Reality
Eligible Men
Daily Motion has a video of found footage of dating agency videos, which shows a procession of hapless men explaining what they are looking for in love “vivacious, foxy”, “the goddess”, and why they are eligible bachelors (“I’m an executive by day and a wild man at night.” “I’m atonal.”, “I’m interested in most phases [...]
Odd Cops
You don’t see this every day: A cop playing a guitar to a busker A Staffordshire bull terrier being frisked A lady cop watching a naked man do an unconventional high-wire act See more on Trendhunter
Pyjama Girls Documentary
Director Maya Derrington noticed that there was a propensity for the people of Dublin to walk around the city in their pyjamas. This observation inspired her to make Pyjama Girls, an observational documentary that focuses on a group of teenage girls who live in the Basin Street Flats in Dublin’s Inner City. The film is [...]
Undercover theatre
In Washington DC, unsuspecting shoppers, diners or park goers can find themselves suddenly witnessing what appears to be a shoot out or someone being chased by federal agents, but it’s all part of a new kind of street theatre, dubbed ‘threat theatre’ in which the audience are extraneous. The point is not to entertain, but [...]
Foreign Embassies
Brits are causing trouble abroad again – badgering British embassies with a litany of embarrassingly trivial complaints, ranging from the mother who wanted the British consulate in Florida to help her teenage son pack his suitcase and a traveller in Zambia who wanted the high commission to call in sick for him at work. Got [...]
Spotlab
Spotlab is the Winner of NATPE’s Next TV Competition for Reality/Unscripted. It follows 15 new directors who have three months to learn how to direct their own ad. In fact they walk away with a showreel for three spots, and hopefully a new career. As part of the program they get access to industry insiders [...]
Random Acts of Reality
Random Acts of Reality is a blog by Tom Reynolds, an Emergency Medical Technician (or ambulance man, but don’t let him catch you calling him that) in the London ambulance service. Recent posts include a call to a teenager who has a sore hand as a result of punching something (or someone), a rant against [...]
Dr Feelgood
Slate Magazine explores why doctors end up giving celebrities too many pills: JFK, Marlene Dietrich, Elvis, Anna Nicole Smith, and now Michael Jackson. Elvis’s doctor explained that he did it “because I cared too much”, but the article concludes that: “Like the drug-addled celebrity, Dr. Feelgood is a true addict, hooked not on OxyContin or [...]
Showbizzle
Showbizzle is a new website that mixes social networking, scripted web series (x23 eps) with 40 different characters, and career advice for making it in Tinsel Town. The action focuses on Janey who hangs out with her friends who are trying to make it in the biz in Hollywood. The site also features interviews with [...]
What Does the Ambassador Do?
There’s been a certain amount of harrumphing in Washington DC about the appointment of Louis Susman, retired vice chairman of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (and Obama fundraiser of $500,000), to be ambassador to Britain. Another big fundraiser ($100-200k), former financial analyst Charles Rivkin is heading to Paris to be America’s ambassador. Biotech lawyer John [...]
