Crid [CridComment @ gmail]
at November 26, 2009 1:30 AM
I especially liked his response to the whine, "It will only take you a few hours."
As he points out, he's asking for a few hours work, plus an education, plus experience. Any fool can do a few hours work.
Patrick
at November 26, 2009 5:08 AM
Loved it! Especially the visuals.
Eric
at November 26, 2009 7:56 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you. When you move to the country, you can have some cioppino.
Steve Daniels
at November 26, 2009 8:36 AM
That was great! I loved the fact that the guy gets almost to the end of the exchange still thinking he might get those pie charts. FAIL.
Ann
at November 26, 2009 9:48 AM
For all I know this guy was British, but one thing I love about American character is that....
About ten ears ago there was this coup in Fiji. Coups in Fiji are no big deal. It was noted at the time that no soccer games had been rescheduled. The mastermind was a guy named George Speight, described in the newspapers as a "failed businessman".
Here in America, there's no such thing as a failed businessmen, there are just guys whose ship hasn't come in yet. A lot of second, third, and ninth ventures are terrifically successful over here.
The bad news is that we're populated with guys like the one in the link, who think all they need to do to get their miracle underway is charm the shit out of someone with real talent, and lowball them on the price of their skill.
This happens in Hollywood all the time.
So you're a video editor, huh? I've always been interested in that! It looks like a lot of fun! Your work is very creative!
(Subtext: I think you're probably a lazy guy who sits in a chair in a dark room all the time watching TV, but you probably know a few trivial technical details that I can't be bothered to learn: Beyond that, your life is a slothful party.)
So hey, my friends and I (my brother-in-law and I) are making this student film (lame industrial video)... Would you like to help us? No, there's no script, but we shot some stuff with the home video camera last week.
Hmmm? No, we don't have any money.... But it would be a lot of fun!
Beg pardon? Eh, no, I haven't actually looked at the footage yet... But this project means a whole lot to me, and it would be great if you could just give us a few afternoons...
Crid [CridComment @ gmail]
at November 26, 2009 10:26 AM
Crid - having talked to a few actors these past few years (Peter Jurasik is especially generous with his time at Dragoncon), I know a tiny bit about how competitive the business is...
...but when you come up with lines like "a festival of cleavage", I suspect you're actually a former writer who decided editing was less work!
Radwaste
at November 26, 2009 12:05 PM
Naw, cleavage is always festive.
Crid [CridComment @ gmail]
at November 26, 2009 9:20 PM
That is what you get for being very funny. The world discovers your website. Then what do you do?
To see what I mean, visit the homepage. Not a welcoming experience.
Golden.
Crid [CridComment @ gmail] at November 26, 2009 1:30 AM
I especially liked his response to the whine, "It will only take you a few hours."
As he points out, he's asking for a few hours work, plus an education, plus experience. Any fool can do a few hours work.
Patrick at November 26, 2009 5:08 AM
Loved it! Especially the visuals.
Eric at November 26, 2009 7:56 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you. When you move to the country, you can have some cioppino.
Steve Daniels at November 26, 2009 8:36 AM
That was great! I loved the fact that the guy gets almost to the end of the exchange still thinking he might get those pie charts. FAIL.
Ann at November 26, 2009 9:48 AM
For all I know this guy was British, but one thing I love about American character is that....
About ten ears ago there was this coup in Fiji. Coups in Fiji are no big deal. It was noted at the time that no soccer games had been rescheduled. The mastermind was a guy named George Speight, described in the newspapers as a "failed businessman".
Here in America, there's no such thing as a failed businessmen, there are just guys whose ship hasn't come in yet. A lot of second, third, and ninth ventures are terrifically successful over here.
The bad news is that we're populated with guys like the one in the link, who think all they need to do to get their miracle underway is charm the shit out of someone with real talent, and lowball them on the price of their skill.
This happens in Hollywood all the time.
So you're a video editor, huh? I've always been interested in that! It looks like a lot of fun! Your work is very creative!
(Subtext: I think you're probably a lazy guy who sits in a chair in a dark room all the time watching TV, but you probably know a few trivial technical details that I can't be bothered to learn: Beyond that, your life is a slothful party.)
So hey, my friends and I (my brother-in-law and I) are making this student film (lame industrial video)... Would you like to help us? No, there's no script, but we shot some stuff with the home video camera last week.
Hmmm? No, we don't have any money.... But it would be a lot of fun!
Beg pardon? Eh, no, I haven't actually looked at the footage yet... But this project means a whole lot to me, and it would be great if you could just give us a few afternoons...
Crid [CridComment @ gmail] at November 26, 2009 10:26 AM
Crid - having talked to a few actors these past few years (Peter Jurasik is especially generous with his time at Dragoncon), I know a tiny bit about how competitive the business is...
...but when you come up with lines like "a festival of cleavage", I suspect you're actually a former writer who decided editing was less work!
Radwaste at November 26, 2009 12:05 PM
Naw, cleavage is always festive.
Crid [CridComment @ gmail] at November 26, 2009 9:20 PM
That is what you get for being very funny. The world discovers your website. Then what do you do?
To see what I mean, visit the homepage. Not a welcoming experience.
Andrew_M_Garland at November 27, 2009 1:47 PM
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