We can’t really answer that question until we have a chance to learn exactly what you need to do. On the other hand, experience has told us that there are a few key variables that largely determine the budget for a video project.

Our budget calculator is designed to give you a rough estimate of what it might cost to work with John Armstrong & Company. It starts with an estimate for a relatively typical video:

• 2 locations in the eastern United States,• 1 primary consultant• 5 to 6 days of shooting,• a running time of 15 to 30 minutes,• typical consultant and location fees,• titles and ID supers,• a DVD master, and• printer-ready art for custom-designed packaging.

The calculator lets you add or subtract resources to see what would make your production more expensive and what might save you some money.

This calculator does not create a firm quotation. We’ve tested it against some recent projects and it seems to generate reasonable numbers, but we really need to sit down with you and explore alternatives before we can come up with a production and distribution plan – and therefore with a budget.

Our pricing has two components: out of pocket costs, which we pass along without markup, and an hourly rate for professional time.

Finally, we believe that the way to get the most value is let us know what you have to spend so that we can design a production which will use that money as efficiently as possible. We're collaborators. We don't understand the point of trying to guess the level of investment on which you expect to make a return.