View Full Version : music video, what to charge for treatment writing


Dave Morgan
June 27th, 2010, 03:23 PM
If i were to write a treatment for a music video, and the band had someone else shoot/produce/direct it what would i charge the band? I was thinking 15% of the budget. Any thoughts?

Liam Hall
June 28th, 2010, 11:29 AM
These days, since budgets are so low it's usually best to charge a daily rate.

Sareesh Sudhakaran
July 4th, 2010, 10:27 PM
Most writing jobs are less than 5% of the budget...however they can always fudge the budget so you are short-changed. Daily rate is the way to go. You know the value of your time, stick to it.

Allan Black
July 11th, 2010, 02:08 PM
How big/successful/popular/rich is that band? And ditto with you :)

It's probably a negotiable deal based on the kinda thing the band want.

The worst job in the world is the 2nd vid for a band that just had a mega hit with their first release. They know everything now.

Tread carefully 50% up front.

Cheers.