[sudo-discuss] filming a lenovo commercial at sudoroom

[David Keenan]

Just a note that technically.. to do something in writing with the
landlord, member groups really should go through the OOC's official
landlord liason which is essentially maryanna (copied above) who presents
john with a bunch of things to talk about at meetings which economizes our
and the landlord's time -

David


On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Max B <maxb.personal at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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