Steve
04-22-2008, 08:17 PM
I saw this lawn care business commercial on youtube and wrote to the production company to see what it would cost to get a video made for a lawn care business.
Here is the response I got. So if you are interested in having a commercial made for your lawn care business, send a message to the Ron at the production company.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=AvaBhbvjL-w
He wrote:
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We have a lot to offer, so price can vary widely. $150 would be a good basic package. If the company would send me good, hi-res photos to work with along with their logo and so forth, and they didn't mind stock royalty-free music for background, we could do a basic commercial for them. For a non-local company, in fact, that's what we'd have to do.
Keep in mind that just bacause I say photos, I don't mean slideshows. Lawns don't generally move, so even with good photos, I can do simulated camera moves on them and still have that video look. For things like this, good stills are actually easier to work with. Most of the Grasshopper commercial was done with stills.
If I need to go out and shoot video or photos, that will add to the expense. Exactly how much depends on how long, how far, and how many times. For the Grasshopper one, I had to go out on four different occasions to shoot photos and video. That added $150 to the price. $30 - $40 per shoot would be a good estimate.
Background music is another possible expense. I have a collection of royalty free music along with a couple music generators, so I can offer something generic and royalty free as part of the basic package.
However, there are other options. I can use some recognizable song, but we would have to negotiate royalties first and that cost would be passed on to my customer. We can also produce and record custom jingles. My partners include a couple composers / musicians and my audio guy - complete with audio recording studio. That of course adds a whole new layer of complexity and therefore expense. But it is available.
Here is the response I got. So if you are interested in having a commercial made for your lawn care business, send a message to the Ron at the production company.
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AvaBhbvjL-w&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AvaBhbvjL-w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AvaBhbvjL-w
He wrote:
Quote[/b] ]
We have a lot to offer, so price can vary widely. $150 would be a good basic package. If the company would send me good, hi-res photos to work with along with their logo and so forth, and they didn't mind stock royalty-free music for background, we could do a basic commercial for them. For a non-local company, in fact, that's what we'd have to do.
Keep in mind that just bacause I say photos, I don't mean slideshows. Lawns don't generally move, so even with good photos, I can do simulated camera moves on them and still have that video look. For things like this, good stills are actually easier to work with. Most of the Grasshopper commercial was done with stills.
If I need to go out and shoot video or photos, that will add to the expense. Exactly how much depends on how long, how far, and how many times. For the Grasshopper one, I had to go out on four different occasions to shoot photos and video. That added $150 to the price. $30 - $40 per shoot would be a good estimate.
Background music is another possible expense. I have a collection of royalty free music along with a couple music generators, so I can offer something generic and royalty free as part of the basic package.
However, there are other options. I can use some recognizable song, but we would have to negotiate royalties first and that cost would be passed on to my customer. We can also produce and record custom jingles. My partners include a couple composers / musicians and my audio guy - complete with audio recording studio. That of course adds a whole new layer of complexity and therefore expense. But it is available.