Problem
Rate card does not define revision limits, allowing open-ended brand feedback to expand production workload.
Solution
Root Cause / Diagnostic:
Failing to cap round counts and revision scope turns fixed-price sponsorships into open-ended post-production marathons. Unrestricted brand feedback leads to multiple script rewrites, full re-shoots, and re-edits that rapidly destroy campaign profit margins.
Actionable Fix:
1. Enforce a Two-Round Revision Limit: Specify in proposals that pricing covers exactly one round of script feedback and one round of minor visual/audio editing revisions.
2. Charge Hourly for Additional Rounds: Stipulate that third and subsequent revision rounds, or changes departing from the approved script, will be billed at $150–$250/hour.
3. Exclude Re-Shoots from Minor Edits: Define minor revisions strictly as timing adjustments, b-roll swaps, or graphic tweaks; require a 50% re-shoot fee if the brand changes approved talking points.
Pro Tip:
Always require written sign-off on the written script before turning on the camera; once the script is approved, any brand-requested script change automatically triggers an out-of-scope production fee.
Failing to cap round counts and revision scope turns fixed-price sponsorships into open-ended post-production marathons. Unrestricted brand feedback leads to multiple script rewrites, full re-shoots, and re-edits that rapidly destroy campaign profit margins.
Actionable Fix:
1. Enforce a Two-Round Revision Limit: Specify in proposals that pricing covers exactly one round of script feedback and one round of minor visual/audio editing revisions.
2. Charge Hourly for Additional Rounds: Stipulate that third and subsequent revision rounds, or changes departing from the approved script, will be billed at $150–$250/hour.
3. Exclude Re-Shoots from Minor Edits: Define minor revisions strictly as timing adjustments, b-roll swaps, or graphic tweaks; require a 50% re-shoot fee if the brand changes approved talking points.
Pro Tip:
Always require written sign-off on the written script before turning on the camera; once the script is approved, any brand-requested script change automatically triggers an out-of-scope production fee.