What training video production costs.
Training video pays for itself when the same thing gets explained over and over: onboarding, safety, equipment, the way your company does it. Here's what producing it costs with me, and how to plan a library that doesn't go stale in a year.
The short answer
Training video production with me starts at $3,500 per project. A project can be one video or a short series filmed in the same day. Bigger libraries across several departments or locations are quoted as a plan, so we film as much as possible per shoot day.
For comparison, published price guides put professionally produced training video at about $1,200 to $5,000 per finished minute, and one Orlando-area studio lists $2,500 to $6,000 for a single training video.
One video, a series, or a library.
Training video
One video, or a short series filmed in one day: onboarding, a procedure, a piece of equipment, a safety walk-through.
Training library
Several departments, roles or locations, planned as one library so the shoot days do as much as possible.
Customer how-to videos
Short videos that answer the questions your customers ask every week. One hour on site, three finished videos.
Adding videos every month
On a monthly plan each video costs less, and quoted work like a training library comes at a lower rate.
Plan the library before the shoot
The most expensive training video is the one you have to re-film next year. A little planning up front keeps the library useful for a long time.
- One task per video. Short videos are easier to find, easier to finish, and easier to replace when one procedure changes.
- Group by role. What does a new front desk hire need in week one? A new tech? Film those first.
- Keep the things that change out of the footage. Prices, names and policies go in on-screen text that's easy to update, not in what someone says on camera.
- Film the procedure, not the person. If your best trainer leaves, the video should still work.
- Batch it. Everything that happens in one building gets filmed on one day.
What moves the number.
Number of videos
More modules mean more setups and more edit time, but filmed in one day they cost far less each than booked one at a time.
Script or demonstration
A step-by-step procedure that must be exact needs a checked script. A culture or welcome video works better as a conversation.
Locations and equipment
One training room is simple. A plant floor, a kitchen line and a service truck are three setups.
Close-ups and detail
Showing exactly which valve, which button, which setting takes careful framing. It's the difference between a video people can follow and one they can't.
On-screen text and graphics
Labels, steps and checklists on screen make training stick. Simple text is part of the edit; custom animated graphics add time.
Revisions $75 per extra round
Your quote says how many review rounds are included. Extra rounds are $75 each. Have the right person review the first cut.
Filmed where the work happens
Training only works if it looks like the real job. So I film at your facility, with your equipment and your people, instead of in a studio that looks nothing like your floor.
For pieces that need a clean background, like a welcome from the owner or a policy explainer, your team can also come to my studio in Deltona.
The work speaks first.
“I got exactly what I needed. I needed a professional video made and I needed it turned around in 24 hours. Nathan scheduled me in immediately. I traveled up to Deltona to shoot at his studio and had the video in hand the next day. Amazing.”
Jon Cobb · Google review
“Nathan does an excellent job of creating a variety of promotional videos with little to no input from the client. He has excellent judgement on what will work with the target audience and one of his videos he created for us has had over 500K views on Facebook.”
Michelle Wyatt · Google review
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You'll work with me, start to finish.
I'm Nathan LaValley. I've spent ten years making videos for businesses, more than 1,000 of them for over 100 local owners. I'm on every shoot and every edit, so the person you talk to on the first call is the person behind the camera.
That matters more than it sounds. I already know which videos get a phone call and which ones just get a like, so we plan for the call.
Tell me what your team needs to learn.
List the tasks or topics, roughly how many people will watch, and where they work. I'll call you back, ask a few questions, and send a written quote, usually within a day.
Tell me what you have in mind.
- Tell me what you need in a sentence or two
- I call you back and ask a few questions
- You get a written quote, usually within a day
Rather talk now? Call or text (321) 578-8477.
Questions people ask
How long should a training video be?+
As short as the task allows. One task per video is easier to find, easier to update, and easier to finish watching. A twenty-minute video that covers everything usually gets skipped.
Can you film during working hours?+
Yes. Tell me about your safety rules and required gear on the planning call and I'll follow them. Most of the best training footage is the real work happening normally.
Do we need a script?+
For anything with steps that must be exact, yes, and the person who does the task should check it. For welcome and culture videos, a conversation works better than a script. We plan it together on the call.
What format do we get?+
Finished, captioned video files that are yours to keep, ready to upload to your training system, a private YouTube link or a shared drive.
How long does it take?+
The timeline is written into the quote, because it depends on how many videos and shoot days are involved. If you have an onboarding date or an audit coming, say so on the first call.
Got it. Talk soon.
I'll call you back to go over it. Heads up: the call will come from a 321 number. If you miss me, I'll text you. If you'd rather not wait, call or text (321) 578-8477.