Research-backed day rate data by discipline — union contracts, industry surveys, and working professionals. Know what the market pays before you name a number.
Day rate, hourly, and project pricing for freelance editors — from Cutjamm's 2025 salary survey, IATSE Local 700 contracts, and working editor rate sheets.
Rates by experience level, production type, and market — with IATSE Local 700 union minimums, the DaVinci Resolve ownership factor, and the revision trap that quietly kills colorist margins.
Day rates for freelance motion designers and After Effects artists — by production type, software stack, and market. When to charge separately for design vs. animation.
Day rates for freelance producers — line producers, field producers, and executive producers. Budget tier, project type, and when a percentage deal makes more sense than a day rate.
Day rates for freelance camera operators — B-camera, steadicam, gimbal, and ENG. How the rate differs from a DP and when operators carry their own package.
Day rates for freelance production sound mixers — narrative, documentary, commercial, and corporate. Equipment package rates and the difference between production sound and post audio.
Day rates for freelance key grips — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Grip truck package rates, best boy splits, dolly rental, and how camera movement complexity drives rate.
Day rates for freelance first assistant cameras — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Lens kit and wireless follow-focus package rates, IATSE Local 600 union context, and the pricing mistakes that keep 1st ACs underpaid.
Day rates and weekly flat rates for film and TV production assistants — by experience level and production type. The deal memo math, DGA qualifying days, and the pricing mistakes that anchor your rate for years.
Day rates for freelance gaffers — commercial, narrative, and branded content. Gear package rates, best boy splits, and how lighting complexity drives rate.
Day rates for freelance digital imaging technicians — commercial, narrative, and episodic. Workstation kit rates, the DIT vs. loader distinction, and what on-set color management is actually worth.
Day rates for freelance HMU and makeup artists — film, commercial, and branded content. Kit fee rates, the key vs. additional breakdown, and what IATSE Local 706 scale means for non-union artists.
Day rates, weekly rates, and prep billing for script supervisors — non-union indie to IATSE Local 871 scale. Production type breakdowns, software kit fees, and the billing mistakes that cost continuity supervisors thousands per year.
Day rates for freelance drone operators and aerial DPs — FAA Part 107, cinema drone packages, liability insurance, and the IATSE Local 600 classification most pilots don't know about.
