[sudo-discuss] filming a lenovo commercial at sudoroom

[Max B]

I think you've got youthful looks ;-)

Pile of laptops would be pretty nice - I'm sure they have a pallet of x220 machines somewhere they're just dying to get rid of...

On August 24, 2014 6:33:17 PM PDT, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>this guy wants to film me for 7 seconds for a commercial for a lenovo 
>tablet.  He will pay like $400 or so, which i will donate to sudoroom.
>
>he will bring a release which will need to be signed by John (the
>owner)
>
>i told him to send me the release so i can show it to John, so we know 
>ASAP whether that will be an issue (of course it shouldn't be)
>
>does anyone know what Johns' schedule is, or if I can get his phone
>number 
>so I can coordinate with him about the release?
>
>i figure it's a sign that this guy wants to film me hacking robot, and
>i 
>was planning on hacking robot anyway, and i'm about to get it to work.
>
>thanks,
>-jake
>
>PS i know, it would be nice if Lenovo would just give us a pile of 
>laptops, i will ask believe me.
>
>-jake
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:03:14 -0700
>From: John Tomma
>Subject: filming roboticist
>
>
>Hi Jake,
>
>Paul Freeman gave me your name... he knows me by my nickname "Frisbay"
>- we went to college together and I recently moved out to the bay area.
>
>Anyway, I'm a video producer and I'm working on a Lenovo web commercial
>in which we're hoping to feature a DIY type roboticist.
>
>Lenovo is releasing a new tablet that has what they're calling an
>"infinity" screen.  The commercial is basically an exploration of what
>infinity means.  We'll be having people
>in different situations saying a short line about infinity (a guy
>parachuting out of a plane, a woman doing yoga on a surfboard, someone
>traveling across a suspension bridge in
>Malaysia....).
>
>Filming would take about an hour or so.  It would be a tiny crew, just
>me and 1 assistant - we'd work with existing light.  In the final
>commercial the robot section would take
>up about 3-8 seconds, so it's not a lot of footage I need.  Basically a
>shot of some work being done with electronics or hardware on a robot,
>and the "infinity" line.
>
>In principle, the brand is looking for someone around 22-30 and my
>understanding is you're around Paul and my age.  Perhaps you've got
>youthful looks and it would work :-) or
>perhaps you work with someone younger who would enjoy being a part of
>it.  If someone looks early 30s that probably would be OK.
>
>Since it's a web commercial, budget is tiny, but I have around $400
>budgeted to pay whomever we feature and rent the location if necessary.
>
>One potential challenge is that for legal reasons, I would need a
>location release signed by the owner of the building, not the lessee.
> If you're the owner of the location
>where you work, that won't be a challenge, but if not, we'd need to
>work that out beforehand.  One workaround is to film the bits we need
>outside where we won't need a building
>location release.
>
>The biggest challenge is the timeline.  Web commercials often have
>crazy turnaround times.  I got hired 2 days ago, and I have to submit
>the edited video by Thursday, so I would
>need to do the filming sometime tomorrow.  Or if there is no other
>option, Tuesday late morning.  I could also potentially film later
>today, although I'm sure you already have
>plans.
>
>It should be a pretty cool spot - I've got filmmakers in Malaysia,
>Bulgaria, Canada, and LA all working on it.
>
>Please let me know if you're interested.  Obviously it's incredibly
>short notice and a small budget, so I totally understand if it isn't
>practical.
>
>Looking forward to hearing from you!
>
>Thanks!
>John
>
>
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