Side note: the original Channel 4 version of Utopia was one of my favourite series of recent years. Visually stunning and with a superb soundtrack. I can only hope that the Amazon series gets close to be as good...
Adam On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 3:37 AM Mark Jeffries <spotligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > My experience with YONDRs is the occasional extra work I do. Earlier this > year I did the forthcoming Amazon series "Utopia" (starring No. 1 Bernie > Bro John Cusack and Dwight Schrute) and they had us put our phones in the > YONDRs while we were on the clock--and the producers and casting people do > emphasize that they don't want the extras revealing ANYTHING. Looks like > YONDRs are becoming more common--yesterday one of the casting agencies had > an update session and toy drive at the Cinespace studios on the near South > Side in Chicago next to the lunchroom for "Empire" and the extras were > having the YONDRs opened up for lunch so they could look at their phones. > > Also, a recent E-mail from the people who cast extras for "Chicago PD" > reminded us that we are not to put in check-ins on FB for any location > other than Cinespace. Dick Wolf's people consider the locations by > themselves as privileged information, even if it doesn't really reveal any > plot points. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > spotligh...@gmail.com > > > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 8:50 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 8:58 AM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Like most, I've never heard of anyone signing an NDA to see any kind of >>> entertainment. >>> >>> When I used to get to see the odd preview movie screening via work, they >>> would occasionally take our phones from us for the screening, or get us to >>> sign something to say that we'd basically not make public comment on the >>> film until a certain date (which I think continues to be fairly standard >>> practice). But that's a work environment, and so is broadly acceptable. I >>> suspect they make you do similar if you're invited to a test screening. >>> >>> In a consumer environment, where I'm paying, this is ridiculous. I >>> wouldn't buy a ticket if I couldn't say what I wanted. I've no problem with >>> clamping down on cellphone use, using either those pouches, stern warnings >>> or whatever. But signing a [potentially] legally enforceable document to >>> get in a venue? No thanks. >>> >>> In fact I'd be much more inclined to widely share whatever took place as >>> a consequence. And it's never a good look suing your own fans. >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGAdQGXU_ERYAYicjYYCD0nXkv0BW0J2rCXANySsZFXFPQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> >> >> The reason I say an NDA is unenforceable is that the ticket buyer does >> not sign one. The contract between the buyer and the performer is the buyer >> gives money and the performer gives permission to enter. Then the performer >> adds an unagreed to clause suppressing speech. If an NDA was on the tickets >> page of the website and you had to agree to those terms before you could >> buy a ticket it would be a different matter. And one that would keep me >> from buying a ticket. >> >> Professional media has an embargo. If a media person wants to interview a >> writer, the publisher might ask for an embargo, meaning that the interview >> won't be published until the book is out. If the media outlet breaks the >> embargo the enforcement is simple - the publisher cuts out that outlet from >> future participation. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHiWsctXD1b2egecQTs9HZiHYEck7zn%3DBY11Yg2V72PCg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHiWsctXD1b2egecQTs9HZiHYEck7zn%3DBY11Yg2V72PCg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8Ox6DOUvLu7SW0Qk99cfq1JARnsxX70%2BafGAjZtH-bDg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi8Ox6DOUvLu7SW0Qk99cfq1JARnsxX70%2BafGAjZtH-bDg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGA5SUBnd9ZkOZEnbmt_iYb4U_mc1OJ%2B6JkEaG0xMFVkgQ%40mail.gmail.com.
