Shoot Days
Edit Days
Travel Days
Travel days bill at 50% of your shoot day rate.
Drone
Drone on this gig?
Required for commercial drone ops. FAA Part 107 certified.
Crew
Hiring crew?
Travel
Travel involved?
Extras
Gear Rental ($)
Hard Drives
For RAW / 4K footage delivery
Other ($)
Storage fee covers drives for high-bitrate RAW/4K footage delivery.
Professional Guarantees
Certificate of Insurance
COI available upon request
Dual-Slot Redundant Backup
All footage backed up in-camera to two cards simultaneously
These appear as "Professional Guarantees" on the PDF — signals quality and professionalism to the client.
Billing
Rush / After-Hours
Last-minute booking, night shoot, tight call time — adds % to your labor. Separate from deliverable turnaround tiers.
Licensing / Usage Rights
Requires Deposit
50% due now to hold date
Quote Total
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Business Name
Title
Email
Phone
Website
Quote Valid (days)
Day Rates
Photo / Day
Video / Day
Edit / Day
Rush Premium %
Drone
Drone / Day
Waiver Surcharge
Insurance / Gig
Crew
Default Rate / Day
Coord. Markup %
1099 SE Tax
Self-employment tax buffer
%
Coord. markup sits on top of raw crew cost. Toggle 1099 in the quote form to add SE tax (15.3% default) — protects your margin when paying contractors who'll owe self-employment tax.
Travel
Hotel / Night
Per Diem / Day
Mileage ($/mi)
IRS standard 2025: $0.70/mile
Hard Drive Pricing
1 TB $
2 TB $
4 TB $
Your cost per drive. Shown on each pill in the quote form — pick size, set quantity, done.
Turnaround Multipliers
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Standard (1–2 wks) ×
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Rush (3–5 days) ×
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Next Day (24hr) ×
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Same Day ×
Multiplier applied to edit rate per deliverable. Rush toggle remains separate — it covers production-level urgency (last-minute booking, after-hours shoot).
Blended Day Rates
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Photo + Video
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Photo + Drone
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Video + Drone
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All Services
Blank = auto-calculated. More services always earns more — 2-service combos use the higher rate +15%, all three +25%. Override to set your own.
Business & Tax
Profit Margin %
Tax Reserve %
Equipment Fund %
Min. Quote ($)
Contingency %
Default Deposit %
Federal SE tax is 15.3% + income tax. 25–35% is a safe cushion for most freelancers. Default deposit is used when the deposit toggle is on.
Estimates only. Always verify taxes with a professional.
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Cancellation
Kill Fee
% charged if cancelled within 48 hrs
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Scope & Notes
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