[hackerspaces] tv show pitches

[Matt Joyce]

Over the years NYCR has seen it's fair share of pitches.

In fact, at least one of our members actually aired his own Pilot on
history channel.  Still amazed that didn't get picked up.  Guess
people want to hear about bible aliens and the such more.

But what we have learned is a few constants.

First, the people who reach out to talk about projects are flakes.
Most of the inquiries we get go nowhere whether we are interested or
not.

Second, just because it was filmed doesn't mean it won't end up in
some warehouse till rats eat it.

Third, just because it was filmed doesn't mean it won't be masterfully
edited into something vastly different from what was portrayed or
agreed upon.

Fourth, some people will be trying very hard to take advantage of you.
 Reality shows in general tend to go out of their way to falsely
infuse drama into anything they do.  Some go so far as to inspire it
by forcing film schedules that stress people as far as they can.

You figure out what that means for you.  You are adults, mostly.

Anyways, that's just what I've seen.

-Matt

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Nathaniel Bezanson <myself at telcodata.us> wrote:
> At i3 Detroit, we get a casting invitation every few weeks. The majority seem to be looking for the next Adam and Jamie, and without exception, they prescribe an elaborate set of hoops through which applicants must jump. Show pitches are less frequent, but still common enough that we're bored with them. It doesn't help that the majority are plainly looking for conflict and discord. Perhaps it's a midwest thing, but none of us seem particularly interested in fame, especially if it would take time away from making stuff.
>
> The only time we've had to solve the filming-in-the-space thing was when we participated in the Red Bull Creation challenge this year. They sent us a webcam and we streamed live for 72 hours, and everything on the stream went to the production company with permission to use it. We posted a giant notice outside the space that filming was going on, assigned a person to handle the event waivers and releases, and otherwise behaved pretty normally. The camera only covered one part of the commons area, so anyone who didn't wish to appear in the footage could simply use the rest of the space. It wasn't an issue.
>
> -Nate-
>
>
> On Thu, 12/06/2012 02:31 PM, Phil Squid <phillip at squidfoo.com> wrote:
>> Looks like several spaces gave been approached to do/participate in a tv show. Is this recent or been going on for a while?
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:18 PM, Red Davies <noiddicle at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Media is a lot easier to deal with and we've had a 100% success rate with that with almost everyone being comfortable with them being there.
>> >
>> > The one time it *did* get interesting was when we were approached to do a reality TV show...
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