Practical calculators, checklists and templates that solve the everyday problems of running a video production business — pricing, shoot prep, project management, onboarding, and client communication.
Find out how much to charge for any type of video — wedding, corporate, social, music, real estate, commercial, and more. Benchmarks for the US, UK, EU, Australia, and Canada, adjusted for your experience level.
Check market ratesGet an instant cost estimate for any video project — social, long-form, corporate, commercial. Enter your rate, complexity, and add-ons to produce a quote-ready breakdown.
Calculate project costA phase-by-phase production checklist covering discovery, pre-production, production, post, review & approval, and delivery. Track progress and print a clean PDF.
Open workflow templateScore a new hire or freelancer across 5 weighted categories — technical, craft, software, workflow, and professionalism. Generates a Junior → Director recommendation.
Open scorecardStop starting projects with vague briefs. This structured questionnaire covers goals, audience, style, deliverables, specs, timeline, and revision policy. Fill in with clients or send ahead of kick-off.
Get the brief templateWork out the minimum day rate you need to charge. Set your desired take-home, adjust for tax, expenses, working weeks, and utilisation — and see how you compare to market rates.
Calculate my day ratePlan every shot before you roll camera. Organise by scene, choose shot type, angle, camera movement, and equipment — then print a clean table for the shoot day.
Build a shot listKeep every round of client feedback organised. Log timecodes, set priorities (High/Medium/Low), track status (To Do / In Progress / Done), and mark items done round by round.
Track revisionsWin more clients with a polished proposal. Fill in deliverables, timeline milestones, line-item pricing, VAT, payment terms, and revision policy — then print or copy as text.
Build a proposalNever leave kit behind. Pick your shoot type (interview, run & gun, corporate, event, product, drone) and get a pre-loaded gear checklist. Add custom items and print for the day.
Open checklist18 curated sources for music, SFX, stock footage, images, fonts, and motion templates — all categorised by license type. Filter to "commercial OK + no attribution needed" to see what's safe for client deliverables in seconds.
Find free assetsFind out what unstructured client revisions are really costing you. Enter your rate, team size, and hours per round to see the total — plus a 2 rounds vs 5 rounds comparison.
Calculate revision costPick your team size, file type, and number of stakeholders to generate a tailored approval checklist — ready to screenshot, copy, and use on your next project.
Build a workflowEstimate how long a PDF review cycle will take based on page count, stakeholders, and revision rounds — and see how much a structured review tool would save.
Estimate review timeAnswer 10 quick questions to score how structured your client feedback process is. Get a score out of 100, a banding, and recommendations for your weak areas.
Take the scorecardVideo editors consistently run into the same wall: underpriced projects, scope creep from vague briefs, too many revision rounds, and new freelancers dropped into projects with no context. None of these are creative problems — they are process problems that drain time and margin.
The cost calculator and day rate calculator help you price work accurately before you commit. The shot list builder and shoot day checklist mean you arrive prepared. The workflow template, revision tracker, and brief template keep projects on track from kick-off to delivery. The onboarding scorecard and proposal builder help you win and retain the right clients and talent.
All tools are free, work in the browser, and can be printed to PDF. Sign up for a free account to save your work and access it from your dashboard. They pair naturally with FileFeedback — which handles the one part these templates can't: getting clear, actionable client feedback at the review and approval stage.
FileFeedback handles the hardest part of post-production: getting focused, timestamped feedback from clients without the endless email chains.