Charity Video Production Cost Calculator
Most production companies will not give a charity a number until after a discovery call. We publish ours.
The calculator below is built on the same published rates we quoted Sarcoma UK from: eight questions about your campaign, your contributors and your locations, and a range you can take to a trustee or a funder in under a minute.
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Video production for UK charities
Charity film cost calculator
Eight questions. The range moves as you answer. Built on our published rates; registered charities get a written quote within 48 hours.
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LONDON-BASED VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY
We just made this for Sarcoma UK
Imagine what we could do for you.
Sarcoma UK came to us with one job: tell someone who has just heard the word sarcoma that there is a free Support Line, and that the people who answer understand.
We produced a 60-second hero film and six social cutdowns, shot over two days in London with real service users and Support Line staff, and launched on YouTube and Meta ahead of Sarcoma Awareness Month.
Every contributor had a pre-shoot call before dates were fixed, the schedule was built around their lives, and a two-person crew kept the conversations private. You can read the full case study, see the crew who made it, and hear from Sarcoma UK's digital team below. Read More
Curious about how much charity video production costs in the UK?
Read our article here.
OUR CLIENT REVIEWS
Charities and the agencies that serve them, on working with us.
These are the people who had a budget to protect, a board to answer to and real people in front of the camera. They are the ones who saw the number first, then saw the work.
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“Luther is a switched-on and experienced professional with extensive knowledge of commercial video. They are a pleasure to work with and would bring a wealth of knowledge to any creative team. They delivered clear communication throughout the project, managed expectations from the start and always had a good attitude to work.”
Chris Dack
Founder, Motion Matters
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“Great to work with, very clear communication and stuck to deadlines with regular updates. Positive and friendly with great editing skills! Would recommend working with Luther!”
Emma Jenkins
Shaded The Studio
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“Luther was a pleasure to work with on Sarcoma UK’s YouTube campaign. He was exceptionally organised throughout, making deadlines, schedules and next steps clear from the start, which helped keep the whole project moving smoothly. He understood the brief quickly, brought strong creative judgement, and delivered polished, purposeful content.”
Enda Guinan
Digital Communications Manager, Sarcoma UK
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“Luther is a true creative that also gets how a business works and the job content does from a commercial perspective. A true unicorn. We have worked together on projects for years, he is always trying to push the boundaries and improve on his work. I’d recommend him in a heartbeat.”
Adam Jones
Co-Founder, Trendy Grandad
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“Luther’s extensive technical expertise, paired with a drive to create rich, visually engaging commercial content, makes him a solid addition to any video team.”
Alex Jones
Producer, Gymshark
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“Luther’s creative vision and technical expertise are unmatched, consistently delivering exceptional results. His enthusiasm and leadership skills make him an invaluable asset to any team. He is someone who not only excels in his work but also inspires those around him.”
Samuel Franks-Davies
Each Moment
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Charity video production, frequently asked questions
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Reach out to us directly, and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
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A crewed charity film starts at £3,500 for a single shoot day with editing included, £8,000 to £20,000 for a campaign with several contributors and locations, and from £25,000 for a flagship or TV appeal. Those are the same published rates every client pays. The calculator at the top of this page turns your brief into a range in under a minute; the written quote is free and lands within 48 hours.
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No. It is an estimate built on our published rates. A written quote is free, lands within 48 hours, and is what we work from.
If a cheaper tier is the right call for the brief, the quote will say so.
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Yes, and we recommend it. Service users and frontline staff make stronger charity films than actors. Every contributor has a call with us before dates are fixed, the schedule is built around their lives, and we keep the crew to two people in the room so the conversation stays private. That preparation is priced as pre-production in the calculator, not as extra shoot days.
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The charity holds the consent and we work to it. If a contributor talks about their health, UK GDPR treats that as special category data, so consent should be in writing, explicit, and name every channel the film will run on, paid media included, and for how long. Settle it with your data protection lead before the shoot. We can share the consent wording we have used on previous charity campaigns when you get in touch.
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A single-day film takes four to six weeks from confirmed brief to final delivery. A campaign with real service users takes around three months, because contributors' availability sets the dates. Working back from an awareness month, finish the edit at least three weeks before launch. Tell us the date in the contact form and the quote comes back with a schedule that fits it.
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At every tier: a hero film, three platform cutdowns, captions burnt in, two revision rounds, a colour grade, licensed music and project management. Extra cutdowns, a dedicated photographer, accessible versions with BSL and audio description, and motion graphics for helpline and donation details are each a line in the calculator, so you can see what each one adds before you ask for it.
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Yes, and it should. A 60-second hero film carries the story on YouTube, your website and at events; cutdowns of 6 to 30 seconds carry it on Instagram, TikTok and Meta. Sarcoma UK's Support Line campaign came out of two and a half days of filming: one hero film, six cutdowns and a stills library. Set the cutdowns slider to the number of platforms you will post on this year and the calculator prices the whole set.
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Yes. We cover any UK location as standard. Each location outside London is costed in the calculator for travel and one night for everyone travelling, and gets its own shoot day, so three contributors in three cities will never be squeezed into one. Local location fees and permits are scoped in the written quote.
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Ask one person to collect every team's notes and send them as a single set. Two revision rounds are included at every tier, and they go furthest when clinical, safeguarding and comms feedback arrives together. We build the review dates into the schedule at quote stage, so the people who need to approve the film know when they will see it.
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The campaign goal, the audience, the launch date, who will appear on camera, where you can film, the platforms, and your budget range. The quickest way is to run the calculator, press "Copy this brief", and paste it into the contact form. We reply with a written quote within 48 hours. If any of those details are missing, a short call fills the gaps.
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How to brief a film, how to budget one, and how to tell a good production partner from a bad one. Written for the people who commission video, not the people who make it.
