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
I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE DREAM SEASON SHOW AND APPLYING BUT I DID NOT WANT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY FOOTAGE TO ENTER. AS BEST I COULD FIGURE FROM THE APPLICATION AND MAYBE I INTERPETED THE LEGAL JARGON WRONG BUT I THINK THEY COULD USE FOOTAGE THEY RECEIVED FROM APPLICATIONS AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ELSE SHOT THE DEER. IF I LOOSE CONTROL OF MY FOOTAGE I WANT TO AT LEAST GET FULL CREDIT FOR IT. I DECIDED NOT TO APPLY.
BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS TV. THEY HAVE TO FILL 30 MINUTES AND SOME DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN OTHERS.THE ONES THAT ARE BAD I DO NOT WASTE MY TIME WATCHING. I LIKE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER OF ARROWS IN THEIR QUIVER.........DOES NOT ALWAYS MATCH WITH WHAT YOU SEE GOING ON AND CONVERTS BACK SOMETIMES.
I REALLY HATE TO SEE THEM TAKE POOR ANGLE SHOTS. I SHUTTER TO THINK HOW MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUND. AND NEVER SHOW UP ON THE SHOWS.
ENOUGH RAMBLING JUST MY 2 CENTS WORTH- PAT