Article: Filmmaking - Don?t Pay Rate Card

Filmmaking - Don?t Pay Rate Card

If you want to broadcast across Hollywood that you are an amateur, pay the rental company?s published rate card amounts for your production equipment. No professional pays rate card!



I don?t even know why they bother to print rate cards, except to give you an idea of the top of the price range, how high not to go in your negotiations.



You can get a deal on anything, but you have to ask. It really is as simple as that. You don?t have to know anyone or say a secret password. Just ask.



Let?s use dolly rental as an example. Now, you don?t just rent a dolly. I mean, you can, but that?s all you?ll get: the dolly. No tracks, no wheels, no camera mount, no seat ? just a dolly. You want to rent a ?dolly package.?



When you call to rent your...
 

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