Renting your gear out
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- moldero
A client has asked to rent my video camera.
I normally do rent out my lighting, dolly, jib, etc but never my camera, because its my bread and butter and wasnt meant to be a rental, but the client wants to rent it for 3 full weeks which could earn me enough to buy a whole other rig if i wanted. my question is about insurance, if the client provides proof of insurance for the cost of my camera do these policies cover the camera fully (price to buy a new one), do they look at a receipt to see my purchase price and thats all they cover? or do they cover whatever I say they owe on contract for loosing or damaging the camera. the problem is, im currently living in Mexico where gear costs a hell of a lot more than it does in the states where I originally bought my rig. and if i do have to buy another rig stateside i need to be covered for expenses doing so.
- boobs0
You'll really have to ask the insurance guy. Policies vary tremendously. Plus, when you make a claim, they always try to wiggle out.
But this whole thing begs the question: if the client is going to be spending what a new rig will cost to rent one from you, why doesn't he just buy one? Then he can sell it when he's done?
Or you could take his money and do the same thing?
- Miesfan0
Never. Rent your time.
O alquilarla por el precio de una igual.
- moldero0
@ boobs the client (small vid production house) was asked to shoot behind the scenes of a full featured film shooting in Monterey, I imagine the client company will make enough cash for to buy themselves a few extra rigs when this is all over with which they should since they only have 1 decent camera.
@ Miesfan I offered my services as shooter as well telling them they wouldnt have to worry about equipment insurance, I hope this is the route they take.
- manonthestreet0
Hi. My friend rents his gear out often. On many shoots they will rent additional equipment that never gets used. The price of a camera/set up is minor compared to the overall cost of a shoot, it's best to have a back up.
Your rental agreement needs to specify the language should there be damages.
I would poke around sites like http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/ for info and sample agreements.
- thanks manon :)moldero
- Just imagine walking up to the exec producer and saying...we are waiting on a camera, the one we brought doesn't work...lolmanonthestreet
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