Hi,
I've worked 58 hours on this motion graphics project, it was pretty succesful (it was an introduction for an event). Now they've asked me how long I worked on it and how much I wanted for making this. I'm not a motion graphics specialist (but I'm aspiring to become one, more than a movie/televisionmaker, to be honest), so this lack of specialism should be factored in, imo.

With a bit of apprehension, here's a link to the project in question.
http://www.unbase.com/n/6546511673

Here's a "lighter" version - it's the last version before finishing up with the final hi-quality output.
http://www.unbase.com/n/1764907520

Whatever you feel your time is worth. Companies charge different amounts based on where they live and skill level. I guarantee you I would charge a different amount then you or anyone else would for the same project, it's the nature of the business. So to give you an amount, I might be too low or too high. This is really something you have to decide for yourself. I guarantee you're going to get a different amount from everyone who replies to this thread. Just be fair.

Apparently, for Belgians, the hourly rates for DTP is between 25-40 euros, where in the Netherlands, they're charging from 30 up to 50-60 euros.

All this is VAT not included.

Apparently, for Belgians, the hourly rates for DTP is between 25-40 euros, where in the Netherlands, they're charging from 30 up to 50-60 euros.

All this is VAT not included.

I charge US$80/hr

Do you think this should have been discussed with your client beforehand? Just my opinion, but I thinkg you've created an almost no-win situation.

Oh yeah, most of the time I do this upfront. However, this time, I was employed by a company that acted as a third party (they organized the event). And their client has asked them to come up with a clip like I eventually did.

Also, usually, I try to speak to the original requester directly. This time, again, I only really communicated with the middle man, which complicated things considerably and made me edgy about feedback/criticism from the client (in an unexpected way).

oh, sounds like i am on a diff track