You can copy and paste the contract template into your own, new google doc (or whatever else you want to use) - PLEASE do not request edit access to the document as it will not be granted.
It’s also good to include a Point of Contact in the contract - basically an “I won’t take revisions from anyone else” clause. It really helps out when suddenly there’s a lot of fingers in the creative pie.
@@rdstudios-production I can’t remember exact wording, but having a section that includes a name (most likely the person paying, but sometimes appointed person, ie might be a creative director if dealing with a business) that states that only revisions asked for by the named person will be actioned. It gives you something to fall back on if suddenly another person becomes involved in the project and has opinions. I’ve found with creative projects that they tend to get shown around to gather opinions, and it’s good when/if those opinions come to you that you have a guideline on when you do or don’t action. If you receive one, you can then query with your point of contact to get approval before actioning.
@@kindadorkyfuntimes Hey man, super helpful. Keeps all thos cooks out of the kitchen. I always ask who are the decision makers and what is your process? Nobody ever has a process for stuff like this but it forces them to fake it and create one. I then will ask for timely and consolidated feedback so that when jan the janitor asks about that drone shot I would say "hey let's wait until you have all of your thoughts in one place otherwise the editor (me) will charge us extra. hahahaha
Thank you so much for this video. I just finished watching a depressing couple of videos giving advice on how to low-ball editors down to $8 per hour, or even $2.50 per hour.
@@DeZzBeZooked I can't give you an exact figure because it all depends on the details of the job but if you are a beginner, to be fair, you should be charging less than someone who has more expereince than you. To give you a base price, the average editor in the USA charges around $27.50 per hour. So you're rate would be a bit less.
@@videoeditinglifestyle im not saying my rate is $20 an hour its $20 a video Meaning if i spent 2 hours on the video thats $10 an hour But say like 6 hours $3 an hour
THIS MAN IS PHENOMENAL! LOVE LOVE LOVE your speaking skills--ESPECIALLY YOUR HONESTY~! wonder, could I change the contract for HIRING an editor like you?? YOU ARE WORTH IT! GIVES ME PERSPECTIVE!! God bless you!!!
Thank you so much for this information. I would be lost without it. Just starting my editing career and I don't want to get taken advantage of. Thank you for the contract as well!
Thanks man, I got screwed over on 2 projects it seems... Did 2 different shoot & edits for music vids both only for £100 each. First project was 50+ hrs the second was 30+. Both lump sum payments. Cheers for the template will be using this ALOT.
Thankyou buddy. I always wonder what to charge on freelancing sites but didn't have any idea untill i saw this useful video. Sending love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
You are so right about contracts, I have been doing editing since the Betacam days and there are so many people that "Con" you even friends! I once shot an entire movie as one camera man and was told that I was to edit with all the other camera shots taken elsewhere. The video work took many months and all the shots were shown to the producer before deciding on the play list. I had all the original footage on tape and disk, only to be told that the whole project was to be sent to another editor... and please send us all your footage ! What? No pay for my work? I still have the footage as I refused to give it to them but what good is it to me, Zip!
I recently started, on the 22nd I'll have my current editing job for a month. I cannot tell you how important a contract is, and I wish I got one. It is crucial that in a job both the employer, and the employee/freelancer have the same expectations. I agree with the opinion that you should especially do it if you're working for a friend like I am. Get the contract, it'll save you from being fired.
And I been coming up with some ideas on my vidoes because I’m trying to take UA-cam seriously but ik my editing a big part of it and my editing it trash so if you still do it I’ll appreciate it
Big fan of your work mate! Yes I feel that I fall in the category of not charging enough for editing.. Clients have ZERO understanding in terms of the hours that go into the process and the arthritis pain we start to get warning up in our wrist... This all started as my passion, now doing it with clients I still love to please but I need to take this to the next level and start charging based on my ever growing skill sets. Love love your videos champ. Thank you so much for sharing 😊👍😊
Thank you for this! I'm graduating next semester with a Video Production Bachelors in science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and I'm super excited to be getting into more projects~~
Thank you so much for giving actual numbers for hourly! So many videos just say "it's so fluid, based on all these things" then they dont give any sort of ballpark help. This range is so helpful. Thanks!
No man, that was PERFECT, exactly the info I needed!! Thank you so much mate!!! I was on verge of "i don't want to do this anymore..." with one of my customers.
