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April 21, 2004 at 11:05 am

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I’m a Producer working for the BBC in Bristol. We’re making a
documentary programme for BBC3 about the different and diverse ways
British people choose to party. Within this programme I’d love to
include a positive film about free parties and give the people on the
scene a chance to have their say.

Would anyone be able to give me some advice about whether I have any chance of making this film and maybe even put me in touch with people who would be happy to take part? I understand that you may be wary of the media but like I say this film will have a very positive slant on the scene, the parties, and the people who make them happen.

I can be contacted by email on louise.mason@bbc.co.uk or by phone on 01179 742313.

Thanks,
Louise
April 21, 2004 at 4:00 pm

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DJ FATTMAN

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sounds good m8, at least some 1 wants to show that we r not criminals.
April 21, 2004 at 5:22 pm

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BioTech

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Quote:

I understand that you may be wary of the media but like I say this film will have a very positive slant on the scene, the parties, and the people who make them happen.

Too right we are wary.

I’m sorry louise but we really can’t believe this will be a positive documentary. We only have your word, which isn’t exactly very solid.

I think/hope that most of us have learned that we cannot trust the media. I’m sure you may be a very nice person but your kind (for want of a better word) haven’t done much to ever help us over the years.

Besides. Even if it was a positive ‘slant’ then I don’t think getting a lot of public interest is a good thing at the moment. They unjustly hate us enough as it is.

I implore anyone thinking of getting involved with this to stay well away.
April 21, 2004 at 10:56 pm

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I know journalism is a twisted institution, totally corrupted by the need for profit, and has a tendancy to maintain the status quo and misrepresent facts and opinions as and when it suits, but it is the main way to communicate on a massive scale, and if we dont contribute to that communication we wont get heard. If we arent heard, we are easy to get rid of,so we need to keep turnin the other cheek to the media, because what else have we got? you cannot deny the medias power is massive, so why not harness that power? i know they all lie and dick us over every time, but if the alternitive is silence and inertia, im with getting dicked…………
April 22, 2004 at 3:04 pm

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I dont think you will have a chance Louise, people would’nt appreciate being shown on TV – I know I wouldnt, plus I dont think Rig owners or organisers would appreciate the attention considering the relationship between party people and the police at the moment.

As BioTech said stay well away – we dont need ‘public interest’
April 22, 2004 at 10:13 pm

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fRiJ

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Fraid I agree with Bio-Tech and Bluebell here, I only have to point to recent events in my neck of the woods to show that the media as a whole have no intention of showing us party goers in a positive way. There first point of contact is the police and they ensure that they put over the veiw of the police more than the veiw of the people who attend or organise these wonderful events. My experience tells me that you (the media) really arn’t intrested in positive stuff except as a filler for the last few seconds of a news broadcast.
April 23, 2004 at 1:05 pm

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Lou,

Speaking for myself, I think you’ll find it hard to raise much interest. Having observed free party people have a range of experiences in talking to the media (I refer you to two of the more balanced articles I can think of:

http://partyvibe.com/articles/inside_the_secret_raves.htm
http://partyvibe.com/articles/far_from_the_maddening_crowds.htm)

… reports have on the whole tended to be quite negative.

Having said that I think it’s shame, although to be expected. Certainly the fact that in television the subject doesn’t have any say in how they are portayed is big source of mistrust (Joe public thinks aloud: “So, well, I wonder whether Michael Jackson really is innocent? Hmmm, well I’ve no way of knowing, but the press certainly make it sound believable enough and he is a wierdo. I guess he must have sex with children then…”).

Regardless thanks for putting out some relevant programing such as Tower Block Dreams…
April 27, 2004 at 6:06 pm

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globalloon

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why doesn’t somebody agree to help, and then give the tv crew the run around the whole night, totally annoying the hell out of them, leading them a merry goose chase, just like the media has been doing to movements for years?

just an idea
April 28, 2004 at 1:22 pm

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Because, now u wrote that, they’ll know!
April 28, 2004 at 1:27 pm

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We would be stooping to their level then……..best keeping it for us to know and them to not!
April 29, 2004 at 11:04 am

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I dunno, there are people in all professions who perform badly or take the easy route.
BBC three is trying desperatly to appeal to the ‘yoot’. I reckon she’s genuine.
April 29, 2004 at 9:02 pm

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BioTech

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Originally posted by Unregistered
I dunno, there are people in all professions who perform badly or take the easy route.
BBC three is trying desperatly to appeal to the ‘yoot’. I reckon she’s genuine.

I think she is too. But the problem is that IMO any publicity is bad publicity for us.

The documentary could be very kind to us and highlight the great things that come form the parties.

But there is a tonn of people out there that will be afraid and angry at what we get up to. Wether it be from fear and misunderstanding or just general hatred of people being free and having a good time.

The result will be more pressure on the powers that be to try and shut us down.
April 29, 2004 at 9:12 pm

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General Lighting

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Looks like Louise has turned up on here as well…. these journos get everywhere 😉

I won’t repeat in its entirety what I said on Squatjuice (it wasn’t rude or anything but the points have already been made here) but I’m also of the opinion it won’t help anyone making this film.

Not the party crews, nor Louise’s career; she would be well advised (particularly as she comes across as a genuine person who likes a party or two) to find other subject matter.

Under current BBC policy these sort of programmes are supposed to represent a “balanced view” – that means the Police get their say as well – either as part of the programme or from putting in a formal complaint about it “promoting illegal activity”. and we all know what can happen here 🙁
April 29, 2004 at 9:19 pm

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General Lighting

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Looks like Louise has turned up on here as well…. these journos get everywhere 😉

I won’t repeat in its entirety what I said on Squatjuice (it wasn’t rude or anything but the points have already been made here) but I’m also of the opinion it won’t help anyone making this film.

Not the party crews, nor Louise’s career; she would be well advised (particularly as she comes across as a genuine person who likes a party or two) to find other subject matter.

Under current BBC policy these sort of programmes are supposed to represent a “balanced view” – that means the Police get their say as well – either as part of the programme or from putting in a formal complaint about it “promoting illegal activity”. and we all know what can happen here 🙁
May 1, 2004 at 5:39 am

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Sorry Lou, I have to agree that the film would stir up loads of grief, but hey a least you had a go, perhaps you should take your film crew to a Mcfestival like reading or Glasto and film the very ‘Positive’ money makers at the acceptable end of the scale! point out to the masses the irony of MEAN FIDDLER running the party in a POW camp!

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