Filming days start at $1,800 for the (ENG) Broadcast package, $2,100 for the interview package, editing
runs $250 for a social cut up to $9,600 for a 90-minute film, or $5,500 for a TV episode filmed and edited, and photography runs $150 to $200 an hour, with a $500 flat studio headshot session and commercial at $800 a day by the kind of work, plus a kit fee where lighting comes along. Every project is quoted
individually with a transparent, itemized estimate, so you know exactly where your budget is
going before anything is signed. No padded flat rates, no
surprise line items at delivery. Build a ballpark below, or here's how the number comes together.
Every quote comes down to five lines. Tap to see them
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Shoot days
The biggest driver. A half-day interview, a full event day, and a multi-day documentary are scoped differently, and the estimate says exactly how many days you're paying for.
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Crew
Many projects are just me as a solo owner‑operator, which keeps things lean. Bigger productions add trusted gaffers, audio techs, and second camera operators, each listed individually.
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Gear
My full kit comes with me, scaled to the job. You only pay for the package your production actually needs, not a rental house's wishlist.
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Travel
Boston-area work travels free. New England, New York, and beyond get an honest travel line you can see and question before signing.
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Post-production
Editing, color grading, motion graphics, and audio mixing are quoted by the project, and every edit includes one free round of revisions. Prefer raw footage handed off to your team? That's an option too, and the estimate gets smaller.
Everything below is a starting point, not a padded flat rate. A half day is five hours, a three-hour block is three. Shot on the Sony FX9, the Panasonic EVA1, and the Sony a7 IV.
Shoot packages
Camera, lens, audio, and lighting are in the number. The gimbal always carries the a7 IV, so packages built on the FX9 include that camera, its lens, and the gimbal when you add it.
HandheldOne operator, shotgun on the camera, available light. Social content, walkthroughs, small events.
$700half $500 · 3 hr $400
(ENG) BroadcastBuilt to move. Boom on the camera for scratch, up to three wireless mics at $60 each, on-camera LED, sticks and shoulder rig.
$1,800half $1,200 · 3 hr $900
InterviewLocked single, a 600W key through an octobox, background wash, boom and two lavs.
$2,100half $1,800 · 3 hr $1,550
2-Camera InterviewThe FX9 on the A side, the a7 IV as the B camera, same lighting and audio package.
$2,600half $2,300 · 3 hr $2,050
Event GimbalThe a7 IV on the Zhiyun Crane 3S with the 28-135, timecode locked to the board feed, XLR in.
$1,800half $1,500 · 3 hr $1,250
4-Camera InterviewPanels, roundtables, and sit-downs. Two of the four cameras come in on a rental.
Quotedbased on rental rates
Gear and package add-ons
Interview setup on the handheld dayXLR top handle, boom holder and boom or a wireless mic, a single 600W light, reflector, tripod.
$550per day
Gimbal package on an interview dayThe a7 IV, the 28-135 servo zoom, and the Crane 3S together.
$400per day
Gimbal when the a7 IV is already on the shootTwo-camera and four-camera days.
$200per day
Extra wireless micBeyond the one in the package, up to three.
$60each, per day
Outdoor lighting kitHighly recommended with a PA or gaffer for talking heads on the fly.
$250per day
Crew
Industry-standard nonunion day rates for the Boston metro. The exact people and prices vary by freelancer and can change before production depending on the scope of the project.
2nd camera / AC
$500per day
Director / producer
$900per day
Production assistantMoves the lighting kit and does everything else the production needs.
$350per day
Post-production
Filmed elsewhere or filmed by me. One round of revisions is included in every edit.
TV commercial:15 to 2:00, two revision rounds.
from $1,500
Event video1 to 8 minutes.
from $1,200
Social media cutShort-form vertical or square, :15 to 4:00.
$250per :30 cut
Standard 30-minute TV show23:30 to 30:00, broadcast ready.
from $3,700
Standard 1-hour TV film45 to 60 minutes.
from $6,700
Standard 90-minute TV film72 to 90 minutes.
from $9,600
Series episode, filmed and editedOne shoot day and the 28:30 cut, conformed and QC’d, standard turnaround.
$5,500per episode
Post add-ons
Graphics and lower thirdsBuilt from scratch, rendered with alpha.
$25each
Captions or subtitles
$100per video
Extra delivery formatVertical, square, or a second spec.
$150each
Licensed music trackPassed through at cost.
$100each
Voiceover record and cleanThe VO artist is quoted on top.
$300
Title and lower-third style buildWhen there is no brand kit to work from.
$250
Broadcast or streaming conform and QCOnce per project, to the network spec.
$350
Rush editOn the edit subtotal. Never shorter than a week.
+35%
Photography
All on the Sony a7 IV. The Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L comes on every session at no charge, whatever the kit fee below says.
On-location corporate headshotsI come to you. One person or the whole team in a single visit, lit the same way every time. Plus a $150 kit fee for the strobe, octobox, backdrop, and tether.
$200per hour
Personal in-studio headshot sessionTwo hours in the studio with a 30-minute consultation beforehand. The space, the lights, and the tether are included.
$500flat
Editorial portraitureA subject in their own space, lit and composed like a magazine feature. Plus a $150 kit fee for the portable strobe, modifiers, and reflectors.
$175per hour
Event coverageGalas, conferences, openings. Available light and on-camera flash, two-hour minimum, no kit fee.
$150per hour
CommercialThe day covers me on the shoot. Production costs and any rented gear are quoted on top and itemized before you sign; advertising use is licensed separately.
$800per day
Light cleanup and color
$8per photo
Rush delivery
+35%on the session
+35%on the session