Pricing

What video costs
in Sydney.

Most corporate video in Sydney lands between $2,500 and $20,000 + GST for a finished video asset. Here’s the honest breakdown, by the kind of video you need.

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The numbers

What each kind of video costs.

All prices + GST Reviewed October 2026

Single shoots

One location, one focused piece.

From $2,000

Photography, full day

$2,000 to $4,000

Eight hours on site, one photographer, one location. Edited images included, no separate editing charge.

Video News Release (VNR)

$2,750 to $5,000

Two hours on site, one Director of Photography. Interview grabs and b-roll cut to broadcast standards, supplied unbranded so a newsroom can run it.

Bunnings

A video news release for Bunnings

Customer testimonial

$2,500 to $6,000

One location, one or two people on camera, a one to two minute finished video asset plus social cuts.

Nivas Real Estate

Testimonial film with Sachin Maharaj, Nivas Real Estate

Executive piece to camera

$2,800 to $8,000

A half to full day, one or two executives, one location. Autocue and delivery coaching included.

Chartered Accountants ANZ

Annual strategy report, filmed for Chartered Accountants ANZ

Hero videos

A main film, built around a story.

From $3,000

Corporate video

$3,000 to $12,000

A half day with one Director of Photography and one person on camera at the start. A full day with a producer on set as the brief grows. Either way, a main video asset and a set of social cuts.

PwC

Reinvention Lab at PwC

Case study

$4,000 to $12,000

The problem, the fix and the results. Two to four interviews plus b-roll, usually across one or two sites.

CBC Group

A client testimonial film for CBC Group

Brand story

$6,300 to $12,000

One shoot day, a hero video asset of 60 to 90 seconds, four social cutdowns, up to three people on camera.

Coles

Mum's Sause, a brand story for Coles

Employer brand and recruitment

$6,300 to $12,000

Why people work there, in their own words. Staff interviews plus workplace b-roll, a hero video asset and cuts for careers pages and LinkedIn.

Australian Turf Club

Employer brand film, Australian Turf Club

Events and bigger builds

Live work and multi-day projects.

From $3,000

Livestream or hybrid event

$3,000 to $20,000

A single camera webinar through to multi-camera live switching with a technician, graphics and a recording for on-demand.

NSW Government

The NSW Remembrance Day livestream

Event and conference

$3,800 to $20,000

Half day through to multi-day. Could be an event sizzle, highlight reels, social cuts or vox pops, depending on what you need.

Marketing Association of Australia

Conference video for RESET 2026

Multi-day or multi-location project

$12,000 to $30,000

Several shoot days or several sites, a crew sized to the job, and a set of finished video assets from the one brief. Usually a campaign, a series or a national roll-out.

PwC

The Outside, highlights for PwC

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Anything bigger than these is quoted per job.

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The detail

What moves the number.

Five things inside the price, in the order they matter. Then what sits outside it.

  1. 01

    Days on site

    A half day and a full day aren’t far apart on paper. The difference is how much you get in the can, and that flows straight through to the edit.

  2. 02

    How many people we’re filming

    Three interviews in one place is a different day to three interviews in three buildings.

  3. 03

    How many locations

    Moving a crew is the quiet cost. Two sites in a day usually means less filmed at both.

  4. 04

    What the crew needs to be

    A Director of Photography and a producer covers most corporate work. Panels, live events and anything going to broadcast need more on the day.

  5. 05

    How many finished video assets you want

    One hero video asset and four social cuts is a different edit to one video asset. This is the part people underestimate.

The honest bit

What you’re actually paying for.

The shoot day is the part you can see. It’s not the part that makes a job run.

The rest of the number covers booking and managing the crew, the schedules and call sheets, licensing, insurance and the legal paperwork, managing the edit through to sign-off, and the kit we don’t itemise. On a job with several locations and a deadline, that’s most of the work.

We show it as a production management line on every quote rather than burying it in a day rate, so you can see exactly what it is.

How a Zarco Creative quote is built

  1. 1

    Pre-production

    The brief, the plan and the shot list.

  2. 2

    Production

    The crew and the kit on the day.

  3. 3

    Post-production

    The edit, the cutdowns and two rounds of changes.

  4. 4

    Production management

    Booking the crew, licensing, insurance, the paperwork, and running the edit through to sign-off.

    Its own line, so you can see it

If you’re getting three quotes

How to compare them fairly.

Two quotes for the same brief can be thousands apart and both be fair. Usually they’re not the same job. Four things to ask any video production company, whoever you end up using.

Ask them
Quote ALooks cheaper
Quote BSame brief, more in it
1

Who is actually coming

It’s the biggest single difference between two quotes for the same brief.

One operator
A Director of Photography and a producer
2

How many finished video assets you get

The edit is where quotes quietly diverge.

One video asset
A hero video asset and six cuts
3

How many rounds of changes are included

Two is fair. One means you pay for the second.

One
Two
4

Whether the number is fixed

Ask whether the figure you approve is the figure on the invoice. Ours is.

An estimate that can move
Fixed, start to finish

Good to know

Common questions.

How much does a corporate video cost in Sydney?

A corporate video runs $3,000 to $12,000 + GST. A half day with one person on camera sits at the bottom, a full day with a Director of Photography and a producer further up. A multi-day shoot across several locations is a bigger project and runs $12,000 to $30,000. The table above breaks it down by the kind of video. For the full breakdown, read how much a corporate video costs in Sydney.

Why do video quotes vary so much for the same job?

Usually because they’re not the same job. One quote might be a single operator for four hours with a quick edit. Another might be a Director of Photography and a producer for a full day with a hero video asset and six cutdowns. Ask what’s on the day and how many finished video assets you get, and the quotes become comparable.

Do you charge by the hour or by the project?

By the project. You get one number before we start, and it covers planning, the shoot, the edit and two rounds of changes. We’d rather you knew the figure up front than watched a meter run.

What is included in the price?

Planning and the shot list, the crew and kit for the day, the edit, two rounds of changes, and social cutdowns sized for your channels. Travel outside Sydney, a dedicated sound engineer and drone are named lines when the job needs them.

Is GST included?

Every figure on this page is + GST.

What if I need it quickly?

A tight deadline is usually possible and it carries a premium. Tell us the date as early as you can and we’ll build the day around it.

Do you film outside Sydney?

Yes, right across Australia. It adds a travel day per crew member plus mileage, and both appear as their own lines on the quote.

Why is video production more expensive in Sydney?

Crew, kit and locations all cost more here than in most of the country, and parking and access on a CBD shoot add time before a camera turns over. The gap is real but it’s smaller than people expect, and it disappears entirely if you’re filming several things on the one day.

What is the cheapest way to get good video made?

Film more than one thing on the day. The crew, the setup and the travel are the same whether you come away with one video asset or four. Most of the value on a shoot day is in what else you capture while everything is already standing.

Got something coming up?

Let’s make the day easy.

Tell us what’s coming up. Jess will come back with a plan and a fixed quote within one business day. No hard sell.

Jess Vieira, Zarco Creative
Jess Vieira Your point of contact, start to finish