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Mr Safety Professional Idiot
post #31
02 February 2007, 00:18 UTC#31
QUOTE(WEAK @ Feb 1 2007, 04:58 PM)↑

Just a reminder to those who might have forgot, MTV came around a few years back wanting footage for a jackass spin-off show. They offered zero compensation and no credits. The only reward was "getting to be on national television".


As far as I know, they are paying, plus you don't have to send them anything because they will come to you. Even if they do film you without saying your name, at least you can add it to your resume. It helps to have a history of face time on television, especially on MTV. My advice would be to wear a shirt with your name on it for the interview.
Funk Master Steven
post #32
02 February 2007, 00:51 UTC#32
Edit: Never mind, no self inflicted stunts.
PCPBOYS
post #33
02 February 2007, 03:10 UTC#33
Hey Safety I just wrote this guy, I am interested in jumping on board with his show. Also good for promoting. Here is what he writes back to me:


DUDE!!! YOU'RE THE VENDING MACHINE GUY!!?!?!

My boss has been going nuts about your clip for weeks now. He kept
asking me "Why can't we find this kid?"

We'd more than likely want to feature this clip on our show. What
happened that day? Just a concussion?


Justin Ciambra
Associate Producer
MTV Scarred
212.654.6398



Master Jayden
post #34
02 February 2007, 03:11 UTC#34
link me to the vending machin tape.
nickstatler
post #35
02 February 2007, 03:13 UTC#35
oh my god. you havent seen it?
Master Jayden
post #36
02 February 2007, 03:16 UTC#36
I think I know what it is. because I think it was on break.com
WEAK
post #38
02 February 2007, 03:19 UTC#38
QUOTE(Mr Safety Professional Idiot @ Feb 2 2007, 01:18 AM)↑

QUOTE(WEAK @ Feb 1 2007, 04:58 PM)↑

Just a reminder to those who might have forgot, MTV came around a few years back wanting footage for a jackass spin-off show. They offered zero compensation and no credits. The only reward was "getting to be on national television".


As far as I know, they are paying, plus you don't have to send them anything because they will come to you. Even if they do film you without saying your name, at least you can add it to your resume. It helps to have a history of face time on television, especially on MTV. My advice would be to wear a shirt with your name on it for the interview.


First off, if they are paying - how much? When MTV does pay, they pay shit.

As for wearing your shirt with your URL on it, even on a popular MTV show - that wont bring in shit. And for what little traffic it does bring in - 99% of groups dont even have DVDs for sale on their site. Whats the point? Trading in your best footage for a few hits? Dumb move.

It's very easy to make lots of money licensing your footage if you know the right people. Giving it to MTV, of all people, for pennies (if that) is fucking retarded.

Only way Id let MTV use any of my shit is if they left my watermark in. That wont happen, so they can fuck themselves.

It's amazing how much they make and yet theyre the biggest jews in network television.
Master Jayden
post #39
02 February 2007, 03:19 UTC#39
haha yeah that one. I didnt know it was one of the hgf people :) neatos
No Mercy Video
post #40
02 February 2007, 04:08 UTC#40
Thanks for the heads up dude.
Lamer
post #41
02 February 2007, 04:26 UTC#41
I'd really like to see what happens from all of this...not really in terms of what groups go on or whatever, just the outcome of the show.
Idiot_Proof_Society
post #42
02 February 2007, 04:32 UTC#42
It does seem like kind of a cool concept... Just have to find out whether or not they accept submissions from outside the US.
Do you reckon they'll take fire roll footage?
Master Jayden
post #43
02 February 2007, 04:32 UTC#43
If you got messed up from it and got a fucknig scar....
Idiot_Proof_Society
post #44
02 February 2007, 04:34 UTC#44
Yeah we did, got a couple of gnarly ones, but does that constitute as being a self inflicted stunt?
Master Jayden
post #45
02 February 2007, 04:38 UTC#45
I dont know... because that one dude hit his face doing a flip off a vending machine and you could technically say that was self inflicted because he made it happen basically, I guess self inflicted means like cutting and shit
EBJustin
post #46
02 February 2007, 05:24 UTC#46
We were contacted by these guys as well.

Not for any certian clip, they were asking us if we had any footage that led to a nasty scar, and they want it recent.

Also, nothing that you did to intentionally leave some sort of scar. They want stuff that went wrong and nasty.
Idiot_Proof_Society
post #47
02 February 2007, 05:44 UTC#47
QUOTE(Master Jayden @ Feb 2 2007, 04:38 PM)↑

I dont know... because that one dude hit his face doing a flip off a vending machine and you could technically say that was self inflicted because he made it happen basically, I guess self inflicted means like cutting and shit


Yeah, that's how I figured it. Image file not present in the recovered backup I might as well hit em up... I have some gnarly surgery footage of cactus spikes being cut out of my hand after six months of festering, lol.
PCPBOYS
post #48
02 February 2007, 07:09 UTC#48
QUOTE(Master Jayden @ Feb 2 2007, 05:38 AM)↑

I dont know... because that one dude hit his face doing a flip off a vending machine and you could technically say that was self inflicted because he made it happen basically, I guess self inflicted means like cutting and shit

my name is mike gaboff, and I didnt want to get hurt I was just out of it that day.

also the producer from this show called me and yes they are paying for footage, and they are shooting interviews at your location to build up whatever clip they broadcast. I am guessing its anywhere from $1500 to $2500 a clip that's usually the rates networks like that pay for non exclusive rights.
DanG
post #49
02 February 2007, 07:30 UTC#49
I don't know. I think I want to avoid tv unless they let me do my total own thing someday.
WEAK
post #50
03 February 2007, 02:24 UTC#50
QUOTE(PCPBOYS @ Feb 2 2007, 08:09 AM)↑

I am guessing its anywhere from $1500 to $2500 a clip that's usually the rates networks like that pay for non exclusive rights.


