kaz031

Hi All

I have landed a job from a UK based company and I was wondering what the normal fees are in the UK. I wouldn't want to sell myself short or undercut the market so any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I need to quote on stills both interior and exterior and an interior animation.

I have attached an example of my work to for you to gage the quality.

Thanks

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daveb867

do a few searches on the site forums for rates and prices

but it really does range

i have seen some extortionate prices for unprofessional work and some relatively cheap prices for great work and vice versa.

heres an example, i had a meeting with a guy from a company the other day to do an animation for him, just a nice simple walkthrough of a building.

he showed me what he was currently using and the animation that had been done for him.

lets just say it wasn't the best.

i asked him how much he paid for this 3minute animation (it was a very slow walkthrough) and he said it had cost him £45,000 and yes i have typed that correctly

Aparently the guy told him that it had taken 150 hours, the majority of which i reckon was rendering time.

So i shall leave you to work out how much the guy who did the animation was earning per hour and yes it does equate to £300 per hour.

So it really does vary here in the UK hopefully other people can help you because i have just read my post back and it actually isn't that helpful in the slightest

kaz031

Thanks Dave

I appreciate the response. In SA R300 and hour is a bit low for an hourly rate, but you also can't include render time in your hours.
Do you think that £500 is a fair price for an interior still?

daveb867

Maybe up it slightly, then if you have to make changes to the render it allows you charge slightly more than at 500

nicnic

150 hours is 18 days, which Id say is very reasonable for a 3 minute animation, especially if it was only 1 guy. 3 mins is alot of animation to do. Pretty steep price for a crappy flythrough though. I doubt that 150 included rendering.

£500 is not enough for a still, unless you are a beginner. Your night shot looks good, If I was you Id be working out a daily rate and doing your pricing from that once you have worked out what costs you have and how much you need to make a profit.

300 per hour is not right its more like 300 per day if you are working alone / freelance.

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Neil Woodhouse

£300 per day is about right for a freelance here in the UK.

FlaviusC

Hello there...and excuse me...do you mean 500 pounds for a still image,as a room? Let's say a complete living room? Or 300? Are you guys being serious? I'm completely stunned.

adricorrea

I work as a Design Visualiser in the UK (in the south-west, so London area is more expensive) and the company charge for us £60 an hour, and to do an exterior shot it will take us between 2 to 3 days

PGD

I think I'll nudge my prices up a little after reading this

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charter

Our WIP rate is £65 an hour which would equate to a half decent external still shot to be about £800 - £1000 depending on the complexity.