Hey TrueWind,
We would love to work together and feel we can add value to the video services you provide your clients.
Jack Hebert and I have talked about partnership together and have thrown around a few ideas. The conclusion we most recently drew was a rather simple one: partnership has to be more beneficial than straining for both of us.
This whole proposal is built with this in mind.
VIDEO PROPOSAL
YOUR PAIN POINT
Jack talked about how you’re wanting video projects to turn more profit. Working with freelancers cuts into that.
I know several local directors with a $500 to $ 1,000-day rate, cinematographers with a $300 to $ 800-day rate, and editors with a $100 an hour rate, and that’s not even taking equipment rental into account.
I personally used to have an $ 800-day rate as a director.
All of this can bring anything from a high-level commercial or run-and-gun documentary to five figures very quickly.
OUR SOLUTION
OUR OFFER
We will be a subcontractor of TrueWind and will not try to acquire any clients we work with through TrueWind. We would appear to your clients as the “TrueWind team.”
We will give TrueWind 25% off project totals.
We will not charge rental for gear we own (cinema camera, basic lighting, and audio)
We would reduce our video production rate to $75 an hour
We will wave our start-up fee
We would reduce our production planning rate to $30 an hour
Our value proposition is to build emotionally engaging content. Our processes, freelance partners, and ethos will have a level of care and passion that will go beyond that of regular freelancers.
Our vast video production experience gives us the ability to adapt to multiple project scopes with excellence and efficiency.
Linger, being an agency, will reduce the amount of time and people you will need to manage.
Linger has a very transparent pricing structure: 67% of a project total covers project-specific costs, 33% is our take-home (we have a small start-up fee to cover time used networking/pitching etc).
All payment for work is calculated based on hours. For video, we charge $100 an hour for production, $50 an hour for editing, and $35 an hour for production planning. These payment structures come out to about the same as you would pay a freelancer for a project.
So we would reduce our rates to become your exclusive video partner.
OUR ASK
We become TrueWind’s, exclusive video partner. This means we are a subcontractor on every TrueWind video project. The only exception would be if we pass on a job due to not having capacity.
All client communication and management (aside from being on set or production planning calls) will be handled by True Wind.
All client-facing proposals will be developed by TrueWind (we will still provide production logistics and a concept treatment).
All client feedback is processed through True Wind.
All additional equipment rental costs will be covered by either TrueWind or the client.
Overall we can produce better results, charge less, and take less of your time than freelancers. All while carrying a genuine passion for helping you and your clients.
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