This post is referring to the same short term job I have described in the previous one I posted.
Short Term Employment ...So once again I did not have time to figure out the actual costs for this project and just shot high. For this job I would need a studio large enough to set up 4 to 5 photo sets, room for an on-site manager's work station, and storage for 1200 to 2500 products. My thoughts are that the studio would need to be 8000 to 10,000 sf. To rent an already functioning studio of this size would be about $3500 per day in the locale this would take place.
This is the cost that I used but is pretty high over the duration of the shoot.
My producer and I feel, if the shoot happens, we would be able to secure a short term lease of a warehouse for about $6K to $10K per month, plus utilities.
There are a few things that concern me. First, are warehouses expensive to heat and cool? If the electrical bill was $5K a month, this would still be reasonable here, however if it gets into five figures per month then it may be too expensive.
Second, is it possible to find a warehouse that already has bathrooms installed? I am not sure if I could incur this fee. A mild renovation would be fine, but not fully installing one. I also realize I would need to install a small kitchenette with running water, but this would be relatively easy to do.
Last, is it economical to install an alarm system for a couple of months?