FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
For recording video and photos rates vary. Depending on the length of the job and difficulty will determine the rate. A general hourly rate is $50 an hour. After 5 hours a day rate is available for $350. Postproduction rates are based off of the amount of photos and difficulty of the edit. For photo shoots, 20 photos come complimentary with the hourly rate. The rate for video post production is determined from the duration and VFX. Generally, for every 5 minutes is $150.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Preproduction is to establish what the customer is trying to accomplish and how it will be carried out to achieve the customer’s desires. This is the time when the dates are selected and the budget is agreed upon. Production of the project is then executed. Postproduction for photos usually takes 1-3 business days to be ready for tue customer. For videos, daileys are available the next day after production to see if the footage is to the customers liking. For every a final product to reach a final cut, the timeline can be estimated for every 8 min is a 5-7 day turn around.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
The employees at AV production have an educational background in photography, cinematography and audio engineering. We have several years each working in our respective fields. Our cinematographers have covered live events and worked as a director of photography along a camera operator on several short films accross Chicago. The photographer has been featured in galleries locally and across the globe. The photography experience ranges from covering live events, weddings, and portraiture. Our audio engineer has recorded, mixed and mastered for countless recording artist.