Rate is $1,500 per 10 hour day. This rate is for a 2-man crew and includes camera, lighting package and sound. Travel and meals are extra. Travel rate is the currently published government rate for business travel. $25 is charged for travel time to local shoots in Philadelphia. A 15% cancellation fee is charged. Please note: we shoot hi-definition video with Sony XDCam EX1R or Panasonic GH2 DSLR. Most other cameras are available upon request including Ikegami HL-DV7AW DVCam, Panasonic AF100, or Sony F3.


Director of Photography rate is $750.
Camera operator rate is $400.  This is charged if client is providing their own camera.
Gaffer/Lighting Director is $325.
Grip service is $200.

Teleprompter (includes operator) is $500.
Jimmy Jib (includes 2-operators) is $1500.

Camera operator with HD is $900 (includes tripod/monitor)
Lighting package is $200
Sound package is $200
Sound w/ operator is $500
Tricaster 3 camera switcher is $500

These are all 10 hr day rates.

Overtime is charged for time beyond 10 hours at time and a half per hour.

DZP Video/Multimedia, Inc. contracts with the following regional and national crewing services for assignments shot in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Your company may already contract for video production with one or more of these crewing services:

Crews Control       800 545-CREW
Fulton, MD 

Crewstar               508 481-2212
Southborough, MA

Maslow Media       202 965-1100
Washington, DC

Connecticrews      868 593-9970
Vernon, CT

Crew Connection   800 352-7397
Evergreen, CO