Professional Opinion Please

Hello all,
I'm not sure if it's okay for me to post this or not, but I know there are a lot of video professionals here.
My question is related to what would be an appropriate fee to charge for video editing for a new client. (a ballpark figure)
The job involves the editing of a broadcast TV show, the length is 00;23;30;00. It would involve capturing, video and audio editing, and color correction with a final output to DV tape. It is pretty basic editing, not many special effects, with a few Motion clips.
I would estimate it would take roughly between 20-25 hours to complete this job.
Would someone please be able to give a ballpark figure of what would be appropriate to charge for a job like this?
Thanks in advance,
Oliver Williams

Depends totally on your market, your skill level and reputation.
20 to 25 hours in not a realistic time estimate, that's only 2+ working days. Your client is going to want to look at alternate takes and probably make changes. You're going to run into some interesting problems you never thought of.
Best off with an hourly rate. You can guesstimate the time necessary, but for gosh sakes don't tell him 25 hours. Figure out an hourly fee that pays you, pays for your gear and expendables and on top of that makes you some extra money. What's the point if you don't make some money?

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