drivewasher wrote:For goodness sake!
Has anyone thought they rang because they have seen the slating they are getting in this post, obviously trying to regain some credability.
Too late I fear
I didn't come down with the last shower of rain and believe it or not I do realise why they called me today but I felt the right thing to do was to acknowledge this and at least give them the credit for calling. I also felt it right to to let the other people who they had contacted what had happened.
As a far as I am concerned, they have found an alternative car and I am looking forward to seeing the programme. If you don't like the programme then there is always the "Off" button I guess.
PhilR wrote:Yep, Matt phoned me too and apologised. Credit to him for doing this and in fairness I told him I would post an update saying he had called me to explain the difficulties they had with filming schedules.
I understand that they have found an alternative car to film with so will look forward to seeing the programme when its aired.
"...the difficulties they had with filming schedules."
The 'difficulties' they state are actually a normal part of their job for which they are paid. So what the above really means is, 'I am not competent enough to do my job' or 'I don't really value you and your time'.
In any case I think the Young Minor Owners did all the real work on the car at the Classic Car Show
I'm sorry to see some of you had problems with Attaboy TV. I noticed the request on a Facebook link on Saturday evening and I sent Ollie a text. After a call on Monday I agreed to take my car to their filming yesterday. One think they look for is a car in a contast colour to the one they are rebuilding, so the viewers don't think it's the same one.
We started about 8h30 shooting my Trav and another car (They requested I didn't say). After intial filming of small close up driving shots of the front wheel turning etc, they set my car up for some static shots. The crew took real care cleaning the car and setting it up at the correct angle for the light, which wasn't easy.
I must admit that the 3hrs of photos and static shot was a little excessive for a 3minute clip but the results I saw were really amazing. After lunch we filmed the car using a tracking vehicle in front, which look really good, I can't wait to see the final cut.
The crew on the day took a lot of care of my car and me, acting in a professional manor all day. They all worked well as a team and put a lot of thought into what they were doing. They never thrashed mine or the other car around the location, they were more concered with getting the correct shots than racing cars. I would be quite happy to let them take other cars in my garage for the next series.
The sun went down about 4pm so they had to stop. I think if it was sunny until 7pm, they would of continued. After a round trip of 340miles of driving, my Trav didn't miss a beat, althought a warmer heater would of made the drive better.
So they had yet another Minor owner on standby then! And when they contacted littleblackflash on Monday they were still getting back to me! I think drivewasher sums it up perfectly, they have definitely made arrangements with several of us without having decided which they were going to use and been extremely economical with the truth. The experience has definitely soured me on making my car available to companies like this and I won't be putting it forward again to a bunch of flyboys hoping that starstruck owners will jump through hoops just in the hope of getting their car on tv. And considering that they also screwed jlh about too I'm thinking I might post on some other classic forums and warn owners to just not deal with them at all!
Utterly shabby company - hope sincerely that next time they look for a car they get told to naff off
Mike http://www.TheMinorSite.co.uk
Modified Best Engine Bay - Kelmarsh National Rally 2012
1st Place Modified - Kelmarsh National Rally 2012 woohoo!
I was asked by a film company to supply my car for a shoot - until I asked them if they had public liability insurance, just in case someone dropped a camera on my car. They decided that they did not need my car after all.
It works both ways.
