Question 1

What does a Music Video Director do?

Alfredo Flores · Accepted Answer

Being a Music Video Director is creating a visual out of a song from top to bottom.
Usually, it starts with listening to the song and creating something called a treatment. A treatment is basically the idea for the music video in written form mixed with photos, references, color palettes, and the synopsis of what the visual will be like.
The Director&#8217;s job is to come up with the idea (sometimes alone; sometimes with the help and ideas of the artist) and then execute the visual on set with the help of Producers and a full crew and then overseeing the post-production aspect of the video, which includes editing and color correction.

Question 2

How much do Directors charge for music videos?

Alfredo Flores · Accepted Answer

Each music video comes with an overall budget. The budget (provided by the record label) is what a Producer would take and break it down. A Line Producer will budget each job/title with the rate. So the Director&#8217;s rate comes out of the overall budget of the video.

Question 3

How long does it take to film a music video?

Alfredo Flores · Accepted Answer

It takes one full day to film a music video. Twelve to eighteen hours depending on the creative.

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