Video Compositing
Combining multiple layers of video, graphics and effects into single, believable shots.
- Price
- From $45.00 per finished minute
- Free trial
- A 30-second cut from your own footage, no card, no commitment.
Part of Video Composition & Assembly. How the work runs and what it costs across the family are set out in the video editing & production guide.
What Video Compositing covers
5 services under this heading. Each is priced for the work it actually involves rather than averaged into one rate.
Video Background Compositing
Replacing, extending or enhancing backgrounds in video, from green screen composites to matte paintings and screen inser...
9 services
Element Isolation and Manipulation
Isolating parts of a shot so they can be tracked, changed, inserted or removed.
3 services
Visual Effects Integration
Integrating visual effects into live-action footage, from tracked objects to full VFX shots.
4 services
Overlay and Integration
Layering graphics, text and video over footage, integrated so they feel part of the scene.
5 services
Specialized Compositing
Specialized compositing for 3D scenes, depth effects, time-lapses and montages.
4 services
Rates and common questions for this work are on the Video Editing & Production page.
How we approach this work
Articles from the journal, written by the people who do this work. More on this subject →
Video Editing Workflow: The Decisions That Matter
Learn the video editing workflow stages that matter, from verified ingest and proxies to rough cut, picture lock, finishing and clean delivery.
Video Editing & ProductionA Practical Guide to Audio Loudness Standards for Video
A phased playbook for hitting audio loudness targets in video: LUFS, true peak, loudness range, and separate masters for broadcast, streaming and social.
Video Editing & ProductionColor Grading, Done Properly
Six common color grading myths, from LUT-first workflows to uncalibrated screens and unchecked SDR versions, and the practice that replaces each one.
Video Compositing vs the alternatives
Side-by-side on price, turnaround and what you actually get back. Written for the decision rather than for us.
Video Clip Stitching & Merging vs Video Compositing
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video clip stitching & merging compared with video compositing.
Video Compositing vs Video Summary & Trailer Development
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video compositing compared with video summary & trailer development.
Video Compositing vs Video Templates Editing
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video compositing compared with video templates editing.
Video Compositing vs Video Trimming, Splitting, and Cutting
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — video compositing compared with video trimming, splitting, and cutting.
Often combined with Video Compositing
The work that usually sits either side of this one. One team handles all of it, under one brief.
Podcast Production
You record. We do everything after that.
From $165.00 per episode
Audio Post for Video
Everything the soundtrack of a video needs after the picture is locked: dialogue cleanup, sound effects, music, the fina...
Priced per project
Content Production
Researched, cited, and written by a named person.
From $0.45 per word
3D Modeling
Clean topology, correct scale, ready for what happens next.
From $49.00 per model
3D Rendering
Photoreal output, in a managed color pipeline.
From $39.00 per render
Newsletter Production
Writing, designing and sending a regular newsletter people actually open, with content planned ahead and results reviewe...
Priced per project
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