Originally Posted by Mark Stuart (Post 812643)

Here in the midwest, I can tell you our :30 commercials (broadcast quality) are around $600 as well. However, that's at the TV station where I work, not me renting a nice camera, etc.

The above quote, This is the entire small business model for independant commercial production.

Do you live in an area that has a local affiliate station and if so, is buying all of the neccessary equipment to do what they do, mostly for free, to sell air going to net any sort of income or break even? This is so very important in the business discussion, that I think most people overlook with too little research!