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I have been cast to be in a pilot for a TV show today.
Well actually I'm just an extra but was invited and will get paid a whopping $130 for showing up and bringing my coupe. Car will be in a parking lot at a movie theater.
Only problem is it's raining today and my coupe might melt before I get there. :???:
Report more later......
 
Gary,

hopefully its this afternoon, and the rain will stop. good luck with that though.

s
 
Sounds good - you (your coupe) will be famous! Keeping my fingers crossed for the rain to stop though. Otherwise I sense an inner conflict coming up... ;)
I actually had a similar issue though when bringing my coupe to a friend for sheet metal work/rust remediation 1 week ago - of course it had to rain THAT day and I had to tape it all up with the rear windows/mechanisms already out and all... so much to: It never rains in California :)
Good luck!
 
dbower said:
Let me guess: "Fast and Furious 7"?
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Slow and frustrating would be more like it.

Well that was a bust. Arrived on time at 4:30. Car could not be put in place. Waited, waited, waited and at 9:30 three of us that brought cars were released. Drove 40+ miles and was almost hit by women changing lanes on the way there and then supposed to get paid $130 for me and the car which will probably be prorated. Had a bag of popcorn and eventually at 8 PM a piece of pizza and a cup of coffee.
Not doing that again.
It's no wonder these programs and movies cost so much. There were 50 production people there. 6 Semi Trucks, they rented a theater they never shot in and paid for about 30 extra's including about 6-8 cars. There were 2-3 security guards and 3 AtlantaPD off duty cops. Not only that it rained most of the time I was out.
It's no wonder they need tax breaks given by the state, but look at the money they spent. Win, Win for the state of Georgia.

BTW Fast and Furious had already started production on their next movie here in Atlanta when Paul Walker the co-star was killed the other day.

My car certainly isn't a show car but I have spent the last year working on mechanical issues so lots of parts and a bunch of sweat equity so just not worth the exposure and liability for things like this. Now if they want to buy it or rent it long term for some serious money then fine. No more casting calls for me.
 
m5bb said:
Now if they want to ... rent it long term for some serious money then fine. No more casting calls for me.
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Here in southern California, where a lot of advertisements, films and TV series are filmed, there is a sizable demand for classic cars as props. The lore is that it is interesting, but as you discovered, tedious. It sounds great to get a few hundred bucks for the use of your car, but once you factor in your own time it becomes less appealing.

Yea, renting the car long term might seem like a better approach - you aren't waiting around while some star puts on her makeup. But keep in mind that the geniuses who organize the shoot (who are definitely NOT car people) will be handling your baby.
 
We've had a few movies and commercials filmed in our old house and I can tell you they will be very nice to you when they want something then not necessarily treat it like you would when they have possession of it. Be prepared for stuff to happen, I don't care about walls etc. being damaged because that's a simple repair, but I would likely not let them use my coupe unless a very thorough damage agreement is worked out ahead of time, like "you scratch it, you repaint the whole thing" kinda deal.
 
My Coupe was used in the Karen Carpenter movie. I could have just let them have the car but elected to go with it. I did not trust letting them have it to do as they wished. It worked out fine. I got to observe how they film movies and got a nice free lunch with the actors and crew. I got the $200 with or without me being there.

The only thing that was unnerving is when the actor tried to put it in gear without disengaging the clutch. The grinding gears reminded him that it was a manual transmission. Fortunately, no damage was done to the transmission.
 
Time to extend the charter of the American Humane Association and have a "no classics were harmed" at the end of movies.


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But the problem is that the AHA's flexible application of the "no animals were harmed" credit leaves plenty of animals harmed. Notably, the credit doesn't apply during hiatuses in filming, when the harm wasn't intentional, or if the harm happened when the cameras aren't recording.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-no-animals-were-harmed-actually-means-2013-11#ixzz2mS5mktW6
 
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