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JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:05 am
by Leo Bolter
The interest by the media for Jowetts seems to have extended all the way to New Zealand. :)

I had occasion to drive our Jupiter to the local shopping centre to manually post a letter last Friday. I parked it right outside the Post Shop and was just getting out of the car when a fellow rushed up and said he wondered if I had a couple of minutes to talk about my car . . . . I said sure, as I reached for the handouts I have had printed so as to be able to give a bit of "hardcopy" to those who show an interest (It helps too if it so happens you need to make a quick getaway!).

Well it turned out that he wanted a bit more than five minutes. He was a producer for a TV Station and happened to have his camera and ancillary gear in his car right there in the car park. He'd seen me and the car as I'd driven to the shopping centre and followed me into the car park.

To shorten the story somewhat (unusual for me, I know!) we spent about 45 minutes in a unoccupied area of the park with a nice shrubbery background. He had me get out of the car and yack on about the car, it's background and history, then open the bonnet to show the engine (more natter!) close it down, start the car then drive off (with a nice burbling exhaust note . . . . I hope). After that he videoed me arriving at the spot the car had been parked, and also as I turned the engine off and got out . . . all the usual back to front and out of sequence "film" shooting practice!

I hate to think how my dulcet toned voice will come over and how many errrs and ahhhs I made . . . . I was more than somewhat nervous . . . but at least when the editing is done there'll be less than five minutes "in the can" (if it goes to air at all!). He wanted still images of the restoration and it's use as a wedding car e-mailed to him as well as digital copy of the Jowett Company info., the Clubs (NZ and World wide . . . I gave the forum a plug, incidentally).

So, I should get a DVD of the results of all this in due course. And, there were murmurings of doing a bigger feature instead of this little "fill in". If this come to pass I'll have to get a bit of practice in speaking in front of a camera and ask my Daughter (who's a trained Make-up artist . . worked for BBC and others in UK) to try to "guild this lilly" somewhat (me, in case you were wondering! :D

I should now confess . . this isn't a glam as it all suggests . . . all this was done, NOT for National TV, but Local TV :oops:

Still, it was fun (in retrospect) and there'll be a little bit of exposure for the Marque.

I'll let you know what transpires . .
Cheers. Leo.

Re: JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:53 pm
by Forumadmin
Our very own TV star!

Re: JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:31 pm
by Amy
What a lovely thing to happen! :-) You'll have to put it on YouTube.when you getvthe finished piece, I look forward to seeing it.

Amy.

Re: JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:51 am
by Leo Bolter
Hello Amy.

Yes. I guess it was a nice surprise . . . People often say "s**t happens" when something nasty occurs, but occasionally something "nice happens" too! I can't say I was overwhelmed by keenness to participate though, but . . . well . . . I did it.

You may be interested to know that I managed to say, at one stage during my spiel, that a beautiful example of one of these cars, in the UK, recently took out the top accolade as "Best Car in The Land" from a field of about 1,000 of the best cars in the country. I do hope that's included in the few minutes that are not consigned to the editors "cutting room floor"! If so, be ready to take a bow "team" :)

I've decided to reserve judgement regarding putting the results up on YouTube for the world to see . . . it's one thing making a ninny of oneself in front of a relatively few locals :oops:, but . . . oh well, we'll see! Anyway, the snippet may not even get broadcast at all.

Best regards to you and your family . . .
Leo.

Re: JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:04 pm
by Forumadmin
You can always put it into the Gallery so that only like minded people can view!

Re: JOWETTS on TELEVISION

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:06 pm
by Leo Bolter
For further information refer to: http://jowett.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2016)