RAW Footage Request

[Andy Corleone]

Hi, a client is asking for the RAW footage from a previous Project I shooted and edit. I wondered how much you guys charged to provided this request?

I'm pretty sure my competitor will be doing this second edit because it has became a good friend with the client.

My contract on the initial project only estipulate I will be providing a 5min video edit.

Worst thing is the edit they want to do is very simple and is based on the edit I did and only will change the ending.

I storaged and keep all the footage safe for more than a year in case client wanted to do any more edits in the future, not to give it to others to make profit from this.

I don't really wanted to work with this kind of clients anymore and wanted to charged accordantly I was thinking:

1) Half a Day of my time for transferring it to a Harddrive
2) For more than a year of Dual Location Storage of the RAW Footage (1 Full day Rate)

This sound kind of right to you guys?

 

[Andy Corleone]

Anybody?

 

[Phil Holland]

There's no right answer here. Some would do this for free, some would charge. Depends on your client, business relationship, and expectations.

I keep nearly all of what I've shot since 1999 and my client's don't pay for that in reality, I do "plan" for that in my project bidding however. Data security is part of my "services provided" when possible.

You might be able to squeak that half day out of the transfer and delivery as they are technically making you do work.