[sudo-discuss] filming a lenovo commercial at sudoroom

[Marc Juul]

I feel bad about using sudo for a commercial for a large corporation. Even
if that wasn't a problem, everything they release that was filmed in sudo
room will also have to be released under a free culture license according
to sudo room rules.


On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:33 PM, 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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