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I am a photographer by trade and have a situation - Contracted a what was thought to be a 3 min video for a Major manufacturing company in the US. A friend who works there asked if I could put a crew together and what was a 3 min video with 3 edits tops for $1500 "simple right" turned into an 8 month ordeal - 5 video shoots - and my video editor and graphic design artist have 70+ hrs 4 reshoots none of which are my crews fault - I heard through a "little bird" they had solicited a production company from a big town and know what that quote was for... after we were 4 months into this... I have 100 hrs managing this production. please help on what to charge them???
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Been there, done that (3 years ago). Unless it's in the contract, you were probably screwed. That bird has flown. Better to give them the "3 minute video" (so you will have fulfilled your part of the deal), and either charge them your going rate (or your agreed-upon rate) per your (very thoroughly documented) hours worked, or just take the flat rate, and WALK AWAY.
Chalk it up to lessons learned.
Then immediately use those lessons to craft a more bulletproof and You-friendly work contract so your time wasn't fully wasted. And don't use them for your resume references, but cleverly (so it doesn't get back to you) trash-talk them to other workers & employers.
Scott
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