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Old 08-11-2005 | 08:56 PM
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Default RE: Producer Looking to Cast for T.V. Pilot

With all due respect, I'd like to ask one question. Will you be framing hunting and hunters in a fair and balanced manner? I have yet to see much from Hollywood that has been very favorable or that represents hunting in a true sense.
I'm with manuman on this one. Hollywood has a really bad track record forportraying hunters ina less than flattering manner, usually either as stupid, bumblingoafs and/or bloodthirstycrazies thatshoot anything that moves and could care less about sportsmanship, safety, ethics or fair chase. Hollywood also has a hard time distinguishing betweenlawful hunters and poachers (which isn't surprizing since Hollyweird generally has a really hard time with reality in general. One only has to watch one of themany "reality shows" for ample proof of this).

My point is that I doubt that you'll get a genuinehunter and sportsman to volunteer for such a show. Notwithout firstconvincing and guaranteeinghim that youwon't pull a Michael Moore, and use fancy editingtricks andambush tactics to play fast and loose with the truth, so you cancram him into whatever stereotype you want your audience to see.

Besides that, I'm not sure you'd really want a the genuine article. A true hunter and sportsman won't be afraid to post the BS flag when your "creativedirecting" conflicts with reality, and won'twillingly sell his soul fora few bucksand portray himself as anything other than what he is. If this is what you want, then I think you're looking in the wrong place.

Mike


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