The first one was like that and what sucks more that he was family friend... Like for real... He scrapped the entire project and forced me to work on a new one and guess what it was all credits. No money. He was like : "when" I'll grow my team I'm gonna give all the projects to you. The hardest thing for me to do was to scrap him out of my life. Like first of all I'm not gonna do your shitty work for free and then expect you to make 5 revisions on it at end scrap the entire thing out and then make another one for you from scratch. Just F OFF When are these people gonna understand we're not tools.
It really helped, thank you. What I get screwed with is revisions or changes, and it happened many times that after many revisions and changes at the end they wanted things reverted to the first version I shared with them.
😶😶 i swear these are brutal truths ! I basically did 3 days of edit work for my friend's music video, and he never paid me. It felt like I've been cheated.
CONTRACT even with friends,, don't just focus on how much money , but how you feel comfortable with time and ability.. I still use a hand shake for my work and a contract that way when your working on it you don't think about shit* I should have ask for more $$.. Putting it on paper and writing, you have time to go over all the small things before you hand it over for signing.. Tech ~we all learn from our first go around, it gets better and easier as we grow ~GL bud..
Well, he's a friend. If you both discussed about money before hand then you should expect money or else he isn't a friend. If you didn't discuss, you're friends, you should've expected to do it for free.
@@LearnHowToEditStuff or a Photoshop Tutorial of how to make a Photo Like in GTA (i mean exactly Like GTA... The most Tutorials are about how to so that but at every U See a differenz Like the Original "GTA look")
Even though one size definitely does not fit all situations for an hourly rate, this is definitely the best video on the subject telling you how to figure it out! Thank you!
Thank you! I'm about to start editing my first Premiere Pro project for another fellow videographer. I'm only doing transitions, motion tracked titles and SFX, but its great to know that there is more things I could do to be more professional and make a good impression!
Thank you sooooo much! This answered all my questions! I am just starting my freelance journey through video editing and had no clue what to charge as well as if i should create a contract.
Thank you for this I really appreciate it. Could you please make a video about how to get a job? I know it sounds weird but like I'm an editor but I don't know where to start
Great video! Someone saw my last video and offered me an editing job. I was thankful but said no because I don’t have the time and I have a full time job. I just started UA-cam 3 months ago as a hobby. It’s good to know someone likes my editing. Thanks for this, I was curious what an editor makes..
Another great and helpful vid! "A contract is for when things go wrong..." true and the first goal then should be to stay out of court, and/or protect the friendship from permanent damage. A good contract is one that both parties can look at later and (hopefully) say "okay THIS is what we agreed to...how do we get back to that and wrap this up?" Another tool in setting rates is to "play customer" and see what other editors in your area are charging for similar work. If you give a discount to friends or anyone, write the bill up at your full rate and then show the discount taken out. This avoids getting locked in to a discounted rate with them and helps remind them that you don't usually work this cheap. How much of an upcharge should there be for rush work?
Currently about to apply for a TV channel in the UK which is hiring freelance talent and this video really helped work out what I should charge/say in my application. Thank you very much for posting it and giving your thoughts!
Your opinion applies to anything related about creative work, thank you! and it's funny you mentioned friends as one of the worst people to do business with, I think we all have that friend that ask for free stuff at least once in our careers hahaha
I've been wanting to become a video editor freelancer and this video was SUPER helpful! Thank you so much! I have Liked and Subscribed so I can make use of your videos to further build my knowledge!
You can copy and paste the contract template into your own, new google doc (or whatever else you want to use) - PLEASE do not request edit access to the document as it will not be granted.
Thanks so much
Thank you so much. I was looking for contract templates while watching the video, but then, I heard that you made one in the description.
How do we get this template?
Thank you!!
thank you so much
5:57 "If we like it then we'll pay you" nearly fell out of my chair the first time someone told me that shit lol
hhmm thats evil.
It’s also good to include a Point of Contact in the contract - basically an “I won’t take revisions from anyone else” clause. It really helps out when suddenly there’s a lot of fingers in the creative pie.
Please tell more.....
@@rdstudios-production I can’t remember exact wording, but having a section that includes a name (most likely the person paying, but sometimes appointed person, ie might be a creative director if dealing with a business) that states that only revisions asked for by the named person will be actioned.
