Pagola's Audio-Visual Mobile

A customer asked me how much it cost to make a 5 min video

𝗠𝗲: 10,000php po 📷
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Masyado namang mahal, tapos 5 minutes lang?
𝗠𝗲: How much do you think it would cost you?
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: 3,000php maximum... Madali lang naman yon diba?! Shoot ka lang ng video tapos edit lang.
𝗠𝗲: hmm puwede naman ikaw nalang gumawa
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Pero hindi ko alam kung paano...📷
𝗠𝗲: For 2,000php tuturuan kita, nakasave ka pa ng 8,000php. You'll get the knowledge na kailangan mo. 📷
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Sige, pwede na din.📷
𝗠𝗲: But to get started: May mga kailangan tayong gamit:

‌Laptop / pc for editing (60k - 150k) (Hindi yong pc/laptop na pang powerpoint lang)
Camera body (40k - 180k)
lenses (20k - 200k)
Stabilizer (18k - 40k)
Lights (15k - 200k)
Tripod (10k - 80k)
Other accessories (1k - 10k)

𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Hala.📷 But I don't have all these equipment. Bibili pa ba ko niyan, isang project lang naman gagawin ko. 📷

𝗠𝗲: Well then for another 7,000php more I'll rent my stuff to you para makagawa ka. 📷
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Sige Sige 📷
𝗠𝗲: Okay! Thursday I'll wait for you to start doing this work ha.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: But I can't on Thursday I only have time today.📷
𝗠𝗲: I'm sorry, but I'm only available on Thursday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other clients na kasi. 📷
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Okay! That means I'm going to sacrifice my Thursday and give up my other tasks.
📷𝗠𝗲: I forgot to mention, you also have to pay for the non-productive factors.📷
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: Totoo ba? Ano naman yun?📷
𝗠𝗲: Internet connection, power, etc.
𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿: 2,000 sa turo, 7,000 sa rent ng stuff, 1000 na lang kulang para ikaw gumawa.📷

Konti nalang din naman ang idadagdag ikaw na pala gumawa.📷

When you pay for a job, you pay not only for the equipment used but also:

-Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security.

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of certain work.

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As far as I remember, my Kuya Jopeth has been with me through all the ups and downs of life. We ate and played together, gave advice to each other and kept no secret from one another. Now, seeing as he is gone, I pray that he finds everlasting life and eternal happiness in Your powerful embrace. I pray You watch over his wife/children/investments on Earth and let Your gaze shift not oh Lord. I thank You for this prayer session and in Jesus name, I pray. Amen.

Rest In Peace Kuya Jopeth Pagola.