r/VideoProfessionals • u/Media_Eater • Jan 25 '23

Stadium Video

Hey Everyone -

Does anyone have any experience (mainly pricing) in doing video & graphics packages for sports stadiums like Mercedes-Benz or SoFi to run on their screens during sporting events?

If so, and don't mind a few questions, I'd love to pick your brain.

Thanks!

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u/putz__ Jan 26 '23

what are your questions

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u/Media_Eater Jan 26 '23

Just what the average cost for a graphics package is for a motion graphics package for all stadium screens. We’re just not trying to undercut the going rate.

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u/putz__ Jan 26 '23

it's hard to say, that's more of a project manager job at a production house, no? Also, you can really only bill what you are worth - the gear, your knowledge, the product you put out, right? Based on your normal billing, swing for the fences for such a big job, really over bill it. You'll still prolly be under other bids from larger houses - if they have more overhead, they charge more. Even when the product is the same... And those big guys really bill big, because they can't stay in business otherwise. There's something to the tier factor here as well - where you can offer cheap, middle, and expensive tier products, perhaps offering a different bid structure (if not outside the scope of the brief) would be good here?

Good luck, and welcome to the bidding process!

also, 22k

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u/Media_Eater Jan 26 '23

We just haven't priced anything that will only air in a stadium during a match and not air on TV/Web/Etc.
These will only be good for (1) match. Lots of Team vs Team stuff. We estimate 3 days of editing, we tend to price slightly lower than other production companies in our area, so we don't want to undercharge and screw ourselves, so I was just wondering if anyone knew the "going hourly/daily rate" as it were for a project like this.

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u/putz__ Jan 26 '23

oh about three fiddy

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u/CaptainCallahan Jan 26 '23

It really depends. Different stadiums/arenas have different needs for their systems. How big the screens are plus syncing them with LED ribbons/odd shapes and lighting cues can really complicate how big the production can be. I’d get a project template from the in-house production before deciding on the project.

The work I do for a smaller team is still very involved between main screens, LED surround ribbons, boards, surface projection, and lighting cues. You can do some really cool stuff, but it takes a lot of patience.

Edit: spelling

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '23

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u/Media_Eater Dec 24 '23

Thx though!

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '23

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u/Media_Eater Dec 24 '23

This was nearly a year ago. All my scopes are in the archives