Void425 0 #1 October 27, 2002 I am curious on how DZ's normally split money they earn from selling Video's of people skydives? Assuming the price is $50 for a Video, Does $20 go to the DZ for the Video Guys lift $10 for the tape and equipment wear and tear and $20 to the guy taking the video. Or does all of it go the the DZ and the video person is paid by the hour or something? I am also curious if the DZ offers a video for $50 but you dont wanna pay that much would they let another person jump with a camera if you had a seperate deal with them to make you a video for cheaper? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 October 27, 2002 Your going to be hard pressed to find one for 50. More likely 70 or more... 20 goes to the DZ for the lift, 20 goes to the DZ for profit, 30 for the videoguy and that has to cover all expenses for tapes, gear ,etc. There is little money in skydiving...Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajones 0 #3 October 27, 2002 That sounds about right. It really depends on where you work. I've worked at a DZ where you made $25/jump - they said "same as the JM's" (everyone was paid the same). Another DZ I work at pays $48/tandem video - but you have to shoot stills on every load. I've heard of even higher pay for "regular" tandem/student videos, but I think those are rare. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #4 October 27, 2002 Our home dz is not involved in the video consession for tandem. It is all private contractors. They charge $35 for video only, and $50 for video and stills. The lift ticket and all expenses such as tape and film are covered by the camera person, so there profit is between $22 and $35 depending on weather or not they have still capability. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #5 October 27, 2002 QuoteOur home dz is not involved in the video consession for tandem. It is all private contractors. They charge $35 for video only, and $50 for video and stills. The lift ticket and all expenses such as tape and film are covered by the camera person, so there profit is between $22 and $35 depending on weather or not they have still capability. This makes absolutely no sense. According to your figures the video operator has expenses of $13 including the jump ticket and a roll of film costs him $2. Are you on a C182 DZ? Does your vidiot not edit/customize the videos? If they do, they sure don't value their time very well if they consider $22 as "profit". Dang, I know who I want to sell film to! Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #6 October 27, 2002 QuoteThis makes absolutely no sense. According to your figures the video operator has expenses of $13 including the jump ticket and a roll of film costs him $2. Are you on a C182 DZ? Does your vidiot not edit/customize the videos? If they do, they sure don't value their time very well if they consider $22 as "profit". The fact is that we are a not for profit club. Our primary interest is in promoting growth in the sport in our area and sustaining our club. We are indeed a Cessna dropzone with 2 182's. We take our tandems to 10'000 agl for $175.00. A club member can make a jump from 10'000 for $13. So yes, $22 is the profit left over for the video person minus the cost of a VHS tape. As for editing, we always mix music to the video at the least. I have recently bought a titler and use it as well for the videos I shoot. I feel that all our video people put out a finished product every bit as good as any other dz I have been to short of those who use computer editing and send the tape off a week later. I agree that $22 is not a lot of money, but none of us are making our living at the dz. We all have normal jobs during the week and an extra $22 in our pocket is beer and burger money, or maybe a couple freefly jumps later on, not a way to sustain a living. Make sense? Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #7 October 27, 2002 I have no experience or anything with this, but for your club to do things like they do, that sounds like a great setup. It is nice to see some people in it just for the fun of it. You need SOME money to pay for all the gear and jumps for sure. Glad to see that you are doing it that way! http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #8 October 28, 2002 Mountainman, Thanks for the nice post. Fyi, LSPC (Lincoln Sport Parachute Club) has been in continious operation since 1959 making it one of the oldest skydiving operations anywhere. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #9 October 28, 2002 Very cool. I like to hear about a place where everyone there is in it just for the sheer joy of it and not making money. Don't get me wrong, though! I certainly don't have any ill thoughts towards those who do it for a living. That must be pretty great to be around something all the time that you love. I still love Richmond!! http://www.brandonandlaura.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #10 October 28, 2002 Our dz is pretty much the same - run more as a family than a business. Very cool. The camera guy makes about 20 quid a jump I think, and the dz about 5 or 10 (after the slot).----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajones 0 #11 October 28, 2002 Very kewl, Dave. I started shooting video years ago at a small Cessna-only DZ. We didn't have any professional (read - made a living from skydiving) skydivers, but had a great crew, nonetheless. It wasn't uncommon for us to shoot videos for slot only, and shoot "spec video" for tandems unsure if they wanted video. If one of the DZOs felt like it - he/she'd say "go shoot his for spec." You could say "no" if you had something else to do, but if they bought the video you got a few bucks; if not, you got a free jump. It was all good at a small laid-back DZ. I'm sure it's still the standard at a lot of DZ's, and nice that it is so. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
