I remember a few years ago when the standard rate for a BetaSP crew was circa 1,500-1,350 a day. Now I am seeing HD 2-man crew rates sometimes $2,250 a day. Now I feel like I have not been charging enough. the crew booking agencies still only want to pay me $1,250 a day for a two-man crew after their commission. I provide my own sound package, and hire a sound guy to operate it, usually give him $350. When people ask, I usually quote $1,350 a day for a two-man ENG crew with my HPX370. If it is F900 or Varicam, I usually quote somewhere between $2,200 to $1,800 per day, since I have to rent the camera.

Are my rates fair? Most of my work is evenly divided between corporate, reality TV and TV commercials.

I remember a few years ago when the standard rate for a BetaSP crew was circa 1,500-1,350 a day. Now I am seeing HD 2-man crew rates sometimes $2,250 a day. Now I feel like I have not been charging enough. the crew booking agencies still only want to pay me $1,250 a day for a two-man crew after their commission. I provide my own sound package, and hire a sound guy to operate it, usually give him $350. When people ask, I usually quote $1,350 a day for a two-man ENG crew with my HPX370. If it is F900 or Varicam, I usually quote somewhere between $2,200 to $1,800 per day, since I have to rent the camera.

Are my rates fair? Most of my work is evenly divided between corporate, reality TV and TV commercials.