Thats sound about right.

If MTV will pay that then I'd go for it.
EBJustin
post #51
07 February 2007, 04:51 UTC#51
Seems they aren't paying at all. We got into this. This was posted by Alex from my group.

QUOTE(EBAlex)
MTV is currently putting together a show called "MTV: Scarred." In that show, they talk to kids who have gotten scarred. We will be featured on an episode in the near future. They found our "Cris Pope Goes to the Hospital" video and the rest is history. Now, just alittle background for all of you who probably wonder why you're not in on this. They want videos of things you didn't think were going to hurt you. So stunts, backyard wrestling, and anything you knew would get you hurt would not be accepted. They also don't want burns. In fact, I was talking to the guy because they came and filmed with us for a few hours today and I asked him, "You ever see that video where the kid lights his legs on fire?" (Referring to Leroux) and he said "The kid on the train tracks? That shit's everywhere!" I said "Yeah I know him." He said "Tell him for me that he's fucking crazy." And they've had plenty of kids calling them saying all the things they were willing to do to scar themselves just to be on MTV. Wrong idea. So, anyway, I'll keep you guys posted for when it's gonna be on. It is definitely a good oppertunity for us considering they really wanted to use us and there is a very slim chance that our story will be cut. They came and interviewed Cris, then all of us at once while we watched the clip on Kevin's gigantic TV, and then Kevin and I individually. I can't wait to see it. They showed me some already edited examples of other people they've interviewed already. And I'm just glad they're not trying to make the kids look like idiots. Just to basically be like a RealTV sort of thing. The only thing I didn't like is the fact we weren't allowed to wear our www.extremebumming.com T-shirts on camera. I guess that's understandable. We didn't get paid either, but I really don't care about that. They're gonna put us on MTV and they said that we'll get mad traffic regardless of whether or not they mention our site. So, hopefully all goes well. And we'll get to have our 15 minutes of fame. Maybe this will be a new beginning for Extreme Bumming. More to come.

Here's the original video that can be found on our site:
http://extremebumming.com/hospital.html

And YouTube for others who can't view it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S7nj0Dj3wsQ
No Mercy Video
post #52
07 February 2007, 05:28 UTC#52
With guys like this you might have to put a little pressure on them to get any money.
CullenFF
post #53
07 February 2007, 17:38 UTC#53
I just emailed him and he sent me back this as an example


pretty sweet!!! broken leg
EBJustin
post #54
08 February 2007, 04:27 UTC#54
QUOTE(No Mercy Video @ Feb 7 2007, 06:28 AM)↑

With guys like this you might have to put a little pressure on them to get any money.

We're not too worried about money. This was just a random video that happened for us, and it may get us some sort of exposure. Even if it doesn't it's no big deal.
WEAK
post #55
08 February 2007, 10:55 UTC#55
QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

The only thing I didn't like is the fact we weren't allowed to wear our www.extremebumming.com T-shirts on camera.


QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

We didn't get paid either



Okay so just like I said - MTV are the biggest fucking jews in network television. Tell this producer to go fuck himself.


QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

They're gonna put us on MTV and they said that we'll get mad traffic regardless of whether or not they mention our site.


Absolute total bullshit.

QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 8 2007, 05:27 AM)↑

QUOTE(No Mercy Video @ Feb 7 2007, 06:28 AM)↑

With guys like this you might have to put a little pressure on them to get any money.

We're not too worried about money. This was just a random video that happened for us, and it may get us some sort of exposure. Even if it doesn't it's no big deal.


Nice attitude, I didnt watch the video but if its good enough to go on TV chances are you couldve licensed it to some websites and made around $500.
EBJustin
post #56
08 February 2007, 19:26 UTC#56
QUOTE(WEAK @ Feb 8 2007, 11:55 AM)↑

QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

The only thing I didn't like is the fact we weren't allowed to wear our www.extremebumming.com T-shirts on camera.


QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

We didn't get paid either



Okay so just like I said - MTV are the biggest fucking jews in network television. Tell this producer to go fuck himself.


QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 7 2007, 05:51 AM)↑

They're gonna put us on MTV and they said that we'll get mad traffic regardless of whether or not they mention our site.


Absolute total bullshit.

QUOTE(EBJustin @ Feb 8 2007, 05:27 AM)↑

QUOTE(No Mercy Video @ Feb 7 2007, 06:28 AM)↑

With guys like this you might have to put a little pressure on them to get any money.

We're not too worried about money. This was just a random video that happened for us, and it may get us some sort of exposure. Even if it doesn't it's no big deal.


Nice attitude, I didnt watch the video but if its good enough to go on TV chances are you couldve licensed it to some websites and made around $500.

It's just 500 fucking dollars. We aren't too worried about that. The clip wasn't something like a stunt anyways.

It's more just personal satisifaction that we made it on a TV show/