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Quote: Winterlight @ March 25, 2008, 10:10 AM

Don't know if this has been asked or mentioned, but:

Seefacts, what did you wear to the meeting?


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A grin, probably.
 
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Quote: Winterlight @ March 25, 2008, 10:10 AM

Don't know if this has been asked or mentioned, but:

Seefacts, what did you wear to the meeting?


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I went totally naked.

No, I wore chords, a shirt and a jumper. But topped it off with my ace bright blue trainers. And a retro man bag.

I wanted to wear something totally casual like a t-shirt - which is how I REALLY dress most of the time, but my girlfriend said I'd look like a little boy. "I AM a little boy" I would protest. I basically dressed how I would if I was going out - one notch above in smartness compared to my normal attire. But it really doesn't matter, within reason.


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A grin, probably.


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Yeah, and that.
 
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But what did you drink?
At a recent meeting with a Production Company, I copied the Chief Executive and asked for a coffee, when I really wanted the red wine on offer.
 
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Quote: JohnnyD @ March 25, 2008, 12:29 PM

But what did you drink?
At a recent meeting with a Production Company, I copied the Chief Executive and asked for a coffee, when I really wanted the red wine on offer.


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I'd JUST had a coffee from the near by Starbucks so my drinking needs were fulfilled.
 
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Just read this. Congrats and all the best.

Fingers crossed for you. I was in a similar position a couple of years back and it all came to naught, so it would be good to see somebody else break through a bit, give me renewed hope!
 
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It's lead to me being on the verge of having some sketches go on the telly, I'll find out more soon.
 
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Best of luck, mate. ;)
 
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Quote: Seefacts @ March 25, 2008, 1:31 PM

It's lead to me being on the verge of having some sketches go on the telly, I'll find out more soon.


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Exciting stuff. Hope it works out for you.
 
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Quote: David Bussell @ March 25, 2008, 1:57 PM

Exciting stuff. Hope it works out for you.


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Thanks. I'm just waiting for my confirmation call, but I've more or less had it confirmed from the producer.

Looking forward to getting paid about 5 pounds.

What IS the rate for sketches - anyone know?
 
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Dunno for TV. 'BBC rate minuteage' was about £55 per broadcast minute for the radio from an independent production company, but then I got £33 per minute for BBC7 (not sure if that's cos it's less for digital).

I got told by a head of comedy that for sitcom it's about £7500 per hour of comedy, which I guess works out at about £125 per minute-ish. Sounds about right to me but I can't confirm, and I'm assuming sketch/sitcom rates are similar.

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I was told by a sketch-writer that it's around a couple of hundred pounds per sketch.

Enough to buy some more 'going out cords'.
 
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All a writer needs!
 
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Quote: Winterlight @ March 25, 2008, 5:47 PM



Enough to buy some more 'going out cords'.


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I'm a cord-wearer - is that soooooo bad? I'm a bit like the Olympic torch - I never go out. So I do have clothes which I refer have 'going out' a prefix.

If you want to know what I look like think that pixel avatar with shorter hair, brown chords, blue trainers and some kind of indie t-shirt. Facially I'm a cross between Matthew Corbett and Simon Pegg.
 
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Aw.

Cords are good.
 
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I don't think I've had any since I was little.

They're something I'd like to try one day.

I saw a band once called 'The Bandits' who weren't very good, but their singer looked really cool in cream cords and red trainers.
 
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