It gives you something to fall back on if suddenly another person becomes involved in the project and has opinions. I’ve found with creative projects that they tend to get shown around to gather opinions, and it’s good when/if those opinions come to you that you have a guideline on when you do or don’t action. If you receive one, you can then query with your point of contact to get approval before actioning.
@@kindadorkyfuntimes Hey man, super helpful. Keeps all thos cooks out of the kitchen. I always ask who are the decision makers and what is your process? Nobody ever has a process for stuff like this but it forces them to fake it and create one. I then will ask for timely and consolidated feedback so that when jan the janitor asks about that drone shot I would say "hey let's wait until you have all of your thoughts in one place otherwise the editor (me) will charge us extra. hahahaha
You gave much more of a definitive answer than I was expecting, tysm
Thanks a BILLION for putting that contract in google. Needed one sooner than I thought and knew exactly where to go. You're the best!
Thank you so much for this video. I just finished watching a depressing couple of videos giving advice on how to low-ball editors down to $8 per hour, or even $2.50 per hour.
Wow, that's crazy! I don't go lower than $30 an hour.
@@videoeditinglifestyle damn but since this is my first editing job, should i be charging 20 a video? And over time charge more bc of experience
@@DeZzBeZooked I can't give you an exact figure because it all depends on the details of the job but if you are a beginner, to be fair, you should be charging less than someone who has more expereince than you. To give you a base price, the average editor in the USA charges around $27.50 per hour. So you're rate would be a bit less.
@@videoeditinglifestyle im not saying my rate is $20 an hour its $20 a video
Meaning if i spent 2 hours on the video thats $10 an hour
But say like 6 hours
$3 an hour
@@DeZzBeZooked Oh wow. No, I wouldn't do that at all. Can I ask how long you've been editing for?
Ahaha you do not know how much I needed this video, I'm literally negotiating my first paid editing services.
Thanks Ian for taking the time to share this information with us, and for taking the time to give us a sample contract. This is great.
THIS MAN IS PHENOMENAL! LOVE LOVE LOVE your speaking skills--ESPECIALLY YOUR HONESTY~! wonder, could I change the contract for HIRING an editor like you?? YOU ARE WORTH IT! GIVES ME PERSPECTIVE!! God bless you!!!
Thank you so much for this information. I would be lost without it. Just starting my editing career and I don't want to get taken advantage of. Thank you for the contract as well!
thanks for giving a price range breakdown ...people dont tend to...very helpful...
+ WITH A CONTRACT TEMPLATE!
thank you
Wow this really helps. I've recently started editing videos. And when clients ask about my rates, i go blank. But this helped alot. Thanks man!
I actually didn't knew about this contract thing, thanks for sharing the info 👀
Mekie
This video is incredibly helpful! Thank you so much and not just telling us to "know our worth" when it comes to setting rates.
Lack of information caused me to work at only $2 per hour, for 30 hours.
Well said - info is the key :)
Ey I'm still in school but editing has been my passion for 2-3 years and I'm really hoping to go pro someday, this was super helpful, thanks :)
Yeah I'm 13 but I'm gonna start editing
I wish you all the best, I'm a also in school, but really want to get into editing
Same
Thanks man, I got screwed over on 2 projects it seems... Did 2 different shoot & edits for music vids both only for £100 each. First project was 50+ hrs the second was 30+. Both lump sum payments. Cheers for the template will be using this ALOT.
Where you paid upfront, or after the delivery of the video?
Thankyou buddy. I always wonder what to charge on freelancing sites but didn't have any idea untill i saw this useful video. Sending love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
You are so right about contracts, I have been doing editing since the Betacam days and there are so many people that "Con" you even friends! I once shot an entire movie as one camera man and was told that I was to edit with all the other camera shots taken elsewhere. The video work took many months and all the shots were shown to the producer before deciding on the play list. I had all the original footage on tape and disk, only to be told that the whole project was to be sent to another editor... and please send us all your footage ! What? No pay for my work? I still have the footage as I refused to give it to them but what good is it to me, Zip!
Oml that must suck oml i would legit be so mad i would delete the footage and say bye biiiiaatch
I recently started, on the 22nd I'll have my current editing job for a month. I cannot tell you how important a contract is, and I wish I got one. It is crucial that in a job both the employer, and the employee/freelancer have the same expectations. I agree with the opinion that you should especially do it if you're working for a friend like I am. Get the contract, it'll save you from being fired.
