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Don, >> approximate rates per second for a completed animation …. I heard $2000 to more than $5000 per second. << As a freelancer I remember ranges of $100 to $300, larger companies are more like $2000 to $9000. SGI rates for equivalent work would be probably 40%-60% more, or up to $14000. High end film effects would make even these numbers look like small change, especially where custom software has to be written. Really, the sky's the limit (or the budget) but bids are mainly based on animator days rather than price per second.