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Music video videographers
No music video listings in the directory yet — here is what the work involves, and what to ask whoever you hire.
Rights matter more than gear here. Two people can make the same video and end up owning completely different things.
What you get
What a music video shoot delivers
- The video One finished cut, graded, delivered to spec for the platforms you name.
- Vertical cuts Short vertical edits for the release. Usually the first thing anyone sees.
- Behind the scenes Often thrown in. Often the most-watched thing you get.
Before you book
Five questions worth asking
The answers predict the outcome better than a showreel does.
- Who owns the finished video? Ask this before anything else. Get it in writing, with the term and the territory.
- How is playback handled on set? Miming needs a speaker, a plan and someone running it. Without that you are out of sync in the edit.
- Is there a treatment before we shoot? One page. It is how you find out you disagree cheaply, rather than on the day.
- How many edit rounds? Name the number. Music videos attract opinions from everyone attached to the release.
- Who provides lighting and grip? The look you sent as reference needed lights. Find out if those are in.
What moves the price
Why two music video shoots differ
These are the variables that decide the number. Videographer.com turns them into a budget estimate.
- Locations
- Crew size
- Dancers or extras
- Lighting and grip
- Effects work
- Edit rounds