Yo I just started UA-cam and I was looking for editor and i been editing my own vidoes but I’m not good at editing lol
And I been coming up with some ideas on my vidoes because I’m trying to take UA-cam seriously but ik my editing a big part of it and my editing it trash so if you still do it I’ll appreciate it
still need one?
@@jayellis2115
Big fan of your work mate! Yes I feel that I fall in the category of not charging enough for editing.. Clients have ZERO understanding in terms of the hours that go into the process and the arthritis pain we start to get warning up in our wrist... This all started as my passion, now doing it with clients I still love to please but I need to take this to the next level and start charging based on my ever growing skill sets. Love love your videos champ. Thank you so much for sharing 😊👍😊
Thank you for this! I'm graduating next semester with a Video Production Bachelors in science from Metropolitan State University of Denver and I'm super excited to be getting into more projects~~
Thank you so much for giving actual numbers for hourly! So many videos just say "it's so fluid, based on all these things" then they dont give any sort of ballpark help. This range is so helpful. Thanks!
No man, that was PERFECT, exactly the info I needed!!
Thank you so much mate!!!
I was on verge of "i don't want to do this anymore..." with one of my customers.
The first one was like that and what sucks more that he was family friend... Like for real... He scrapped the entire project and forced me to work on a new one and guess what it was all credits. No money. He was like : "when" I'll grow my team I'm gonna give all the projects to you.
The hardest thing for me to do was to scrap him out of my life. Like first of all I'm not gonna do your shitty work for free and then expect you to make 5 revisions on it at end scrap the entire thing out and then make another one for you from scratch. Just F OFF
When are these people gonna understand we're not tools.
you are so humble you told so much and helped with contact that's the best part thanks for so much information
It really helped, thank you.
What I get screwed with is revisions or changes, and it happened many times that after many revisions and changes at the end they wanted things reverted to the first version I shared with them.
😶😶 i swear these are brutal truths !
I basically did 3 days of edit work for my friend's music video, and he never paid me. It felt like I've been cheated.
CONTRACT even with friends,, don't just focus on how much money , but how you feel comfortable with time and ability.. I still use a hand shake for my work and a contract that way when your working on it you don't think about shit* I should have ask for more $$.. Putting it on paper and writing, you have time to go over all the small things before you hand it over for signing.. Tech ~we all learn from our first go around, it gets better and easier as we grow ~GL bud..
@@waynefederico9396 thanks a lot
You were screwed!
Well, he's a friend.
If you both discussed about money before hand then you should expect money or else he isn't a friend.
If you didn't discuss, you're friends, you should've expected to do it for free.
friends and people in your contact think that we are bound to do work free for them or at a very minimum rate
i think this is the most professional video talking about this subject
Thanks for the information bro, simple and to the point . Very valuable !
Straight up thank you very much. Too many people taking advantage.
Thanks for the template :)
You're very welcome
@@LearnHowToEditStuff Can you make some photoshop artwork tuts. Like grime art and all of that stuff.
@@LearnHowToEditStuff or a Photoshop Tutorial of how to make a Photo Like in GTA (i mean exactly Like GTA... The most Tutorials are about how to so that but at every U See a differenz Like the Original "GTA look")
Even though one size definitely does not fit all situations for an hourly rate, this is definitely the best video on the subject telling you how to figure it out! Thank you!
Thank you for this video, really helped me out a lot!!
Thanks a lot for your time and experience! This helped me a lot.
I am just starting out in video editing. This was a great and informative video. Thank you so much. God bless.
One thing I would edit and take out in this content is the end.. Thank you so much for this , keep it real keep it coming ~ thx bud..
time is money. you made it super clear what this means. thanks for sharing this and the contract template as well. I appreciate it much.
So nice of you to add in that template for everyone! Your video really helped me, I've been getting screwed alot for my time and work! Thank you 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Man you're the best I've learned a lot from you ❤️ thank you so much ❤️
That’s a sub and a like for the templet. That was super clutch and unexpected, thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for advice and template 😍🙏
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Thank you for this valuable information.
Thank you man, really finding your videos helpful
Great tips, thank you for putting this together!
Great video mate! Totally needed this
Thanks dude! Super helpful
Thank you for your input. This helped tremendously.
Great Answer!
