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How much should I charge for animation?

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:54 pm
by javamcp
I'm creating 101 5-10 second animations for a company who plans to publish a book with QR codes linked to my animations.
The animations are of similar quality to these animation that I've created:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMSUbPyJxZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahBg1iZ-aNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyxy1z0hP7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0LmFORd4QI

I'm just having trouble trying to figure out how much i should charge.
Is $500 dollars for each set of 50 animations too little?

Re: How much should I charge for animation?

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:59 pm
by synthsin75
You should generally charge a living wage for the time it takes to produce the animation.

Re: How much should I charge for animation?

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:01 pm
by javamcp
synthsin75 wrote:You should generally charge a living wage for the time it takes to produce the animation.
Each animation takes 15-20 minutes to make...
Any idea on what a reasonable price would be?

Re: How much should I charge for animation?

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:13 pm
by synthsin75
Take the time to produce, including content creation (not just animating), and multiply that by the hourly wage you require to make a living. Reasonable is only somewhere between what it takes to not starve doing a job and what the market/customer will bear.

Re: How much should I charge for animation?

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:33 pm
by javamcp
synthsin75 wrote:Take the time to produce, including content creation (not just animating), and multiply that by the hourly wage you require to make a living. Reasonable is only somewhere between what it takes to not starve doing a job and what the market/customer will bear.

Thank you.
Your advice was very helpful.