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Documentaries - $600 - $2100

A documentary, in video terms, is simply a film to provide factual information about a person or event.  Do you want to discuss your personal story?  Someone else’s story?  How your business came to be? The history of your home?  There are endless reasons to film a documentary.  The 4 steps I use to create your documentary are: Script, Scout, Film, Edit.  Each is discussed below.  

Script  

We will get together and discuss what story you want to tell and how you want to tell it.  You will ultimately be responsible for writing your script, after all, this is YOUR story.  Once a script(s) is created, we will then come up with a shot list to support your script.  

Scout  

Once we have the script and shot list, we will scout out a place to film.  For example, if you are talking about your childhood home, we will plan on getting video of it.  If you are talking about cooking , we will get video of you cooking.  You get the point.  Once we scout out the filming locations, I will figure out how to shoot the scenes so they can be put together creatively in post-production.  This adds a very nice touch to storytelling.

 

Film  

We will take your script and film the appropriate scenes on location(s).  If it’s just you talking, no problem, a chair, some lighting, and a nice background are all we need.  If there are locations to shoot, I will travel there and capture the footage. Location shooting can be done with, or without you.  It just depends on how involved you want to be.  

Edit  

This is where I take all the audio, all the video, and put them together with some color grading, sound effects, music, you name it.  Once I’m done editing, I will upload the video for you to watch.  If you love it, we’re done.  If you want some edits, that’s okay too.  

Documentary filming 

The length of the documentary and the number of locations really dictates the price.  I’ll give a rough price for a few different scenarios.  Your scenario probably won’t fit any one perfectly, so we’ll just get together and figure out what you are looking for.  This is just to give you an idea.  

All packages include added music, sound and video effects, transitions, pretty much everything needed to make the documentary look and sound great.  

 

$600  

15-minute documentary  

1 or 2 speakers or narrators  

1 or 2 filming locations  

20 or 30 shots per location  

 

$1100  

30-minute documentary  

1-5 speakers or narrators  

1-4 filming locations  

30-40 shots per location  

 

$2100  

1 hour documentary  

Several speakers or narrators  

1-8 filming locations  

40-50 shots per location  

Documentaries filmed far from Oregon and southwest Washington will be priced higher.

Contact

I hope to see your documentary on Netflix!

503-750-7865

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