My man this is the most value providing video I came across thank you!!
Great video! Thank you! I e been out of the editing game for a few years so this was very helpful.
One of the best videos I've seen on the topic!
Thank you! I'm about to start editing my first Premiere Pro project for another fellow videographer. I'm only doing transitions, motion tracked titles and SFX, but its great to know that there is more things I could do to be more professional and make a good impression!
Thank you!! It was very scary and now is just scary haha, thanks for the contract!! Stay awesome
Seriously, thank you man! You and your channel is such a boon for us aspiring editors.
This was so good! Thank you brother!
Thank you so much!! This was SUPER helpful!! It answered 80% of my questions, you are a legend!
Thanks for sharing this video. 👍👍👍
This was all I needed right here, spelled out in about 9 minutes. 👍🏾🙏🏾
Definitely great! Thanks for this video resource
Great stuff. Thanks for the contract Template.
Thank you sooooo much! This answered all my questions! I am just starting my freelance journey through video editing and had no clue what to charge as well as if i should create a contract.
How's it going for you so far ??
Thank you for the info and contract template!! 😊
Best answer I’ve found so far. Thanks!! 👍🏾👍🏾
lifesaver, thank you!
That was beautifully and concisely put. 👍
This is straight up my best advice on this topic.
This was great information sir!!!
Thank you for this I really appreciate it. Could you please make a video about how to get a job? I know it sounds weird but like I'm an editor but I don't know where to start
Same bro.. 😅😅
Try fiverr
Great video! Someone saw my last video and offered me an editing job. I was thankful but said no because I don’t have the time and I have a full time job. I just started UA-cam 3 months ago as a hobby. It’s good to know someone likes my editing. Thanks for this, I was curious what an editor makes..
Another great and helpful vid!
"A contract is for when things go wrong..." true and the first goal then should be to stay out of court, and/or protect the friendship from permanent damage. A good contract is one that both parties can look at later and (hopefully) say "okay THIS is what we agreed to...how do we get back to that and wrap this up?"
Another tool in setting rates is to "play customer" and see what other editors in your area are charging for similar work.
If you give a discount to friends or anyone, write the bill up at your full rate and then show the discount taken out. This avoids getting locked in to a discounted rate with them and helps remind them that you don't usually work this cheap.
How much of an upcharge should there be for rush work?
i love you so much ian thanks for everything😭🙌
Appreciate ya bro. This is hands down a game changer of a channel. Thank you.
INCREDIBLE STUFF!! Thank you for demystifying SO MUCH about this industry for me. And the contract link is beyond helpful. Thanks again!
Mad underrated channel!
T U R T L E R A B B I T ifkr
Most helpful video on this topic I've found. Thank you
This the guy Fosho !!!!! Dope content
Thank you for this breakdown. I appreciate this!
Currently about to apply for a TV channel in the UK which is hiring freelance talent and this video really helped work out what I should charge/say in my application.
Thank you very much for posting it and giving your thoughts!
I was just thinking of where to get a contract template, and there you go offering at the end. Thank you! :-) Great video!
This is gold, man. Thanks. Cutting to the chase. Sound advice!
This is actually very good information. I've been taking a lot of notes.
Amazing break down. Thank you.
omg I need this so much Ive been having anxiety emailing people Im not good at communicating and this video helped A LOT
Your opinion applies to anything related about creative work, thank you! and it's funny you mentioned friends as one of the worst people to do business with, I think we all have that friend that ask for free stuff at least once in our careers hahaha
Thank you for this. Greatly appreciated!
Thank you for taking you time explaining this!! Very helpful!
This is amazing! Answered all my questions!
Very Helpful info.. Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to make this video for us and for the template. Great and helpful information.
Super helpful. Great info and I really appreciate the work. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Thank you because I had no clue
Thank you Notian! It's helpful!
haha I love this guy, dude you are just amazingly practical in all you described in this video. Thanx for sharing, much appreciated man.
THANK YOU! You rock and are SO helpful!
Thank you man. This helped a lot.
Thank you so so so much for this template! You are a life saver!!!
Awesome! Thanks for the amazing information and the amazing video!
I've been wanting to become a video editor freelancer and this video was SUPER helpful!
Thank you so much!
I have Liked and Subscribed so I can make use of your videos to further build my knowledge!
such a helpful things, thanks for ur opinions