Get your FTO on TV?

[colm_mcm]

i saw this on another site:

Post 1
Hi

My name is Josef and I'm working on a TV project at the moment dealing in part with modified motors and the people who drive them. Basically, I'm looking to contact young guys and girls who are into modified motors. I was wondering if you knew of any upcoming events, big or small, over the next few weeks or so where people who are into modified motors might be gathering together?

Or maybe you might know of some young guys/girls who might be available for some filming - with their cars? Maybe you would be interested in taking part yourself. At the moment we are working on a pilot so we would need people aged between 17 and 23 (ideally within striking distance of Dublin) who would be up for an hour or so of filming and a quick on camera interview.

If you could let me know, I would appreciate it, my email address is josefoshea@hotmail.com.
Thanks for your time, Josef


Post 2
Hi everybody,

Plenty of contrasting views there. All i can say is this is for a pilot so what we film now will NOT be transmitted. We are looking to do a bigger project and this will tell us if it is viable and give us something to work with. It's not a prime time expose, it's not a scam, it's not a media studies project.

Basically, if anybody is interested in giving us an hour of their time at the weekend to be interviewed about car culture and young people, we would appreciate it, we promise not to use our fiendish mind control techniques to make you do anything silly. This time.

So get back in contact if you are interested and if you want me to call you and explain it further, mail me a number.

Thanks again - Josef

Post 3
PS Colm - we are not looking for extreme modifications - this is purely about young people and their cars, we just want to get a couple of people standing in front of their motors chatting about why they are into the scene, what it costs (I know insurance can be a real stretch), what you have to sacrifice, how other road users tend to regard you and so forth.
If you could post it on your club website, i would appreciate it,
thanks for your help,
Josef

[colm_mcm]

Maybe this would appeal to someone on here with a tastefully modified FTO to get some positive TV on modified cars. Maybe it won't lead anywhere but it may be fun to do.

[paul2508]

would d dan be interested? with his heavily moddified fto?

[Myfeckin FTO]

would d dan be interested? with his heavily moddified fto?

Don't think a TV show would suit - Dans FTO would be more of a 3 to 5 hour epic saga - something along the lines of Gone with the Wind. Could finish up with me in a 10 second cameo with my only lines being - "Frankly my dear - I don't give a damn!"

[paul2508]

would d dan be interested? with his heavily moddified fto?

Don't think a TV show would suit - Dans FTO would be more of a 3 to 5 hour epic saga - something along the lines of Gone with the Wind. Could finish up with me in a 10 second cameo with my only lines being - "Frankly my dear - I don't give a damn!"

haha good call

[Dragonheart]

Can't you just feel the love from MF's post?

[paul2508]

Can't you just feel the love from MF's post?

shows he cares...

[Bernard]

I think Dan would be the ideal candidate for a spot like this, albeit with a car more suited to him.... a Nova perhaps?

[colm_mcm]

They're not looking for heavily modded cars AFAIK.

[Muad_dib77]

Some of us are out from the get go.. He's lookign for YOUNG people..

[Dragonheart]

By the age group hes looking for its not going to be cars like Supras, Skylines, Evos, STIs, or cars like that hes going to be shooting either, more Corsas, Puntos, Civics, etc. Hope they are actually enthusiasts too and not 'boy racers'. No offence to any one in that age group by the way, I know most are sensible but obviously the risk factor is exactly where hes looking at. 17-23 year olds with modded cars in Dublin.

[Muad_dib77]

bring on the micras with the 1.3 units.. (1l on tax book)