How much does a videographer cost in Auckland?
One number would not apply to your job, so this is the range and what moves a quote within it.
The range
Freelance day rates in New Zealand tend to run $800 to $2,500, going on what I've seen quoted. A finished corporate video project, shoot through to delivery, typically lands somewhere between $3,000 and $30,000 depending on scope. Editors working alone tend to be somewhere around $75 to $150 an hour.
Wide ranges, because 'video' covers a one-camera testimonial and a three-day campaign shoot with a crew, and those are different jobs.
Bar length relative to $30,000. The first five are my own starting prices, the last two are the rest of the market.
What moves the number
A half day and a ten-hour day are not priced the same, and should not be.
A single two-minute film is one job. That film plus four vertical cuts plus a set of stills is a different edit, and the edit is where the time goes.
One operator, a second camera or a full crew. Each step up adds people and kit, and the price follows.
Same-day or next-morning delivery changes how the whole shoot gets planned, and it is usually quoted as its own line.
Some quotes cover filming only, with editing sent elsewhere or costed separately. Worth checking what is included before comparing two numbers.
What a fair quote looks like
Every deliverable listed, with a price against it, so you can see exactly what you are buying and drop anything you do not need. A single number with nothing behind it is harder to trust, because you cannot tell what is included.
Where this site's own prices sit
Event coverage from $1,800. Corporate and brand video from $2,500. Social content from $1,500. Edit-only work from $600. All of it explained, with the reasoning behind each number on the pricing page.