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Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 9:48 am
by DeskJockey
Reason my other venture into TV ended up on the cutting room floor was that they wanted me there for two days to do an inside/outside continuity shot. First day was a bank holiday so I didn't mind the £30, but the second day was a normal working day and I wasn't going to waste a day of annual leave for £30. Hence with continuity broken the scene was dropped.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:05 am
by Zonda_
dinny_g wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:34 am
£50??? £50 per day - I was only offered £25 per day to appear in Circle of Friends - Parts were filmed at my uni. In the end my hair was too short and not "of period" so I wasn't chosen
My mate did and described it is you do. Stuck in a costume and told to stand around for 6 or 8 hours. No water, no food, no toilet breaks. You had to be ready in case the director wanted you.
We had amazing catering but it was a big budget film.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:06 am
by Mito Man
I once pretended to be the plumber for this young lady in distress because her kitchen sink had a problem. Scene only lasted 15 minutes too but was quite a workout
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:23 am
by mik
Mito Man wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 10:06 am
I once pretended to be the plumber for this young lady in distress because her kitchen sink had a problem. Scene only lasted 15
seconds too but was quite a workout
EFA
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:53 am
by dinny_g
DeskJockey wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:45 am
@dinny_g: the documentary traces the history of the wedding veil that the (now) crown Princess of Denmark wore at her wedding. I guess someone thought it interesting that an Australian (with Scottish heritage) marrying a Dane would wear Irish lace.
It's a thing apparently - Kate Middleton wore Irish Lace when she married Prince William.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 10:54 am
by Jimmy Choo
My hands appeared in that episode of Hidden Restaurants that ExWife2 was in. I was paid in steak.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 11:11 am
by V8Granite
DeskJockey wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:45 am
@V8Granite : what had been done to the poor lady's hindquarters to make them shiny though for you to see your reflection?
A spatula, rum and a scant disregard for coffee table etiquette, rum everywhere.
Dave!
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 11:17 am
by DeskJockey
dinny_g wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 10:53 am
DeskJockey wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:45 am
@dinny_g: the documentary traces the history of the wedding veil that the (now) crown Princess of Denmark wore at her wedding. I guess someone thought it interesting that an Australian (with Scottish heritage) marrying a Dane would wear Irish lace.
It's a thing apparently - Kate Middleton wore Irish Lace when she married Prince William.
It is. Goes back to the Connaught (hence the name) line. ISTR the veil that the crown Princess wore had only previously been worn by those born into royalty and there was a (minor) story about the Danish Queen breaking tradition by letting her wear it.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 12:29 pm
by Sundayjumper
I think a lot of people here are assuming a tiny very niche documentary has a multi-million pound budget and all the staff are swanning around in diamond shoes and exotic hyper cars
For a short interview you’ll be lucky to get lunch. And by lunch, I mean the £2.99 meal deal in a dubious fried chicken establishment.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 12:33 pm
by Zonda_
Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 12:29 pm
I think a lot of people here are assuming a tiny very niche documentary has a multi-million pound budget and all the staff are swanning around in diamond shoes and exotic hyper cars
For a short interview you’ll be lucky to get lunch. And by lunch, I mean the £2.99 meal deal in a dubious fried chicken establishment.
Well I said a fiver!
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 1:03 pm
by Sundayjumper
Zonda_ wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 12:33 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 12:29 pm
I think a lot of people here are assuming a tiny very niche documentary has a multi-million pound budget and all the staff are swanning around in diamond shoes and exotic hyper cars
For a short interview you’ll be lucky to get lunch. And by lunch, I mean the £2.99 meal deal in a dubious fried chicken establishment.
Well I said a fiver!
Yeah, but you’ve got experience of this, your views don’t count !!
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 1:21 pm
by tim
I was asked by ITV to provide two animal cycle helmets for Ant n Dec (large, obvs) to wear in one of their Saturday night TV things. I was promised a credit in the credits.
They didn't wear them, I didn't get a credit, they didn't pay for or return the goods. Fuck 'em.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 2:31 pm
by Gwaredd
There's an awful lot of money sloshing around all TV stuff. And an awful lot of pisstakers. Unfortunately, like most trades, a disproportionate amount goes to the wrong people, leaving the dregs left for the hard workers, so people are leaned on to get freebies.
There is money. You just have to act like a cunt to get it.
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 7:07 pm
by Gavster
Press Association have approached me for a story and I thought of this thread so have asked for a payment, will see what they come back with
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:10 pm
by mik
Re: Should I be getting paid for appearing on a TV documentary?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 8:27 am
by mik
I finally watched this last night.
https://www.channel5.com/show/the-kidna ... nda-spence
1. It's a bloody
grim story. No light-hearted viewing.
And it drags on somewhat.
2. Pete appears (avec rather splendid 'tache
) for a brief period around 7mins in, and.... that's all the footage they used. They don't even give any context to his input.
