'Looking for REAL surfers who have been getting creative at home while in lockdown and have made films of them 'surfing'"
A few weeks ago, the WSL, a content generation company that was once a front for a world surfing tour, launched an initiative called #HomeBreakChallenge.
If you self-identify as a “surfer” you are encouraged to post videos of you, or kid or pal, pretending to surf.
According to the WSL website, “The WSL Home Break Challenge has been going off! We will be crowning the world’s first 2020 WSL Home Break Challenge champ, so good luck!”
Entries include,
All inspiring, welcoming, inclusive and so on.
But did you know there was a casting call for “real surfer” to star in the making of these little videos, offering up to $2500 for adults, $1500 for kids and a minimum $500, adults, and $250, kids, for a four-hour filming session?
Here’s an email doin’ the rounds.
Project Falconbear
Commercial, Non-Union Posted: 4/6/2020
Union Status Non-Union
Conflicts N/A – but it is for a major social network platform
Run(Usage) 3 months TV North America, and paid online media. 12 months non-broadcast, industrial, unpaid online media, internal, PR.
Rate Adults: $500/4 hr session, $2500 buyout if featured in final edit, Kids: $250/4 hr session, $1500 buyout if featured in final edit
Submissions Due By 4/18/2020
Audition Dates 4/9/2020, 4/10/2020, 4/11/2020, 4/12/2020, 4/13/2020, 4/14/2020, 4/15/2020, 4/16/2020, 4/17/2020
Shoot/Performance Dates
4/13/2020, 4/14/2020, 4/15/2020, 4/16/2020, 4/17/2020, 4/18/2020, 4/19/2020
Shoot/Performance Dates Note
ALL TALENT WILL SHOOT THEMSELVES IN HOME WITH PHONE/MOBILE DEVICE
Project Notes
RATES
Adult Session Fee: $500/shoot day || reshoot fee (if required) $250
Child Session Fee: $250/shoot day || reshoot fee (if required) $100
Adult Buyout: $2,500/ 3 months TV North America, and paid online media. 12 months
non-broadcast, industrial, unpaid online media, internal, PR.
Child Buyout: $1,500/ 3 months TV North America, and paid online media. 12 months
non-broadcast, industrial, unpaid online media, internal, PR.
Session:
-Designated as a 4 hr period to be directed from home via laptop or phone/mobile device
Re-Shoot:
-An additional 2 hr period to be directed from home via laptop or phone/mobile device
PR CLAUSE
TERM: In Perpetuity
TERRITORY: Worldwide
Special terms
● The Contributor/Artist waives any right to approve of the Materials, Campaign, Creative, works.
● The Contributor/Artist waives any right to enjoin or impair CLIENT’s use of the Materials Any footage (UGC) shot/supplied/shared by contributors for the purpose of this campaign
is fully cleared for the use on the above Media/Term/Territories and no further fees are applicable.
● The Contributor confirms that they have the absolute right to or permission to grant to us the right to show on film photograph and recordings all or any part of their Property and no further consents are required from any person(s) with respect to them entering into this
Agreement.
Role
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REAL SURFER WHO IS MAKING “SURF” FILMS AT HOME / Non-Union / Principal / Male or Female / All Ethnicities / 13-99
We will be hosting Skype and FaceTime interviews ONLY – do not submit talent if they do not have access
Looking for REAL surfers who have been getting creative at home while in lockdown and have made films of them “surfing” – please see reference videos:
– https://www.instagram.com/p/B-19l8bH5uv/
– https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/homebreakchallenge/
PLEASE INDICATE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND YOUR STORY IN SUBMISSION NOTES OR SEND A SUBMISSION EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS TO:
1. Name, Age
2. Location (city, state)
3. Contact info (cell, email, Skype/FaceTime)
4. Tell us about yourself and your love of surfing. Please include links to your stop motion videos
5. Recent photos
Wardrobe: Surf attire – we will want to see your set up during your interview
Rate: Adults: $500/4 hr session, $2500 buyout if featured in final edit, Kids: $250/4 hr session, $1500 buyout if featured in final edit
As WSL CEO Erik Logan told Front Office Sport, “I’m very bullish that the other side of this is going to be a more robust media property with the World Surf League and a more inclusive media property for our endemic partners, our surfers, and our fans. And, I think, a more widely consumed product than we’ve ever had before because of the platforms, so I’m energized by the opportunity we have to think about the business.”
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i love when women wear one piece bathing suits.
“Non Union” features heavily is the above #homebreakchallenge content drive ad. This is just horrible E-logs
These are the ones who should be actively pursued by the surf police.
Or perhaps it becomes the next sport to follow in gaming’s footsteps and the threat of them entering the ocean eliminated.
I swear if you shot that then bunted a blow up doll you’d eclipse the whole of wsl clicks for fukken ever.
Haha! Bunted? Haven’t heard that one before but I like it! I used to be one helluva drag bunter back in high school. Switch hitter too! Spent hours and hours in the cages perfecting my swing
Dam that child labor is cheap
GoFaux cams
i’ll give it a try tonight in my living room. derek, you jump in the tree out front and film through the window…..you big creep.
Wait so they paid all these people to do this?
Too good.
I wonder if any of the CT will be cajoled into making an entry as part of the promotion? I can’t wait to see which patsy cracks first.
Edit: I’m calling Griffin
Oh there’s been plenty! Italo, Courtney, above, Kanoa etc.
Hmm seems I need to update who I’m following on Insta.
Wait… *reads list* …no I don’t.
Thanks for the Freddie Gibbs tip! Dude is fire, Im disappointed with myself for overlooking him all this time.
CRIME PAYS
So good! Piñata on high rotation currently
Def Ítalo with the whole stoke-ed schtick. No need to crack Conner Coff, he’s been preparing to do this for years.
MyGod I am enjoying this.
Have you been sitting under sprinkler and making Tik Tok videos?
I’ve been surfing a LOT, really enjoying it, local crew bonding, everyone’s getting to know each other a bit better, grommets are ripping.
Gosh you could almost make a movie about it. But nobody is thank God.
I should add, if it wasn’t obvious, that what the ‘enjoying’ comment referred to is the excruciating failure of the Content Strategy.
World Socialmedia League
*spreads leaves* hi!
Sounds like a late night tearful call was made to Oprah,
And she came up with this.
And don’t ever call me again Eric, click.
Yo Gail, fuk that Elo bitch!!
Right on Ops, for real!!
I feel sick.
I just was sick.
Fukken hell …
But such robust property!
Unbelievable.
Lingchi – hahahahar
A thousand cuts of Shit vid.
wonder what people would think if guys made videos, where incidentally, 75% of the video is footage of their schlongs, covered of course, and involved in some other activity, i.e, hiking, fake surfing, or whatever – the possibilties are endless.
The Ultra-Hard Surf Candy dish would spilleth over like an infinity pool.
I’ll come over to Montgomery and we can make one together? No shirts!