46 Chapter 3 VIDEO PROJECT PROPOSALS Sample Proposal: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (Continued) Budget--AVC Spreadsheet (Please see also Appendix B-1, Price Proposal Form.) Quantity 12 6 6 6 60 6 6 6 1 1 2 6 1 Unit days days days days hours days days days each each hours each each Description Producer director Camera operator Audio recordist Production assistant Postproduction Camera equipment Lighting equipment Audio equipment Scriptwriter Voice-over narrator Audio studio w/technician Digital videotape master 10% contingency Rate 700 500 500 400 120 500 300 250 3,000 1,400 350 45 Amount $8,400 3,000 3,000 2,400 7,200 3,000 1,800 1,500 3,000 1,400 700 270 $35,670 3,567 $39,237 Following these pages, a page with reference names and contact information is provided. I did not include one with this sample, but here are some other data pages or appendix materials. Sample Proposal: Accounting Training DVDs In this proposal, we included a profit projection, since the client would be selling DVDs. We created two versions of the proposal with two different budgets. This is a technique that gives the freelance video producer two chances at winning the contract. (Date) (Individual's Name) HMC, (Name) Management Group 100 First Street San Francisco, CA 94105