Paramedia provides end-to-end production for documentaries, corporate films, commercials and broadcast events across Uzbekistan and Central Asia. We’re not a directory of freelancers — we’re a 10-person core team with a ~50-person talent pool, our own studio and equipment, and a single point of accountability for your shoot.
location scouting, permit filing, scheduling, risk planning.
cinematographers, operators, sound, gaffers, coordinators — typically assembled in 1–2 days in our experience.
Sony FX6 / F3 bodies and lenses in-house; we source specialist kit (including a LiveU transmission unit, as used at the ADB Annual Meeting) when a project calls for it.
editing, colour grading, sound mix, motion graphics/VFX in our own studio, typically 1–4 weeks depending on scope.
There’s no honest single price for a shoot — a one-day corporate interview, a two-week documentary, and a live international broadcast are completely different engagements. What we can give you is a clear picture of the ranges and, more importantly, what actually drives your budget.
Skilled local crew start around $250/day for roles like sound, gaffer, location manager or production assistant, and scale up with seniority and responsibility to a cinematographer / crew lead. These rates are a fraction of fly-in costs from Western Europe — which is exactly why international teams stretch budgets further here.
Cinema camera ~$300 • lens package ~$500 • lighting kit ~$300 • grip ~$200 • sound ~$250 • drone/aerial ~$400. Specialist kit such as a LiveU transmission unit is sourced and priced per project.
International-standard hotel $75–150/night • production van $150/day • crew catering $25–50/person/day.
General filming permit ~$250; site-specific permits $350–$500 (see permits & customs).
Five things move a quote up or down more than any published rate
Crew size and seniority — a two-person documentary kit vs. a 25-person multi-camera event.
Equipment and transmission — standard cinema package vs. live broadcast with satellite/IP transmission.
Locations and permits — single Tashkent location vs. multi-region shoot with heritage-site agreements.
Schedule — shoot days, travel days, and how much pre-production planning the job needs.
Post-production — a quick turnaround edit vs. full grade, sound mix and motion graphics.
Because these vary so widely, we don’t publish a fixed price list — we build a tailored quote so you pay for the production you actually need, not a one-size template. Tell us your project, dates and locations and we’ll model the figures: ka@paradigma.uz.
For a government bilateral meeting at the Congress Hall, Tashkent (Aug 2024, 16 camera positions, 25-person crew, 2 shooting days), the initial video brief underestimated the venue. Across several large halls, HDMI runs simply weren’t long enough to reach the vision-mixing position. Having scouted the venue, we’d anticipated this — we re-rigged to SDI within a couple of hours and brought in additional camera operators so the multi-hall feed stayed uninterrupted. The client returned the following year for a documentary project.
“The work was carried out at a very high professional level from start to finish. The team was well-organized, responsive, and attentive to every detail. Communication was clear throughout the process, and all deadlines were met on time.” — Jamoliddin Yazdonov, Operational Director, SAT Makon / Makon.ai
30 Navoi Street,
Tashkent 100011, Uzbekistan
Office: +998 55 510 50 60 Mobile: +998 97 850 60 00
produciton@pm.me
