// FICTION ENTERTAINMENT — RATE CARD & COST ESTIMATOR

Every production is different. These are starting rates used to build an initial estimate. Final pricing depends on scope, crew, equipment, location, duration and deliverables.

Every line item, in the open. No "call for a quote" fog — pick a level, build your estimate, and the math you see is the math we start from.

BUILD YOUR ESTIMATE ↓SEE SAMPLE QUOTES ↓

// THREE LEVELS — PICK YOUR SCALE

START WHERE YOUR PRODUCTION LIVES.

Floors built from the rate card below — real configurations, not teasers. Scale shifts quantities, not honesty.

QUICK CONTENT

Short-form / simple production.

FROM KES 10,000

PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION

Commercial / corporate / documentary.

FROM KES 26,000

FULL PRODUCTION

Large crews / multicamera / complex production.

FROM KES 91,500

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These are indicative rates, not a binding quotation. Your final estimate is confirmed after we understand the project.

// COST ESTIMATOR

BUILD YOUR OWN QUOTE.

Answer a few questions. The receipt builds itself as you go — the same numbers we'd put on the invoice.

STEP 01 — WHAT ARE WE MAKING?

STEP 02 — THE SHAPE OF YOUR PRODUCTION

SHOOT DAYS
1

Most events = 1 day. A TVC usually shoots 2. A mini-doc breathes over 3+.

CAMERAS & TIER
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cameras

Scale changes quantities, not rates: a big conference might need 6 cameras; a podcast needs 1. Mixed tiers (e.g. 2 standard + 1 cinema) → mention it in the WhatsApp brief; the receipt uses one tier for all.

GEAR ADD-ONS
CREW — PICK YOUR OWN
Camera operatorKES 5,000 /DAY
1

You pick the crew. Every head is per day. The Production Assistant at KES 5,000 is a real option — flexible-rate roster members, same hustle, gentler invoice.

EDITING — PER CUT, NOT PER DAY
cuts
1

Editing is billed per cut, not per day. A talking-head infomercial with b-roll (7,500) costs less than a 30-second TVC (12,000) — the cut knows the difference.

ESTIMATED TOTAL

KES 41,500

// THE RATE CARD — NO FOG

EVERY NUMBER WE CHARGE, ON ONE PAGE.

CAMERA GEAR (PER DAY)

  • Budget camera (mirrorless/phone-rig)KES 5,000

    The fair-entry option. Real work, honest price.

  • Standard production cameraKES 10,000
  • Cinema cameraKES 25,000
  • Specialised camera (high-speed, large format)KES 25,000 – 45,000

    Quoted per project — specialised bodies vary.

GEAR ADD-ONS (PER DAY)

  • Additional lens pair (2 lenses)KES 1,500
  • LED light kitKES 3,000
  • Sound mics (lapel/shotgun set)KES 1,500
  • Live stream boxKES 5,000
  • Wireless transmitter + receiverKES 15,000
  • Green screen kit (virtual-set ready)KES 8,000
  • TeleprompterKES 4,000

CREW (PER HEAD PER DAY)

  • Camera operatorKES 5,000
  • Production Assistant (flexible rate)KES 5,000

    The flexible-rate roster option — real work, honest price.

  • PhotographerKES 10,000
  • Sound engineerKES 10,000
  • Lighting technicianKES 10,000
  • Director of PhotographyKES 15,000
  • DirectorKES 15,000
  • Assistant DirectorKES 15,000
  • Make-up artistKES 15,000
  • ProducerKES 15,000
  • Production coordinatorKES 8,000
  • ScriptwriterKES 10,000
  • Drone pilot (licensed)KES 12,000
  • Grip / riggingKES 6,000
  • Production assistantKES 4,000
  • Location scout / production fixerKES 10,000

    Permits, locations, local logistics — handled.

  • Voice-over artist (per session)KES 5,000 /SESSION

EDITING & MORE

  • Basic cut (per video)KES 5,000
  • Talking head + b-roll infomercial (per cut)KES 7,500
  • 30-second TVC (per cut)KES 12,000
  • Mini documentary (per cut)KES 18,000
  • Intro / trailer (per cut)KES 8,000
  • Logo animation (per cut)KES 6,000
  • Video digitization (VHS, Hi8, MiniDV, Betacam)KES 500 PER 60-MIN TAPE
  • AI concept + styleframes (per creative day)KES 6,000
  • AI-generated graphics packKES 7,500
  • AI voice-over (per language/version)KES 2,500
  • Virtual set — green screen + AI environments (per day)KES 15,000
  • AI-assisted edit pass (per cut)KES 4,000
  • AI subtitles + translation (per video)KES 2,000

AI pricing = the average cost of the AI models plus the day rate of the creative steering them. Both numbers are on the table.

these are base rates. bigger productions need more cameras and more crew — the rates stay the same, the quantities grow. location scouting & production fixing: KES 10,000/day, permits and local logistics handled.

