DV-info members average age?

Larry Price · May 26th, 2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Loeffler

Just turned a half century. I'm kinda surprised I made it this far...

I just hit the half-century mark myself. I'm not surprised I made it this far, I'm just surprised by how quickly I got here! Where has the time gone? And even though the calendar says 50, I feel more like 30. (People tell me I act that way too. Some say I act even younger...um, substantially younger! Somehow, I don't think they mean it as a compliment though...)

Brian Standing · May 26th, 2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Giuseppe Pugliese

I wont give away my age just yet, but I wanted to make a very interesting observation, out of all the ages posted, the very rare ages seem to be in the 40's .... Hardly anyone is on here.

I'm 43. Didn't skip me.

Jeff Kellam · May 26th, 2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Standing

I'm 43. Didn't skip me.

45 here, waiting on retirement.

Tom Alexander · May 28th, 2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kellam

45 here, waiting on retirement.

I'm 43 (better post here before I turn 44 in July), and also waiting on retirement......

Peter Weisberg · May 29th, 2009, 10:11 PM

i'm 19 years old

Steve Struthers · May 31st, 2009, 08:15 AM

I'm 46 myself.

Hanno di Rosa · May 31st, 2009, 09:19 AM

I just became grandfather, now good luck guessing!

Brian Best · June 8th, 2009, 08:33 AM

32, but I'll second that 15 at heart. Although the old body does not feel like 15 anymore.

Ozzie Alfonso · June 8th, 2009, 10:55 AM

I was a mere child when this thread started. I was in my 50s then, "I'm younger than that now." In fact, I must have already posted my age, but I haven't found that ancient post.

Since this thread will go on long after I'm gone, let me allow you to take a picture in time - I was born August, 14, 1945 - take the picture, how old am I now?

When the thread started I had a thriving production company, although by 2003 the budgets had begun a downward spiral. The projects that commanded $1.2 million in the early 1990s, by 03 the average budget for the same production had dipped to $300k, by 2007 no one was putting up more than $200k for the same scale of production. In 2008 Terra Associates, Inc. was dissolved, and I rewired myself into Terra Multimedia, LLC.

Where are the budgets now? Well, a few months ago an old client asked me to bid on a project similar to one we had already done for the same client. They stated that "funds were tight". So I drew up a budget that was less than half of the earlier production, and handed in a budget of $92k. The reply came back full of woe - "Can you make it for a lot less?" I saw no way to do it for less, so I decided I'd do everything - direct, camera, lights, editing, DVD authoring, graphics - with a little help from my friends. I was surprised to come up with a $40k bottom line. The reply would have been painful, if it hadn't been so funny - "...and we were hoping for something less than $20 thousand..."

So now I'm doing some pro-bono work (and enjoying it); I'm teaching myself advanced After Effects, I'm shooting HD now, there are a few projects in the horizon, but mainly I teach two college courses in TV production, and I sit here with plenty of time to write this lengthy reply.

Hey, gotta job? Prices are cheap, and if you call now.... but wait, there is more - I have several Emmys, a Peabody, and a slew of cool awards.

So how old am I? - August 14, 1945, VJ Day - you do the math.

Chris Hurd · June 8th, 2009, 04:52 PM

So nice to see you posting again Ozzie, welcome back! What a great day to be born, the end of the War.

Kevin Zibart · June 10th, 2009, 08:16 AM

I'm 36, I think. Who's counting anyway?

Jamie Pippin · June 10th, 2009, 02:15 PM

16...... :p

Greg Donovan · June 10th, 2009, 02:52 PM

17 over here.

Bob Grant · June 17th, 2009, 10:49 PM

Just noticed this thread, 57 years young.

Strange that the post above is from someone who also live in "Sydney". I never realised there was more than one Sydney on the planet.

Jack Kelly · June 18th, 2009, 01:53 PM

28 and I shot my first bit of video when I was about 16 if I remember correctly.

June 8th, 2009, 10:55 AM	#654
Ozzie Alfonso Major Player Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New York, NY Posts: 355	I was a mere child when this thread started. I was in my 50s then, "I'm younger than that now." In fact, I must have already posted my age, but I haven't found that ancient post. Since this thread will go on long after I'm gone, let me allow you to take a picture in time - I was born August, 14, 1945 - take the picture, how old am I now? When the thread started I had a thriving production company, although by 2003 the budgets had begun a downward spiral. The projects that commanded $1.2 million in the early 1990s, by 03 the average budget for the same production had dipped to $300k, by 2007 no one was putting up more than $200k for the same scale of production. In 2008 Terra Associates, Inc. was dissolved, and I rewired myself into Terra Multimedia, LLC. Where are the budgets now? Well, a few months ago an old client asked me to bid on a project similar to one we had already done for the same client. They stated that "funds were tight". So I drew up a budget that was less than half of the earlier production, and handed in a budget of $92k. The reply came back full of woe - "Can you make it for a lot less?" I saw no way to do it for less, so I decided I'd do everything - direct, camera, lights, editing, DVD authoring, graphics - with a little help from my friends. I was surprised to come up with a $40k bottom line. The reply would have been painful, if it hadn't been so funny - "...and we were hoping for something less than $20 thousand..." So now I'm doing some pro-bono work (and enjoying it); I'm teaching myself advanced After Effects, I'm shooting HD now, there are a few projects in the horizon, but mainly I teach two college courses in TV production, and I sit here with plenty of time to write this lengthy reply. Hey, gotta job? Prices are cheap, and if you call now.... but wait, there is more - I have several Emmys, a Peabody, and a slew of cool awards. So how old am I? - August 14, 1945, VJ Day - you do the math. __________________ *Ozzie Alfonso* www.ozziealfonso.com

June 8th, 2009, 04:52 PM	#655
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	So nice to see you posting again Ozzie, welcome back! What a great day to be born, the end of the War. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

June 18th, 2009, 01:53 PM	#660
Jack Kelly Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 243	28 and I shot my first bit of video when I was about 16 if I remember correctly. __________________ Jack Kelly's filmmaking website AfterCarbon.org

May 29th, 2009, 10:11 PM	#650
Peter Weisberg Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oak Park, Michigan Posts: 43	i'm 19 years old

May 31st, 2009, 08:15 AM	#651
Steve Struthers Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 170	I'm 46 myself.

May 31st, 2009, 09:19 AM	#652
Hanno di Rosa Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tuscany Italy Posts: 38	I just became grandfather, now good luck guessing!

June 8th, 2009, 08:33 AM	#653
Brian Best New Boot Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 5	32, but I'll second that 15 at heart. Although the old body does not feel like 15 anymore.

June 10th, 2009, 08:16 AM	#656
Kevin Zibart Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 30	I'm 36, I think. Who's counting anyway?

June 10th, 2009, 02:15 PM	#657
Jamie Pippin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: VA Posts: 98	16...... :p

June 10th, 2009, 02:52 PM	#658
Greg Donovan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sydney, NS, Canada Posts: 53	17 over here.

June 17th, 2009, 10:49 PM	#659
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	Just noticed this thread, 57 years young. Strange that the post above is from someone who also live in "Sydney". I never realised there was more than one Sydney on the planet.