We Put Our Prices on the Internet and Nobody Died
Most production companies hide their pricing like it's classified. We built a calculator and put it on the website. Nobody stopped us.
We built a pricing calculator so you can see what a project actually costs before you talk to anybody. No login. No email capture. No mystery. Just real numbers. This covers why we did it, what to expect when the estimate loads, and why more companies should probably do this but won't.
Most production companies don't put pricing anywhere public. We get it. Every project is different. Variables everywhere. It's complicated.
But "it's complicated" is also a really convenient way to dodge the money conversation until someone's already emotionally invested. And that always felt off to us.
So we built a pricing calculator. It lives on the site. Go play with it if you want. Takes about 30 seconds. No login. No email required. Nobody's going to call you because you clicked a button.
Why This Exists
Because we've been on the other side of this and it sucks.
You find a company. Work looks great. You fill out the form, get on a call, have a solid conversation. Then the proposal drops and it's three times what you had in your head.
Not fun. Not for the client. Not for us either. I've had those calls. The silence on the other end when the number lands. Nobody enjoys that.
We'd rather you know what you're walking into before the first conversation. If the numbers work, great. If they don't, also fine. Nobody wasted a Tuesday afternoon pretending.
"If you have to hide the price, maybe the price isn't the problem."
Yeah, There's Gonna Be Sticker Shock
Not gonna pretend this part doesn't exist.
Video production costs real money. Good video production costs more. The reason is boring but honest. There's a lot going into a shoot that never shows up on screen.
Pre-production planning. Location scouting. Permits. Travel. Equipment. Storage. Insurance. The edit. The re-edit. Color. Sound. That export nobody thinks about until they need it in four different aspect ratios by Friday at 9 AM.
We price all of that in from the jump. Not as surprise line items that show up on the invoice after the wrap.
Some companies keep initial quotes low and let overages stack. We don't do that. The number in the calculator reflects the real cost of doing the work right. Gas included.
(Tire pressure monitoring not included. Yet.)
How It Works
Pick your options. The estimate updates as you go.
Service type. Shoot days. Location. Editing scope. Turnaround. Add-ons if you need them.
The output is a range. Not a fixed bid. Because until we actually talk about your specific project, a range is the honest answer. Anything more specific than that before a conversation would be a guess, and we don't do guesses.
What It Doesn't Do
Replace a real conversation.
Every project has details a calculator can't capture. Creative direction. Deliverable list. Timeline. Whether you need us for one day or three. That gets sorted on a call.
But at least when we get on that call, we're starting from the same neighborhood. Not different zip codes.
"The best conversations start when everyone already knows the ballpark."
Why We're Doing This
We talk a lot about being direct. About not wasting people's time. Putting pricing on the website is the version of that we can actually prove with a URL.
It helps us too. Clients who use the calculator before reaching out already have a realistic sense of scope. Conversations are better. Projects move faster. Fewer surprises for everyone.
Go Try It
The calculator is at raisedmediaco.com/pricing. Poke around. Build a fake project. Build a real one. Close the tab and come back in a week. Whatever.
Either way, you'll know what a production company in New York actually charges before you ever pick up the phone. That used to be impossible. Now it takes 30 seconds.
