The real estate videographer alternative: video from your photos
RocketReel is an alternative to hiring a real estate videographer: it makes the listing video from the photographs you already have, for $49 (30 seconds) or $89 (90-second Property Showcase, enabled by account), AUD, GST inclusive, in about 12 minutes, with no shoot, no travel and no filming, from a Brisbane-based Queensland company. The table below is the head-to-head, followed by an honest list of when you should still book the videographer.
Head to head: hiring a videographer vs RocketReel
Published rates checked 16 October 2026; they are a comparison, not a quote.
| Hiring a real estate videographer | RocketReel | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per listing video | $250–$1,550 published South East Queensland packages; half-day guide A$600–A$2,000 (typical A$1,000) | $49 30s Property Reel · $89 90s Property Showcase (enabled by account) |
| Social or vertical cut | $225–$300 published filmed reel | $15 15s reel added to an existing video; 9:16 or 16:9 on any length |
| What you supply | Access to the property on shoot day; the agent’s time if on camera | Listing photographs and property details |
| Travel and scheduling | Priced into the quote; booked around the photographer and the vendor | None — nobody visits the property |
| Turnaround | Shoot, then editing | About 12 minutes after upload on a real 30s job |
| Narration | If quoted: agent piece to camera or a voiceover | Script written from your photographs and brief, voiced and timed to the cuts |
| Presenter | The agent, filmed | Liz Tilley, your own avatar (Pro) or none |
| Drone, people, twilight | Yes | No — photographs only |
| Revisions | Per the quote | Review the finished video before you publish it |
Videographer figures are from the public price pages listed on the Queensland region pages and the Handld Australia 2026 videography guide; RocketReel prices are read from the price book, AUD, GST inclusive.
When to hire the videographer
A videographer still does three things RocketReel cannot: fly a drone over the block, film people (the agent walking the home, a family in the garden) and shoot twilight or dusk exteriors with real light. RocketReel works only from the photographs you already have. Prestige and acreage campaigns, developments with a sales suite and listings where the agent’s on-camera presence is the pitch all justify the shoot. Read drone vs ground photography for listing videos →
When not to
For the standard listing with a good photo set, a filmed video is often skipped altogether because of the cost and the scheduling; that listing then goes to market with photographs alone. A $49 RocketReel video closes that gap on the same day the photographs arrive. See the affordable real estate videos cost table →
Published videographer rates by Queensland market
The same comparison appears on each region page with the providers named. Ranges are filmed listing-video packages as published.
| Market | Published listing-video range | RocketReel |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | $250–$1,400 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Gold Coast | $495–$1,550 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Sunshine Coast | $250–$1,500 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Noosa | $295–$1,500 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Toowoomba | $528–$2,127 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Ipswich | $600–$1,400 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Logan | $449–$1,595 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Moreton Bay | $249–$1,410 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Redlands | $449–$1,595 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Cairns | $300–$1,500 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
| Townsville | $300–$1,500 | $49 · $89 (90s, enabled by account) |
Sources per market are listed under the comparison table on each region page.
What the alternative looks like
The narration instead of a piece to camera
Where a videographer would film the agent speaking, RocketReel writes and voices the story of the home from the photographs, and Liz Tilley or your own avatar closes it. From the 246 Kent St, New Farm — 60s listing reel with presenter narration: “Those urban skyline views make space feel different above the residential streetscape. Inside, double-height windows and a curved staircase draw you in, before the arched entry frames family life.” Watch more property video examples →
Videographer alternative questions
- Can I make a property video without a videographer?
- Yes. Upload the listing photographs you already have, enter the property and agent details, and RocketReel writes the script, records the voiceover, adds music, the agent card and an optional presenter, and renders the finished video. A 30-second Property Reel is $49, AUD, GST inclusive; nothing is filmed.
- When should I still hire a videographer?
- A videographer still does three things RocketReel cannot: fly a drone over the block, film people (the agent walking the home, a family in the garden) and shoot twilight or dusk exteriors with real light. RocketReel works only from the photographs you already have. Book one for prestige campaigns, acreage that needs aerials, and listings where the agent on camera is part of the pitch.
- Does RocketReel film the property?
- No. RocketReel never sends anyone to the property and does not take footage. Everything in the video is generated from the photographs you upload, which is why the price and the turnaround are the same for every address.
- How do the two compare on turnaround?
- A videographer needs a booked shoot and an edit. The real job on our quick property videos page went from photo upload to a finished 30-second 16:9 Property Reel in about 12 minutes, so a listing going live tonight can still have a video.
- Can I use both?
- Many agencies do: a filmed campaign for the hero listing and a $49 RocketReel video for every other property on the books, so no listing goes to market with photographs alone.
Lengths, formats and current access
Choose 15s, 30s, 60s or 90s, in 16:9 landscape or 9:16 portrait. The 15-second reel is an additional version of an existing video. Access to 60- and 90-second videos is currently enabled by account. Check Pricing or contact us for the options available to you. Property Highlights Pack $79 is available now: 60s + 30s + 15s from one photo set. Complete Property Pack $129: the 90s Property Showcase plus the 60s, 30s and 15s cuts from one photo set ($168 bought separately — save $39, 23%). Targeted Campaign ($199: three audiences × three lengths, nine videos) is coming soon and cannot be ordered yet. The 90-second Property Showcase is also sold on its own. See Pricing for the options currently available. Prices are AUD, GST inclusive. See current pricing →