// NO FINE PRINT

DEFINE EVERYTHING.

The words on your estimate mean exactly this — agreed before the day starts, not argued after.

EDITING
One finished edited master = one cut.
REVISION
A revision is a requested change after the first edit delivery.
OVERTIME
Agreed in writing before the day starts; billed pro-rata at the booked day rate.
TRAVEL
Shoots on our estate include no travel. Nairobi and beyond are quoted per project — you see the line before you approve it.
AI
AI model/tool costs are itemized in your estimate, never buried.

// SAMPLE QUOTES — THE POPULAR REQUESTS

REAL CONFIGURATIONS. REAL TOTALS.

What people actually book, itemized. Use one as your starting point or build from scratch above.

Event coverage — basic 3-camera + live stream + pre/post interviews

  • 3 × standard production cameras (day)KES 30,000
  • 2 × camera operators (day)KES 10,000
  • Director / vision mixing (day)KES 15,000
  • Sound engineer + mics (day)KES 11,500
  • Live stream box + wireless TX/RXKES 20,000
  • Basic edit of the highlights (1 cut)KES 5,000
TOTALKES 91,500

Interviews folded into the shoot day. ~91,500 KES all-in.

About Us video

  • 2 × standard cameras (day)KES 20,000
  • Director + camera operator (day)KES 20,000
  • Sound engineer + micsKES 11,500
  • LED light kitKES 3,000
  • Basic cut + colour + titlesKES 5,000
TOTALKES 59,500

~59,500 KES. Add a second day for multiple locations.

Infomercial — talking head + b-roll

  • 1 × budget camera (day)KES 5,000
  • Camera operator (day)KES 5,000
  • LED lights + mics + teleprompterKES 8,500
  • Talking-head edit with b-roll (1 cut)KES 7,500
TOTALKES 26,000

~26,000 KES — deliberately the gentlest way in.

Mini documentary

  • 2 × standard cameras × 3 daysKES 60,000
  • Director + DOP × 3 daysKES 90,000
  • Camera operator + sound × 3 daysKES 45,000
  • Mini-doc edit (1 cut)KES 18,000
TOTALKES 213,000

~213,000 KES for a festival-grade short.

Editing your footage into a story + voice-over

  • Basic cut (your footage)KES 5,000
  • Voice-over sessionKES 5,000
TOTALKES 10,000

From 10,000 KES. Extra cuts at the per-cut rate.

30-second TVC

  • 2 × cinema cameras × 2 daysKES 100,000
  • Director + DOP + AD × 2 daysKES 90,000
  • Lighting + sound + make-up × 2 daysKES 70,000
  • 30s TVC edit (1 cut)KES 12,000
TOTALKES 272,000

~272,000 KES broadcast-ready. Scale shifts quantities, not rates.

Video digitization

  • Per 60-minute tapeKES 500
TOTALKES 500

10 tapes = 5,000 KES. Bulk rates on WhatsApp.

Video reporting (field day)

  • 1 × standard camera (day)KES 10,000
  • Camera operator (day)KES 5,000
  • MicsKES 1,500
  • Basic cutKES 5,000
TOTALKES 21,500

~21,500 KES per field day.

// FAIR MEANS A WAY IN

KES 5,000 GETS YOU STARTED. SERIOUSLY.

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A REAL CAMERA

The budget tier isn't a toy — mirrorless and phone-rig packages that have shot real client work. KES 5,000 per camera per day.

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A REAL CREW HAND

Flexible-rate roster members — camera operators and crew hands at KES 5,000 per day. Same hustle, gentler invoice.

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A REAL EDIT

The basic cut: clean assembly, colour pass, titles. KES 5,000 per video. Your footage becomes a story.

Fair pricing isn't a discount rack. It's a door — walk through it at KES 5,000, scale to cinema cameras and a full crew when the production earns it.

// QUESTIONS

ASKED ON WHATSAPP, ANSWERED HERE.

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