[sudo-discuss] filming a lenovo commercial at sudoroom

[David Keenan]

sorry, forgot to copy maryanna (above)


On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 7:59 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
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