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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Barman on May 10, 2007, 04:11:42 PM
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Okay, say hypothetically somebody called you today and said that a friend of theirs was making a programme for Sky and wanted to feature people like you (barmen) in the programme and you would have to meet them this week for an interview?
Would you agree and see it as a great opportunity to see yourself on TV or think it was the worst thing that could ever happen to you?
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Okay, say hypothetically somebody called you today and said that a friend of theirs was making a programme for Sky and wanted to feature people like you (barmen) in the programme and you would have to meet them this week for an interview?
Would you agree and see it as a great opportunity to see yourself on TV or think it was the worst thing that could ever happen to you?
First thing to ask is "How much"
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Bizarrely, that was my first question ? nuffink. noooo:
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On no account do it. Journalists of every ilk are not to be trusted. I was with some people yesterday who had recently allowed TV cameras in and the result was a complete disaster: misrepresentation, selective quotation, crafty editing, voyeurism, the lot. You have been warned
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On no account do it. Journalists of every ilk are not to be trusted. I was with some people yesterday who had recently allowed TV cameras in and the result was a complete disaster: misrepresentation, selective quotation, crafty editing, voyeurism, the lot. You have been warned
So, just to clarify, your vote is what? whistle:
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Bizarrely, that was my first question ? nuffink. noooo:
F'k em then . cheeky b'stards
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I agree with Nick. Don't do it, even if they offer money (which they haven't).
It'll end in tears.
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I agree with Nick. Don't do it, even if they offer money (which they haven't).
It'll end in tears.
I applaud you and smite Nick (but only ?cos he?s got so much karma)? whistle:
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I was once in a position of some authority within an organisation and was interviewed by "Local Radio". A very much younger and slimmer Jenni Murray asked a number of questions and carefully recorded my answers. When I listened to the resulting broadcast I barely recognised anything I had said. They had even cut and pasted two responses to two different questions into an answer to a question she had not asked and that they had "added" after the event. Jenni, of course went on to be a respected member of the media and presents Woman's Hour these days. I am talking with you lot.
There is a moral in there somewhere.
Weigh up what you will gain (apart from your 15 minutes of fame) and then decide but if they are not paying my advice is to say no as they only want to show how clever they are ~ not to demonstrate your charm, wit, wisdom and star qualities. Nowadays I will not even answer a telephone survey without asking for a fee. Get a fee and the rights to editorial veto plus repeat fees before you talk to them "on the record"
BTW Jenni Murray was quite a looker in her younger days ~ she's the one on the left:
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Give 'em two fingers.
Press and 'special interest' broadcasters are all charlatans.
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I am assuming it is some sort of expat thing. Under no circumstances do it. We have been asked a number of times to do something like this. Take a look at some of the expat programmes out there. No one that takes part in them comes out of them looking anything like a normal person. There is always a slant and it is never a good one. Especially with Sky, which is pretty much car crash tv when it comes to "reality programming". My school was part of one. An absolute sodding nightmare. We attempted to try one or two as a family that truly seemed to be above board but when it came down to it we pulled out of them. The companies are now far wiser about people like that and you have to sign pretty iron clad contracts that give you no control once the filming and sometimes even preproduction starts.
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Okay, say hypothetically somebody called you today and said that a friend of theirs was making a programme for Sky and wanted to feature people like you (barmen) in the programme and you would have to meet them this week for an interview?
Would you agree and see it as a great opportunity to see yourself on TV or think it was the worst thing that could ever happen to you?
First of all ask yourself why they are interested in you. What makes them think that you are somehow special or newsworthy? What are they looking for?
It?s perfectly acceptable to ask them in advance what questions are going to be asked of you. You would be surprised at how few people bother to do this. Most are oblivious to the fact that journalists always have an angle. Always try to set out the ground rules before the interview and be prepared for those rules to be disregarded no more than three questions into the interview.
Consider carefully what, if anything, you might want to say and give even more careful thought to how you intend to say it. Know in advance what you want to achieve and what points you want to get across. It?s just as important to know exactly what it is you don?t want to say and to be prepared for seemingly innocent questions which lead you onto dodgy ground. The best way to handle this is to have a few well rehearsed non sequiturs to toss straight back before leading the interview in a direction of your own choosing.
The single most important thing to remember is that 99% of the time whatever you say will be misrepresented. What works best is to tell them to f**k off when they make their initial approach.
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noooo: No scared2: not a good idea, listen very carefully ... I shall say ziz only once. NO! noooo: scared: (https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allemoticons.com%2FFilm_%26amp%3B_Tv%2FFilm_Tv_0051.gif&hash=b93ff9cfe7a2b29de82a37d98081fd5bb08bde2f) cussing: censored:
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I'll take it that it is a 'no' then... surrender:
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First of all ask yourself why they are interested in you. What makes them think that you are somehow special or newsworthy? What are they looking for?
Well that part is simple enough.
They shortlist a few local drooling nutters that they hope they will be able to re-mould into "entertaining" situations.
In this case I should think they envisaged a trailer clip of a raging Barman holding a local artisan in a headlock and inserting olives in his rectum.
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First of all ask yourself why they are interested in you. What makes them think that you are somehow special or newsworthy? What are they looking for?
Well that part is simple enough.
They shortlist a few local drooling nutters that they hope they will be able to re-mould into "entertaining" situations.
In this case I should think they envisaged a trailer clip of a raging Barman holding a local artisan in a headlock and inserting olives in his rectum.
I take it back. Do it. I would love to see that! lol:
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First of all ask yourself why they are interested in you. What makes them think that you are somehow special or newsworthy? What are they looking for?
Well that part is simple enough.
They shortlist a few local drooling nutters that they hope they will be able to re-mould into "entertaining" situations.
In this case I should think they envisaged a trailer clip of a raging Barman holding a local artisan in a headlock and inserting olives in his rectum.
I'd pay to see that... eveilgrin: oh I see... whistle: