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Everything you picked is attached automatically. We reply within one business day with pre-production, production, editing and add-ons as separate lines.
What we’ll receive
Video budget estimator Build your video.
See the price.
Choose what you're making and what the shoot needs. Your range updates as you go, built from the same rates we use in every proposal.
4 steps
About a minute.
No email needed to see a price.
$3,500
Where projects start.
One interview, one finished video.
1 day
To hear back with
an itemized estimate.
How every estimate is built.
Four lines, the same on every quote. The estimator adds them up exactly the way our proposals do.
01
Pre-production
From $500
Planning, interview questions, scheduling. Concept development for brand films, ads and product videos is $1,000–$1,500.
02
Production
$6,000–$8,000
Per 10-hour day with crew, cinema cameras, lighting and sound. A half day for interview-style work near Irvine is $3,500.
03
Editing
$2,000–$4,000
Per finished video, with music, color, captions, social cutdowns and three rounds of revisions.
04
Add-ons
Only if needed
Talent, hair and makeup, studio, photography, voiceover, and travel outside Southern California.
This free video budget estimator uses 7 Hills Productions' published rates for Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego. Most projects land between $3,500 for a single testimonial and $9,000–$50,000+ for a commercial. Most finished videos come with vertical cuts for social, and we hand over your raw footage so you can repurpose it as much as you like. See the full video production pricing by video type, or how a project runs from first call to final cut.
Questions? Answers.
How accurate is the estimate?
The estimator uses the same four building blocks and the same rates 7 Hills Productions uses in every proposal, so most itemized estimates land inside the range it shows. The final number moves with details the tool can't see (locations, talent count, edit complexity, timing), which is why we confirm everything in an itemized estimate after a short call.
What happens after I send my estimate?
Your selections and contact details go straight to the 7 Hills team. We reply within one business day with questions or an itemized estimate showing pre-production, production, editing and add-ons as separate lines. A 40% deposit then locks your dates; the balance is due on final delivery.
Why does adding a video cost less than adding a day?
A production day is the capacity: crew, equipment and setups. We plan each day to capture several pieces of content, so a second finished video from the same day only adds an edit ($2,000–$4,000) instead of another $6,000–$8,000 day. Batching testimonials or interviews into one day is the cheapest way to get several videos.
Does the $3,500 introductory testimonial change if I add extras?
No. The $3,500 package (pre-production, a half-day two-person crew within 50 miles of Irvine, and one finished video with social cutdowns) stays the same, and anything you add (extra social videos at $750 each, a photographer, remote access to the shoot) is simply added on top.
What comes with every finished video?
The story edit, licensed music, color, a sound mix, captions, basic animation and social cutdowns, including vertical cuts on most projects. Three rounds of revisions are included, and we hand over your raw footage so you can repurpose it as much as you like. The first cut typically arrives 2–3 weeks after filming.
Do you film outside Southern California?
Yes. Travel within Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego is included in every quote, and we film across California and the United States. Outside Southern California the production and editing figures stay the same, and travel, lodging and any local crew appear as their own lines in your itemized estimate.
Prefer to talk it through?
A short call, then a fixed, itemized quote. The number we send is the number you pay.
