Pricing
Maverick Beach Creative prices video, editing, drone, audit, and ongoing content support around practical starting points, not rigid packages. The cleanest first step is usually one focused piece of content or a paid audit before production gets overbuilt.
Use this page to understand what affects cost, what can change scope, and when a smaller first move is smarter than a bigger production.
Pricing Starting Points
These are starting points, not rigid packages. Final scope depends on the goal, workload, and budget range.
For a feel for pacing, capture style, and project fit, see selected work samples.
Recommended First Steps
Some businesses are ready to film. Others need to figure out what is worth making first. Either path can start small.
Starting at $500
Best for: Businesses that already have something clear to capture.
A focused shoot and one finished edit. Useful for testing fit, improving how the business shows up online, or creating a clean first piece without overcomplicating the process.
Guided Smart Quote. This link builds a quote around Quick Shoot + One Edit and fills in a few helpful choices. Review, edit, and send when it feels right.
from $750
Best for: Businesses that are not sure what to make yet.
A practical review of what is missing, what is getting stuck, and what kind of content would create the cleanest next step before production starts.
Guided Smart Quote. This link builds a quote around Content Opportunity Audit and fills in a few helpful choices. Review, edit, and send when it feels right.
Low-Risk First Step
Prove fit or solve one immediate need without overbuilding the first project.
from $250
Existing footage shaped into a polished shortform edit with a clear hook, a clear point, and a reason to watch.
from $350
A shot list, talking points, B-roll direction, and deliverable map before filming.
Best for: Existing footage, a focused planning need, or a clear first question.
New Footage
Create new footage and shape it into useful finished assets.
from $500
One focused shoot built around a useful outcome: one location, minimal disruption, and one finished asset your business can put to work.
commonly $1,000-$3,500+
One planned shoot turned into multiple useful deliverables.
Best for: A business moment, launch, location, product, person, or process worth showing.
Ongoing System
Diagnose the gaps, plan the work, and decide what deserves production first.
from $750
Paid diagnosis and direction for current content, gaps, footage, workflow, and what is worth making next.
custom quote
Recurring help after the first project or when planning, capture, editing, and reuse need a system.
Best for: Teams with recurring needs, scattered content, or several connected problems to solve.
Pricing Philosophy
Pricing depends on shoot time, editing complexity, audio cleanup, drone, travel, revisions, deliverables, and planning already done. If the idea and budget do not match, the scope should get cleaner.
Recurring Support
Recurring content makes sense when the business has enough need, footage, offers, or internal activity to support it. Some businesses need one focused project first; others need a monthly rhythm after the direction is clear.
Compare Starting Paths
This is the useful difference between a small edit, a shoot, planning work, and ongoing support. The goal is a right-sized scope, not the biggest possible package.
from $250
Best when: Usable footage already exists and one finished shortform, recap, or cleaner edit would solve the immediate need.
Watch for: Long, messy, or technically difficult footage can move this out of a simple edit scope.
Explore this path →from $500
Best when: The business has something specific to capture and needs one useful finished asset from a focused shoot.
Watch for: More locations, interviews, drone, extra deliverables, and heavier post-production expand the quote.
Explore this path →free to $750+
Best when: The business is not sure what to make yet, or an internal team needs direction before filming.
Watch for: A quick fit check is not a full audit. Deeper diagnosis becomes a paid written deliverable.
Explore this path →custom quote
Best when: The business has recurring content needs after the first project or audit makes the rhythm clear.
Watch for: Ongoing support should match real workload, not a generic retainer or filler posting calendar.
Explore this path →What Can Change the Scope
A small-business budget can still produce strong work, but the scope has to stay honest. These are the factors that usually change pricing.
Shoot time, prep time, and how much needs to happen on location.
Number of locations, people, products, interviews, or business moments involved.
Editing complexity, footage condition, sound cleanup, captions, graphics, pacing, and versioning.
Drone planning, airspace checks, weather, permissions, safety constraints, or aerial deliverables.
How many finished assets are needed, where they will live, and how much formatting each one needs.
Travel, rush needs, unclear source material, or major changes after the scope is approved.
How We Keep Costs Predictable
Budget Not a Fit?
If the idea and budget do not line up, the recommendation should point to a smaller, cleaner first move: one edit, a Video Shoot Plan, a focused shoot, a Free Content Fit Check, or a paid audit before production.
Revisions + Scope Changes
Revisions are normal. Scope creep is when the project quietly becomes a different project. The difference should be named before budget or timeline changes.
Revision expectations should match the deliverable. Small polish notes are different from changing the concept, adding new versions, or rebuilding the edit around new material.
A main edit, three vertical cuts, website snippets, stills, and captions are different workloads. Useful bundles are possible, but they need to be planned.
Aerial work, multiple stops, weather windows, access constraints, and travel can change both the production plan and the final quote.
Footage that is long, scattered, noisy, poorly organized, or missing key moments can require more review and cleanup than expected.
After a Quote Request
The quote form is designed to surface budget, timeline, existing footage, and the intended use early so the response can stay grounded.
See how the process works