Cost Estimation Services

Cost estimation for Peruvian shoots turns creative drive into a financial document that line producers and financiers can defend. Our estimators model crew rates against today's Lima market. We price gaffers, grips, sound recordists, ACs, and key creatives. Their day rates sit well below most North American and European markets, yet they still deliver tier-one work for Tondero, Big Bang, and the global clients flowing through Cinesphere and Audiovisual Project Perú.

Gear line items reflect Lima rental house pricing for camera, lighting, and grip packages. We model surcharges for transport into Cusco, Iquitos, and remote Andean and Amazon legs. Location budgets fold in INC heritage filming fees at Machu Picchu, Chan Chan, and Kuelap, SERNANP fees for Manú, Tambopata, and Paracas, and city permits from the capital film office and the regional film commission. We also layer in IGV treatment, DAFO grant timing where projects qualify, and Peru's bilateral co-production treaties for shoots routed through Spain, Argentina, Brazil, or Ibermedia.

Our process opens with a script breakdown that turns each scene into a resource list. That list covers crew by day, gear, locations with permitting timelines, talent days, and transport. We budget lodging in the Belmond Hotel Monasterio Cusco or Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo for prestige shoots, and the JW Marriott Lima Miraflores for unit base in the capital. Per diem schedules round it out, adjusted to altitude and jungle conditions.

We benchmark each line against recent comparable Peruvian shoots. Our team models spares for Andean and Amazon weather windows, since the dry season runs May through October. We then project three scenarios — lean, realistic, and covered — so producers can see the full range before they lock. Guesses are delivered inside twenty-four hours for standard breakdowns, with detailed assumptions logged per line. Real-time tracking runs through pre-production and principal photography. Variance alerts and weekly cost reports keep the budget in check all the way to wrap.