What are Typical Boston Video Production Rates?

Nearly 90% of business owners now incorporate video into their day-to-day marketing initiatives and more than 80% of internet searches focus on video. There’s no question that video production is a growing industry, especially in the City of Boston where major businesses frequently hire video production crews for a wide range of media projects. While the need for video is evident, the typical cost for production is not so easy to define as Boston video production rates can vary greatly from one crew to the next depending on expertise, experience, project needs, and many other factors.

If you’re thinking about hiring a film crew in Boston, you’re probably wondering what the typical Boston video production rates are for top professionals in the industry. This data is important for your budgeting.

At Beverly Boy Productions, our Boston video production rates are typically based on:

• The project style.
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• The project length.
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• The size of the required production crew.
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• The details of the project.
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• The experience of the crew.
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• The expertise required.

Boston Video Production Hourly Rates

Hiring a film crew in Boston will typically cost somewhere between about $300 and $5,000 per hour. Of course, you can’t exactly budget a range of $300 to $5,000 as it’s far too wide.

The hourly rates are based on the services provided and the skill level of the crew as well as the individual size of the crew. Individual hourly production rates for a Boston film crew are typically somewhere around:

• Director: $50 to $300 per hour
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• Editor: $75 to $250 per hour
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• Narrator: $150 to $500 per hour
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• Script Writer: $75 to $250 per hour
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• Camera Operator: $150 to $500 per hour

Additional rates will be charged for things like video rendering and equipment rentals. It’s also important to budget in costs for B-roll production which typically run between 18 and 58% of the total production budget.

Boston Video Production Day Rates

Keep in mind that most members of the film crew will charge for at least a half-day, or 4 hours of production time, at minimum. Day rates typically provide for up to 12 hours of work, but will cost closer to about 8 hours if priced individually.

Boston camera crew day rates are as follows:

• Director of Photography: $1,000 to $2,500 per day
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• Camera Operator: $220 to $550 per day
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• Digital Image Technician: $500 to $750 per day
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• Gaffer/Key Grip: $500 to $650 per day
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• Grip/Electric: $400 to $520 per day
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• Swing: $350 to $420 per day
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• Sound Recordist: $300 to $720 per day

If your project requires only a half day, we recommend that you hire a full day crew and get the most out of the production time that you have, especially if a half day would be cutting it close– you certainly don’t want to run out of production time!

Likewise, keep in mind that the typical half-day consists of under 5 hours of production time whereas when a full-day is concerned Boston video production rates are based on 8-10 or up to 12 hours of work. You certainly get more when you book a full day!

Want to learn more about Boston video production rates and budgeting production time for your video project? Give Beverly Boy Productions a call!