It’s near impossible to give a blanket answer to a question like “how much does a half-hour video or film cost?” But an industry rule of thumb is that it takes about an hour to film one script page. And you should estimate somewhere around $1000 per finished minute.
But the cost can be much higher for commercials (which often have budgets over a million) and feature films with name cast and established directors.
No matter what your production schedule or budget, it’s plain to see that each hour of filming is expensive. One of the bes …