regard, the relationship with the producer is super important. It varies from project to project and the experience of the producer. Generally they will know the market rates for most things. That attitude of allocating budget to art dept or hair and makeup is great and anything that is in front of the camera is your concern but not necessarily your job. Be careful not to look like you are doing the producers job for them. Generally they will always be juggling other quotes and being simple and easy to deal with to get a pitch quote makes their life a lot easier. Also be quick to return the quotes. It’s always worth having templates ready. If they have allocated £10k then they just want to know that for that budget you will have everything tied down your end and there’s no need for them to be thinking about the camera department. It gets tricky if they are asking for something they haven’t done or you haven’t done eg specific aerial work or underwater. Sometimes they will want your steer on safety and it’s important to be across that when budgeting. A safe set costs more and although it’s tempting it is not a corner anyone should ever cut. Same goes for power. If your are not experienced try and get your hands on as many job budgets as possible from other dps and or rental houses or producers you know well. Most rental houses will have crew options and sometimes they can do a lot of the heavy lifting in getting numbers on the spreadsheet. They are also a lot of filmmaking resources online. Try and get examples of the project budget too if you can. A can do attitude helps but be realistic and never over promise. Delivery is key and doing it in a way that was stress free and simple is definitely what helps long term relationships. Thanks for the excellent video.