Have any helmet cammers had this message.

[Leedsbusdriver]

I have recently had an interesting message posted to me on Youtube from a representative of a TV company who is interested in making a programme about helmet and dash cams.
I have declined their offer to talk to them though i have given them permission to use any of my videos should they want to (as if they would)

Dear 1qaz0pllm,​

​

I am writing from a television company called Leopard Films. We produce a range of factual programmes for all the key UK broadcasters. We are currently working on a documentary programme for BBC One about the phenomenon of cyclists wearing cameras on their helmets or bikes to record their experiences on the road. We are also looking at footage recorded by dashcams in vehicles and I have been looking at the footage you have posted online with great interest! ​

To help me with my research, I wonder if you could spare some time for a quick chat on the phone? To explain a little about Leopard Films and what we do. ​

To give a quick overview, we produce quite a range of mostly factual programmes for a number of different channels, including 'Missing' for BBC ONE, the long running series about Missing persons; the documentary 'The Day The Immigrants Left' with Evan Davies; Filthy Rotten Scoundrels, about flytipping; and most recently a 3D film of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake for theatrical release later this year. ​

I can be contacted on the number below, or if you email me your number I'd be glad to call at a time that suits. ​

I look forward to hearing from you in due course. ​

 

[gaz]

yes.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Aww and i thought i was special Are you talking to them Gaz?

 

[gb155]

Not me

 

[gaz]

Aww and i thought i was special Are you talking to them Gaz?

yes.

 

[Archie_tect]

This could get... interesting!

 

[lukesdad]

This could get... interesting!

gaz " yes "

 

[Dan B]

"mostly factual"? They only make some bits up, then ...

 

[Archie_tect]

Look at all these loonies....

 

[Aperitif]

Leopard Films - they knock spots off the competition.

 

[Linford]

Do you get veto over the final production if you don't like the edit ?

It could paint you in a very good, or very bad light depending on what is going through the head of the TVco

 

[screenman]

Why not talk to them, I find this bit confusing.

 

[Linford]

I would not want any TVco to use any footage of mine unless I had an incling of how they were lookingto portray me. I've had enough dealing with the regualr press to see how they distort a picture in the name of a good story.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

How can a TV company twist a story when the evidence is on video?

 

[AlexTheory]

How can a TV company twist a story when the evidence is on video?

"This incident caught on film when viewed in isolation may seem damning evidence of an over-aggressive driver...but what the film DOESN'T show is that 50 yards back the Cyclist did indeed choke out a Badger and drop kicked a Kitten"