~/services · the rate card
walk away with a working course, every source file, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Here’s every piece we do — scripting, remote-guided filming, editing with motion graphics, SCORM packaging — with what you hand us, what comes back, and what it costs. Pick one, pick all four. We’ll help you figure out which on a free call.
30 min. a written scope lands within a working day.
- nurse educators
- compliance leads
- software trainers
- coaches with a waitlist
Every number on this page is one we actually invoice from.
sample scopeshort course
- scripts, 5 modulesincl.
- 1 filming day + kitincl.
- edit + motion graphicsincl.
- quizzes + scorm 2004incl.
- + course trailer$640
total$12,290
half up front, half on handoff
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every piece, with what you hand over and what comes back
No mystery line items. Each piece below says exactly what we’ll need from you (usually less than you think), what we do with it, and what lands in your shared folder at the end.
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piece 01 of 04
instructional scripting
The part that decides whether your course actually teaches. We interview you, then write it all down so you don’t have to.
from $1,385per finished course-hour · storyboards includedyou bring
- slides, notes, that half-written book — mess welcome
- 2–3 hours for interviews, spread over a week
- one person who can say yes to the final draft
we do
- pull learning objectives out of the interviews
- write every lesson word-for-word, with on-screen cues for the edit
- storyboard the trickier visuals so you can picture them
- revise off your redlines, two passes
you get
- a prompter-ready script for each lesson
- an objectives map your compliance folks will actually like
- a storyboard PDF
about 2 weeks for a short course scope my scripts -
piece 02 of 04
remote-guided filming
We mail you the gear and direct you over video. You film from your own spare room; we watch every take land.
$2,160per filming day, kit shipped both ways · half-day $1,240you bring
- a room with a door that closes
- a solid-color top (stripes shimmer on camera)
- one day, or two half-days, on the calendar
we do
- ship the kit a week ahead, return label already in the box
- run a 20-minute setup call
- direct every take live — framing, light, pace
- check focus and audio on each clip as it uploads
you get
- 4K footage of every lesson, backed up twice
- a selects list so no good take gets lost
- zero studio trips, zero makeup chairs
1 day of your time, kit arrives 7 days before book a filming day -
fig. 4 — a callout getting built for lesson 3. this is the bit learners remember. diagrams that move when you mention them, not three seconds later.
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piece 03 of 04
editing + motion graphics
Where talking-head footage turns into something people finish. Tight pacing, real explanations on screen, captions on everything.
$1,740per finished hour of video · 2 note rounds per moduleyou bring
- timestamped notes — our review link makes this a click
- your logo and brand colors, if you’ve got them
we do
- cut the ums, false starts and long pauses
- build animated diagrams, lower thirds and callouts
- color and audio clean-up so lesson 1 matches lesson 9
- caption every video, read through by a person
you get
- finished MP4s, one per lesson
- .vtt caption files
- the edit project files, yours to keep
first cut 10 business days after filming scope my edit -
piece 04 of 04
scorm packaging + quizzes
The unglamorous bit that makes your LMS admin like you. Quizzes, pass marks, completion tracking — tested before it’s yours.
$865per course · SCORM 1.2 or 2004you bring
- your pass mark and completion rules (or we’ll suggest some)
- a test login for your LMS, if you can swing one
we do
- write knowledge checks between lessons, plus a final quiz bank
- package it all as SCORM 1.2 or 2004
- test in SCORM Cloud, then in your actual LMS
- fix whatever your LMS happens to be fussy about
you get
- a course.zip that uploads first try
- a quiz bank doc for future edits
- a 30-minute handoff call with your LMS admin
about 1 week, after final edit sign-off package my course
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here’s roughly how your weeks play out
Pick a size. Solid bars are us, striped bars are the bits that need you. Spoiler: there aren’t many striped ones.
- us scoping call + written scope wk 1
- us interviews + script drafts wk 1–2
- you redlines on the scripts wk 2–3
- us kit ships + setup call wk 3
- you filming day wk 4
- us edit + motion graphics wk 4–5
- you notes, two rounds wk 6
- us quizzes, SCORM + LMS test wk 7
- both handoff call wk 7
short course: about 7 weeks, door to zip
- us
- you
- together
the filming day is the only one where you need to look nice. honestly, the rest you can do in socks.
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small add-ons, priced so nobody has to ask
Bolt any of these onto a piece or a package. If it’s not on this list and you need it, ask on the call — we’ll tell you straight whether it’s something we do well.
- extra edit notes$165 / hrPast your two included rounds per module. We tell you before the clock starts.
- extra half-day of filming$1,240For the lesson you rewrote after filming. It happens. Kit included.
- course trailer, 60–90 sec$640Cut from your own footage, for a sales page or an internal launch email.
- spanish or french subtitles$9 / finished minTranslated .vtt tracks, checked against the on-screen graphics.
- xapi instead of scorm$385 / courseFor when your LRS wants richer data than “passed” and “completed.”
- certificate of completion logic$290Learner name, date, course title, issued automatically on a pass.
- screen-recorded software lesson$520 / lessonYou click through, we direct, then zoom and annotate the bits that matter.
- rush first cut, 5 business days+$480 / finished hrOnly when our edit calendar can genuinely take it — we’ll say if it can’t.
- keep the kit an extra week$95Handy if you want to shoot pickups on your own time, no director on the line.
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three sizes, compared line by line
If you’d rather buy all four pieces as one package, these are where most people land. Your scoping call pins down the exact number and the real dates.
| what’s in it | tier / 01the pilot lesson | most pickedthe short course | tier / 03the full curriculum |
|---|---|---|---|
| finished video | up to 12 minutes | up to 90 minutes | 3–6 hours |
| structure | 1 lesson | 4–6 modules | built around your certification track |
| scripting | 1 script, written with you | full scripts + storyboards | full scripts + storyboards |
| filming | half-day, remote-directed | 1 day, kit shipped both ways | multi-day, split however suits you |
| motion graphics | standard set | standard set | branded motion-graphics kit |
| captions | .vtt, human-checked | .vtt, human-checked | .vtt, human-checked |
| quizzes | 5-question knowledge check | per module + final assessment | per module + final + certificate logic |
| format | SCORM 1.2 or 2004 | SCORM 1.2 or 2004 | SCORM or xAPI |
| tested in | SCORM Cloud | SCORM Cloud + your LMS | SCORM Cloud + your LMS |
| handoff | recorded walkthrough | 30-minute call | rollout call with your LMS team |
| typical calendar | about 4 weeks | about 7 weeks | about 12 weeks |
| price | $2,480flat | $11,650per course | from $27,900per program |
| Choose | Try one lesson | Scope my short course | Talk curriculum |
Half to lock in your dates, half when the final zip lands. Card, ACH or check — all invoiced, nothing to check out here.
$ abacadence --scope
not sure which pieces you need? that’s literally what the call is for.
Tell us the topic and who it’s for. We’ll come back within a working day with a written scope: which pieces, how many weeks, one real number. If it turns out you only need scripting, we’ll say so.
send us the short version
| Mon–Thu | 8am–5:30pm |
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| Fri | to 1pm |
| Sat–Sun | closed |
712 Undercliff Ave, Edgewater, NJ 07020 — though you’ll never need to visit. That’s sort of the deal.