RE: Is filming hunts becoming "Old Hat"?
Robin, I think the mentality you guys have is the right one. Do it real, do it right, and do it for fun. Eventually someone else with see that too. The big thing to getting noticed is your media kit, but that is way off topic.
To jump in right now as an independent production company that is going to bank on landing a TV show or selling DVDs is a very difficult proposition right now. The market is flooded and it is hard to stand out. Although just like any market that goes through a boom there is a bust that is sure to follow (look at the housing market). So, while there are a ton of shows out there right now the market saturation is becoming evident. Although there are new network channels popping up, the Pursuit Channel is supposed to debut this weekend. What I think will happen though is when that bust happens many of the lesser known and lesser quality shows will fall by the way side. The big boys and some of the better shows will be left standing with a few "cockroach" shows that will survive somehow. When that happens we should see fewer shows, but more quality in the shows and DVDs that are out there.
I think the hunting public that watches these shows are getting tired of the kill shows. That is kill after kill after kill. They want some stories, some entertainment, and most of all something that they can relate to. The groups that understand that and can put that together will be the survivors.