[sudo-discuss] filming a lenovo commercial at sudoroom

[Jake]

i will ask about the free culture lisence, can you give me a link to a 
specific example?  I assume it only refers to the footage filmed at sudo.

as for feeling bad about it, he will be paying money which sudoroom will 
get, and i will also ask for a pallet of lenovo laptops (they don't have 
to be brand new or in the box) and whatever other bribes.  besides feeling 
bad are you objecting in a way that i need to say no?  or standing aside?

considering he'll be using "3 to 8 seconds" of footage and giving us 
around $400 i think it's a good deal.

and i was going to hack that giant robot anyway.

-jake

On Sun, 24 Aug 2014, Marc Juul wrote:

> 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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