Four Weddings, One Settlement
The cinematographer who shot four functions last month wants his money. Your coordinator opens four chats, finds three rates and cannot find the fourth.
The rate is agreed when he is assigned
A freelancer goes on a shoot at a figure. That is the moment to write it down, not the month after. Candid shooters, cinematographers and drone operators rarely cost the same on a December Saturday as they did in June.
What is tracked
Rate per shoot
Agreed when the assignment is made, against the function he is actually doing. Two functions in one wedding are two lines.
Paid and pending
What has gone out and what has not, with dates. A part payment on the day leaves the balance showing against his name.
One person, one list
Everything he has done for you, on one page. That is the conversation he wants to have, and it takes a minute.
Tied to the shoot
His cost sits on the booking it belongs to, which is how you learn what a wedding really cost to shoot.
What the owner sees
Crew cost is rarely a surprise. Forgetting who is owed is.
- Freelancer payouts due for shoots already done
- Who worked which functions last month
- Crew cost against what that booking billed
- People you use often, and what you pay each of them
- Payments made, showing date and mode
Frequently asked questions
Does it transfer the money?
No. The payout list tells you who is owed what, for which shoots. The transfer is made by your accounts, and the entry is marked paid afterwards with its date.
What about our own salaried photographers?
They are assigned to shoots in the same way, so you know who was where. Salary is not run here, and this is not a payroll system.
Can a freelancer see his own list?
Not as it stands. What he gets is a list your coordinator sends him, carrying the dates, the functions and the rate agreed for each.
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Send a short brief and one of our engineers will come back to you — usually the same day.
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