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12-06-2009, 05:30 PM #1
How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
How do I get gigs where I dont have to get on the roof, crawl under a house, go into an attic, or work up a sweat? And can I get someone to rotate around me with a camera while I put on my toolbelt.
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12-06-2009, 06:24 PM #2
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
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12-06-2009, 06:29 PM #3
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12-07-2009, 06:40 AM #4
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
IJS: First you will need Teflon lips to kiss all of the ass necessary to meet all of the right people to even be considered, Then, and perhaps more importantly, you will need to be a completely incompetent schmuck who would rather be an entertainer than a true professional inspector.
Those of you who do guided walking tutorials for you attention-deficient clients while in the midst of inspecting are prime candidates, and those types of clients will be your future audience.
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12-07-2009, 08:56 AM #5
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
First you need to post headshots here so we can assess if you are good looking enough, have just the right amount of trimmed facial hair and as AD mentioned have the proper lips for all that puckering.
Seriously though, I used to have a client in entertainment who told me most of it was about having someone to put your name forward and push it. I guess you could call and ask.
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12-07-2009, 10:11 AM #6
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12-07-2009, 03:50 PM #7
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
It's all in the marketing. Doesn't matter what the product is, cost or quality. Or even if it is viable or useful.
Who'd a thunk that we would buy a rock and call it a pet? Or pay more for bottled water than we do for gasoline?
Just remember that it ain't that we get what we deserve, we get what we negotiate.
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12-07-2009, 05:34 PM #8
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12-07-2009, 06:51 PM #9
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
I think they call those "Publicists" and "Agents".
Seriously, to sell usually needs some sort of "gimick" as well as some sort of "appeal".
Perhaps a spinning (a la barbershop) "dancers" brass pole, some practice on it, and a tripod mounted camera + You-tube = you could DIY it and hopefully go viral - let the morning news, news magazines & Hollywood come to you! (Don't forget to send 5% consultant fee this way when you get the deal).
P.S. There's always sweat involved, magic of hollywood doesn't always let you see it.
Last edited by H.G. Watson, Sr.; 12-07-2009 at 07:00 PM.
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12-07-2009, 06:58 PM #10
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
How about the freak show Realtors in California. I think the show is called the million dollar sale or something like that. 2 of them are openly gay and the third is a serious gay wanna be with his hair combed forward all around his face like a werewolf, gay sounding, annoying unbelievable that anyone wanted to take this guy seriously, to sell them a home to them.
Nothing agaunst gays folks. Just these three guys on the show.
They cannot be serious showing freak show garbage like that on television. AND they actually have enough folks watching the freak show to keep it on the air.
Total insanity.
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12-07-2009, 07:09 PM #11
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Ted
I've never seen or even heard of it. Sounds like you watch it often. Tell us more about it.
' correct a wise man and you gain a friend... correct a fool and he'll bloody your nose'.
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12-07-2009, 07:18 PM #12
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12-07-2009, 09:50 PM #13
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
Ask Steve Ramos HGTV's house detective.
Home Inspector Santa Rosa, CA Home Inspection Service, Mold Inspection Service/
Steve came to the Great Lakes Chapater of ASHI, good presentation and nice guy.
If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest
Benjamin Franklin
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12-07-2009, 10:31 PM #14
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
Department of Redundancy Department
Supreme Emperor of Hyperbole
http://www.FullCircleInspect.com/
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12-08-2009, 03:48 AM #15
Re: How do I get gigs like HGTVs House Detective?
P.S. There's always sweat involved, magic of hollywood doesn't always let you see it.
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12-08-2009, 03:52 AM #16
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