I am excited to put forward this proposal for the CBS News piece following Scott Shoupe and associated individuals from Eastern Kentucky to Florence, SC. Given the situation around COVID-19, crew will adhere to mask, distancing and testing protocol as mandated by CBS.

The project as discussed includes 4 production days plus 1 travel day, for a total of 5 days. A 2-person crew, led by Johan Taljaard as DP will handle all aspects of production and be in communication with Katherine Niemczyk and Jeremy Bradley throughout the process. Following production, a hard drive with all footage, audio and camera/production notes will be sent to CBS.

Below follows the costs associated for this project.

Crew

Director of Photography - $900/day x 4 days - $3600 total

B-Camera Operator - $650/day x 4 days - $2600 total

Travel Day

Per crew member per day -2 x $200/day - $400 total

Equipment Rental

Additional equipment rentals - $700/week - $700 total

Logistics

Mileage (IRS rate) - $0.56/mile x 987 miles - $552.72 total

Lodging per night - 5 x $200/night - $1000 total

Per Diem Allowance for meals & incidentals - $100 x 5 days - $500 total

total project cost

$9,352.72

total project cost as day rate

$1870.55

A formal estimate can be viewed at here

I realize that this proposal is higher than the original. Given the traveling nature of this project along with the potential derailment involving COVID-19, options that are usually available to us are complicated or eliminated. However, I am open to ideas to lower production costs in order to make it happen.