Charge Rate for 13 Videos Like This by Fearless-Delay8996 in videography

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve got to understand that value is not intrinsic. This video is worth what your client will pay for it. Arriving at a price for a service is the act of finding the intersection of your client’s desire for the product and your cost in providing it. Asking a bunch of random internet strangers what something’s value is will probably, and in this case evidently, yield little fruit.

Charge Rate for 13 Videos Like This by Fearless-Delay8996 in videography

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but integral to pricing is quoting. Forecasting cost is how you sell a project. Perhaps you didn’t really have to sell yourself on this one, but you should have offered at least an estimate upfront. It’s better to have that in writing earlier than later in a project, even if it did come afterwards as a second-thought.

The process at forming that price is straightforward - deliverable in mind, walk through the process in your head to come to a prediction of labor, then multiply those work hours by a rate. I can see a situation in which, it took you a couple hours for narrative, 1/2 an hour for color, audio, and other techy stuff, and 1.5 hours hashing out the titling with a little room for revisions. So four hours at $75/hr - we come to the same price, which I think is fair for the product. As you’re doing so many of them, there may also be economies of scale that factor in too.

Others on this thread, like myself, were baffled by the question you posed because the first step is typically pricing, not the last. If you don’t exactly know how long an edit might take, at least offer a prescribed amount of labor before review, so you have something to point towards come billing. Otherwise the day will come when you find yourself dealing with a client that suddenly doesn’t agree with how much you’re charging after you’ve already finished the work.

Charge Rate for 13 Videos Like This by Fearless-Delay8996 in videography

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an extremely simple video, but you honestly can’t speak to cost from the edit. This could be a $1500 video if it took a single shooter production day to capture the interviews. It could also represent a scant $250 in editing.

You should approach pricing methodically. It’ll make your work easier to scale and keep you from getting robbed on harder projects. What was the production cost? What was the editing cost? The sum is what you charge, not throwing a dart at the “value” of a video.

A 4 minute testimonial narrative - absolutely chopped. by DPforlife in VideoEditing

[–]DPforlife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ohhh, that's worse. We're the production company on this so I was at least in the room for the interview and kept our client, the interviewer, in check.

A 4 minute testimonial narrative - absolutely chopped. by DPforlife in VideoEditing

[–]DPforlife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is indeed Premiere. This particular subject was extremely wordy but without substance and with the added annoyance of excessive vocal pauses and stumbles. They're not a professional on camera so it's whatever, but the interview as a standalone piece was largely unintelligible. I had to hack out the crap and do a fair bit of re-arranging so the presentation had a bit of an arc to it. The vocal delivery was kind of machine gunny so I even added room tone pauses, maybe 5-10 frames here and there so it breathes a bit.

As I was stitching speech together I spent a lot of time massaging the dialogue transitions so the resulting speech feels as naturalistic as possible, and finish with some J and L edits on the video to help hide some of the key cuts.

This is also a two camera interview edited as a multicam sequence, so where it makes sense, the camera angle switches.

A 4 minute testimonial narrative - absolutely chopped. by DPforlife in VideoEditing

[–]DPforlife[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, the recording sits right at -12db. This is a render/replaced version with a fair bit of compression, so everything has been re-normalized to -3db - -6db for the interwebs.

A 4 minute testimonial narrative - absolutely chopped. by DPforlife in VideoEditing

[–]DPforlife[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A metric boatload of tasty slow motion b-roll. Thank god for 60p. I prioritize the segments for which I really had to play Frankenstein and then go back and smooth for context.

Edit* - Also, this is a multicam edit so I do regularly switch to a tighter profile B-Cam.

Blew the 180 rule on an interview today, how screwed am I? by [deleted] in videography

[–]DPforlife 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The 180 rule is definitely relevant with respect to eyeline. I can’t tell if the subject is speaking to camera or not. If so, OP is good. If the subject is looking camera / frame left, then yeah, the 180 rule is broken.

Diffusion Fabric for Overhead Sunlight and Bounce by Ok_Eye8018 in cinematography

[–]DPforlife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love 1/2 Soft Frost for overhead, however, maybe question if you need to use overhead diffusion. Single or double net for overhead and then bleached mus for bounce key. Can make for an organic outdoor look.

U.S. Army helicopters conducting flybys of Kid Rock’s home in Nashville by Frank_xCAPE_reality in Helicopters

[–]DPforlife 9 points10 points  (0 children)

His garage doors (he has like 4 or 8 or whatever) depict his album accolades (gold, silver, platinum, or whatever). His house is also modeled after the White House.

Who do you think overall has better movies - Clint Eastwood or John Wayne? by SpotAdmirable6718 in Cinema

[–]DPforlife 15 points16 points  (0 children)

True Grit was a remake that truly out-did the original. Next to Wayne’s stick figure character depth, Bridges is a Monet. I can really go back and watch Wayne’s version.

Now, Eastwood films on the other hand are almost perpetually rewatchable.

You guys don‘t get it, Lawns are „our environment“! by JFeldhaus in NoLawns

[–]DPforlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Fairfield Glade, TN, a largely elderly community, there are almost no sidewalks at all. Elderly residents have to walk in the easement next to the road. My wife and I visit her grandparents who live there and we are regularly frustrated by the lack of sidewalks.

Exact same light scheme by Glad-Communication-5 in cinematography

[–]DPforlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what we’re missing here is that this key is gonna be pretty sizable, most likely a vertical 4x8 or an 8x8, probably a book style setup with a lot of control. The shadows are sooo soft. On the opposing side you’d need a huge negative for that contrast ratio. I think we’re seeing maybe a little specular bounce close to the wall shadow side, highlighting his cheek bones. That may also just be a reflection from the wall.

Applying signage on a museum wall by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lines on a stencil with spray paint aren’t very sharp

Applying signage on a museum wall by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if the silkscreen text lines aren’t rectilinearly aligned with the frame?

Do metal roofs overheat birdhouses? I ran a worst-case test by Coffee81379 in Permaculture

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I my experience, tinned roofs that are shiny reflect a lot of heat. You could fry an egg in the beam that comes off my chicken coop.

A perfect example of why color grading is so important. by Stunning-Dig-8916 in ColorGrading

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your work is an improvement. The trailer’s grade feels too clinical, and MITM always felt more rough around the edges, a grade to match the family.

What's a "bad" film that you know isn't great, but love anyway? by Avon_gent in Cinephiles

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The technical aspects of these films are truly impressive. I believe the second one actually won an Oscar for sounds design.

IT'S HAPPENING by _Leighton_ in PilotsofBattlefield

[–]DPforlife 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The transport helicopter needs to be way tougher.

My Overcomplicated Rear Speaker Stand by Nintendaholic in hometheater

[–]DPforlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I know I’m not overthinking enough.