Quenell Jones Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 I have just purchase a S16 camera...Eclair 1.5...and I was wondering what is the average (I know it varies) day rate for a DP with his own camera gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Do you have any experience whatsoever to sell yourself with? If not, I'd say the value of a newbie DP with a 30+ year old S-16 camera is to work for free on a few projects to build your reel. After that it's a question of where you physically live to help determine your market and the general competition. Could be upwards of $500/day if you're lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted April 21, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted April 21, 2004 Hi, ...and working for free for the rest of your life if you're not. I wouldn't buy any film camera with hopes of renting it to productions, especially not an old one like that. Frankly the higher the level of production I'm involved with the more likely it seems to be that they'll rent a camera anyway, and if you're shooting film that does imply a significant budget in any case. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Downes Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Other options is to "pimp yourself out" with commercials, music videos, travel videos, etc. Be a one-man production team. I've made an ok living with my 50-year old Filmo doing just this. Shoot, I've had some fun shoots with Super8. Owning a camera means you can sell not to producers as much, but to end-clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenell Jones Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 thanks for the respones...but yes I do have a lot of experience but I just never owned a film camera...I feel I will be looking at the low buget sector...because of budget constraints...but I was looking to charge them about 300 a day...that to me seems resonable....of course depending on the situation I could go lower...but 300 as the starting point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Downes Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Man, you're undercutting me there. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Belics Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 A friend of mine is $800 per day except for indies which is $400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quenell Jones Posted April 23, 2004 Author Share Posted April 23, 2004 so I guess 350 will be ok...thanks for the responses... que jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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