Annual Cinematographer Survey from nofilmschool.com
How much money are cinematographers and videographers making in your market? Should you be charging more or less? Are you the only one working for free??

No Film School is conducting this annual survey to help answer these questions for you. Please fill out our form and we'll compile the data and share with everyone!

For taking the survey we'll enter you to win a B&H Gift Card (we're giving away a bunch, from $50 to $250).

You can also take the survey anonymously (just leave the email field blank).

Every answer helps. Skip any question that doesn't apply to you. THANKS!
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What region do you work in?
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Do you consider yourself to be in a "Major" market?
I.E. are you based in a production town? In the United States, these would be New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, etc.
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What job title do you work under most often?
If more than one, pick up to three.
How many years have you been doing this?
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What is your typical "day rate" in US Dollars?
Please enter a number ("100" not "one hundred"). If you are on an annual salary, please just divide your salary by working days (normally 260).
When you are offered a job at a day rate, how many hours are expected in that day by default?
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How much paid video work do you get a year?
If you add up your days worked, what is your best guess? There are ~20 working days in one month.
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Do you have a website?
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Are you active on social media as a professional?
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Do you have an agent or manager?
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What sort of content do you work on the most?
If more than one, pick up to three.
Are you typically paid extra for prep or post work? Or is that assumed to be included as part of your day rate for shooting?
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Would you be interested in a course about how to make money as a cinematographer?
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