Separate the work behind the price
An interview in a prepared location is not the same assignment as a multi-site film with several contributors. Ask for enough detail to understand what the production team delivers and which responsibilities remain with you.
- Preparation: research, script and planning
- Filming: crew, equipment, days and travel
- Post: editing, sound, animation, languages and reviews
- Usage: music, contributors and intended versions
Compare equivalent deliverables
One proposal may include a horizontal film only; another may include captions, vertical versions and cutdowns. Write the quantities and formats into both scopes. Establish whether rushes, editable project files, translations and additional revision rounds are included or priced separately.
Reduce avoidable work
Grouping interviews in one location can reduce travel. Approving the message before filming can prevent reshoots. Planning short extracts at the framing stage is more reliable than cropping arbitrarily afterwards. A main film plus two extracts is one possible brief, not a priced package or a requirement.
Check the total and the terms
Compare prices on the same tax basis, then review payment, cancellation, timelines and revision limits. Price alone does not establish production quality. Watch a relevant finished project, ask what the team actually delivered and agree a written scope before booking.
