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JCDunn

I've been contacted to audition and provide a rate for a 17-minute visitor center video for a national park. What is a fair rate to propose for finished audio? $350? What should I be considering when calculating a figure for a project like this?

Thanks much!
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Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject:

JC, if they're talking about 17 minutes of running narration, I personally would be looking more at the $500 to $750 range for that. $350 is a bit on the slim side. Then again, they ARE on a park's budget........
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:39 am Post subject:

In a bidding situation that's a price that should keep you in the running. Otherwise I'd use $30 per minute as a base price to work from.

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Lizden · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:36 am Post subject:

Yep, I'd quote between $500-$700.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:06 am Post subject:

17 minutes = roughly 8.5 pages of narration copy. (I usually quote by word count, cause fonts and types will kill you) so rounding up to 9 pages (Moe's rule of thumb- always round up for billing) 9 x $75 per page (because it's over 5 pages, anything under that is $100 per page for me) = $675. That would be my quote.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:11 am Post subject:

I would quote $550 but, because it's a worthy non-profit organization, would be willing to do the job for $450 if they asked.
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Mike Sommer · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject:

$1200.00 It's a national park, it will run for ever and ever.
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ballenberg · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:00 pm Post subject:

I agree with Mike--It will run for years and be seen by countless visitors.
While page or minute-based pricing is a useful starting point, it doesn't take usage into account, and that can often change the picture dramatically.

JCDunn · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject:

Well, I submitted my proposal and audition, the kind producer told me he liked the price and the mp3 I delivered. I was able to get more than the original $350 I was thinking about. Now, it comes down to the client liking what they hear.

Thanks to everybody who responded with numbers. I learn a lot. Shocked

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Mike Sommer · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject:

Let's look at it this way. If runs for 4 years at $1200, that's .83¢ a day.

But it's more than that, it the fact that you only get what you ask for, and if you want a pay raise you've got to give it to yourself. And if you all started giving yourselves pay raises, they will pay.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 8:42 am Post subject:

Good points Mike...thanks.
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