Media Production Costs

Indicative charges for Video and Audio Production services from UCL Educational Media

Rates for Filming and Audio Recording

Normal office hours

The cost for filming and audio recording inside normal office hours i.e. between 9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday, are as follows...

Type	Videographer and Equipment	Internal rate	External rate
Filming	1 Camera setup	£70 per hour	£120 + VAT per hour
Filming	2 Camera setup	£140 per hour	£240 + VAT per hour
Audio Recording	Audio Recording Equipment plus Technician	£70 per hour	£120 + VAT per hour

Outside normal office hours

If you require an event to be filmed or recorded outside of normal office hours, then there will be an additional charge to cover personnel costs, which is detailed below...

Type	Videographer and Equipment	Internal rate	External rate
Filming	1 Camera setup	£100 per hour	£150 + VAT per hour
Filming	2 Camera setup	£200 per hour	£300 + VAT per hour
Audio Recording	Audio Recording Equipment plus Technician	£100 per hour	£150 + VAT per hour

Availability

Filming and recording can only be booked if the UCL Educational Media team personnel are available to cover the event; be that inside or outside normal office hours.
If UCL Educational Media do not have resource or capacity to cover your event, then in some cases it may be preferental that we manage the process for you,
- in the first instance we can arrange to use one of our affiliated freelance suppliers,
- or we may pass your request on to another UCL provider.

Location and Travel Fees

Many filming and audio recording jobs may require the Media Production team to travel long distances to film and record on location.

Please note, any location and travel fees incurred, will be charged separately from our normal rates for filming and audio recording.

Live Streaming Event Broadcast

Live streaming or live event broadcasting, is seen as an additional extra addon to our Filming and Recording services. Therefore, when booking a live stream, please refer first to our Rates for Filming & Audio Recording costing section to get an idea of the total costs.

The additional charge for setting up and broadcasting a live stream is as follows:

Job Type	Equipment & Personnel	Internal cost	External cost
Live Event Streaming Broadcast	Live Event Producer + Web Streaming Technology	£100 (Per Day)	£150 + VAT (Per Day)

Rates for Editing and Post-Production

Source Material

If the source or encoded material requires any form of post production such as...

Editing
The acquisition of additional materials
Integration with other media types

Then, this additional work will require separate costing on a project by project basis. Post production costs are charged at a basic hourly rate, as follows: