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Happy place: is helping people, filming, riding my bicycle, and making and drinking espresso.
Mission statement: Be good to yourself, others, and the environment.
In medieval Europe, "free lances" were mercenary soldiers who could be hired to fight for a variety of masters. They were not tied to a specific lord or nation and were free to sell their services to the highest bidder.
Camera Gear & Logistics
Cameras; Panasonic Lumix GH5M2, & a GH5S
Lens: Lumix 7-14mm f1.4, Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4.0, Lumix 45-200mm F4.0-5.6, Leica 100-400mm f4.0, Lumix 25 mm f1.7.
Filters circular polarizer (CPL), ⅛ promist.
DJI Mini 4 Pro Drone,
Fulaim X5M Two Lavalier Lapel Mics, Rode On-Camera Mic.
Tripod Libec 650, Manfrotto Befree 3-Way Live Advanced Tripod
Zhiyun Molus X100 RGB PRO 100W Video Light, Neewer RGB LED video light stick, featuring app-controlled brightness and color temperature control, multiple backup batteries, and a portable charging system.
Small grip kit.
Equipment Transport: Specialized shipping or extra baggage fees.
Carnets: For international travel, a customs document for gear (roughly $400/year).
Insurance: Extra coverage for high-value equipment in transit.
Storage: Cost of hard drives/cloud storage for footage
Rates & Travel Expenses
The hourly rate is $100.00, which is negotiable depending on the project.
The hold rate is $150.00.
Travel days: $200.00 per day, plus meals and reasonable expenses.
For a full day (8 hours), the rate is $ 800.00, with time-and-a-half thereafter.
For half a day (5 hours), the rate is $500.00; time-and-a-half is charged after that.
The Camera Kit fee is $150.00. The drone fee is $200.00 per hour.
Traveling more than 75 miles from home requires travel expenses, Personnel (day rates, per diems, travel days), Transportation (flights, fuel, vehicle rental, local transit), Accommodation (hotels, lodging), Gear Logistics (shipping, insurance, carnets for international), and Production Support (food, permits, stock media)
Transportation Costs, Airfare/Train: For long distances, booked in advance for better rates. Fuel/Mileage: For personal or rental vehicles, using IRS rates as a baseline, which is 72.5 cents per mile
Vehicle Rental: Necessary for local transport of crew and gear.
Local Transit: Taxis, Ubers, or public transport to/from shoots.
Lodging: Hotels or rentals, ideally near shooting locations.
Meals: Per diems or direct payment for meals, especially on travel days or remote shoots.
Archetypal Productions LLC
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