avid and/or fcp bay use - 2-Pop Forums

Serena Tupper · 03-11-2010, 01:19 PM

I recently started cutting jobs at my home edit bay and have been asked by potential clients what I charge in addition to my day rate as an editor for avid or fcp usage. I know big full service edit houses usually charge like $1000 per day and obviously I wouldn't be charging anywhere near that. Does anyone charge for this and how much? Clients vary from reality pilots and shows to high end promos.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Serena

NoahKadner · 03-11-2010, 03:10 PM

That really depends on the level of your gear and what you've gotten for jobs in the past. If you've got a year of experience with a G5 and FCP 6- I'd say $250 a day.

If you've been cutting for 10 years and you've got a brand new Mac Pro with FCS 3 and a nice HD calibrated monitor, mixing console, etc then you could easily ask $500-1,000. Also greatly depends on the competition and amount of work in your market. Take what you can get...

Noah