I Am On Television
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Black can man said:
When i was a street Market trader advertisers seemed to always want an cheekie chappie last colli on the trolly shouter & if you could juggle satsuma's then you could name your own price !
I've been in 3 adverts in the 90's . The Disney one i did for Aladdin paid really well & was in it for a split second, Was great "having make up applied " not sure they had enough TBH.
How much is "Really well"?I've been in 3 adverts in the 90's . The Disney one i did for Aladdin paid really well & was in it for a split second, Was great "having make up applied " not sure they had enough TBH.
Hundred? Tens of hundreds? Thousand? Tens of thousands?
It strikes me that the central people - the stars - on television are highly paid, perhaps over paid, it could be argued. Those lower down are poorly paid. Some of the people they use are not paid at all.
Next time, why not say "How much? Then I won't appear."
I am reminded that back in 1995, when Rugby Union was in turmoil about paying players. Will Carling, the England captain was being interviewed on TV about professionalism, he pointed out that everyone in the room - including the youngster sitting on the floor holding a mic was being paid - except for the subject of the interview who was expected to do everything for nothing!
Next time, why not say "How much? Then I won't appear."
I am reminded that back in 1995, when Rugby Union was in turmoil about paying players. Will Carling, the England captain was being interviewed on TV about professionalism, he pointed out that everyone in the room - including the youngster sitting on the floor holding a mic was being paid - except for the subject of the interview who was expected to do everything for nothing!
JulianPH said:
As an interesting aside,I was once interviewed for a TV programme by Martin Lewis (Money Saving Expert) and when I pointed out that a claim he made on behalf a competitor was false he had a total hissy fit, stopped the camera and said if proceeded to say this he would make me look a complete idiot.
Turned out that our competitor was buying shedloads of his book and giving away a free copy to every new client...
Now why does none of that surprise me?Turned out that our competitor was buying shedloads of his book and giving away a free copy to every new client...
Frank7 said:
Many years ago, I was driving along Chiswick High Road, when a young couple flagged me down.
They were making a commercial for some credit card, and wanted to film a guy stepping out of my taxi, proffer the credit card, to which I would say, “Certainly Sir, that will do nicely”, or words to that effect.
They offered me £50 for the job, I said I’d do it, but I wanted to engage the meter, and get the £50, plus what was on the clock.
They phoned someone, presumably the director, and he agreed.
By the time they’d faffed around, “hold it, can we do that again?” etc., I had almost £40 on the clock.
When it all wrapped up, they asked me for a receipt for £100, gave me the dough, and I went back to work.
Never saw it on TV though.
I expect because your boat was in too many shots! (Friendly, blokey banter)They were making a commercial for some credit card, and wanted to film a guy stepping out of my taxi, proffer the credit card, to which I would say, “Certainly Sir, that will do nicely”, or words to that effect.
They offered me £50 for the job, I said I’d do it, but I wanted to engage the meter, and get the £50, plus what was on the clock.
They phoned someone, presumably the director, and he agreed.
By the time they’d faffed around, “hold it, can we do that again?” etc., I had almost £40 on the clock.
When it all wrapped up, they asked me for a receipt for £100, gave me the dough, and I went back to work.
Never saw it on TV though.
StevieBee said:
Feel your pain. Drove from Essex to Hull to a bit to camera and had a similar experience and what I thought would be participation in a one hour programme turned out to be a 30 sec 'insert' piece. My starring role is here if you're interested .....though this meme describes it perfectly!
Which one are you? The bloke who walks like a kipper, or the geezer in the whistle?A friend of mine who was without work from time to time in the 80s and 90s got several days work on things like 'Minder'. He was often in the background, but sometimes facing the camera in shot.
A mutual friend got him the jobs. Quite well paid, for casual work. Lots of sitting around. All the free food you could eat.
A mutual friend got him the jobs. Quite well paid, for casual work. Lots of sitting around. All the free food you could eat.
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