dunefreak Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Posting this for a movie producer. They were going to use my buggy for their film, but the director now wants a couple silver sandrails since they might work better for their look they are trying to achieve. Do you own a silver sandrail? The producers of a National Geographic feature documentary of the book "Collapse" by Jared Diamond are looking for willing sandrail owners to participate in some futuristic sequences filming in August at Dumont Dunes and a nearby dry lake. They are looking for silver sandrails that have that futuristic look. Shooting will be 2-3 days. Owners will be compensated and can possibly drive their own vehicles. For more information, please contact lou@loudfilm.com. If you have any questions, just post them up or e-mail Lou. I have been in contact with her and know what they are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptNkllm Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Sounds pretty cool...And... you get to drive your own buggy... Maybe lol No Orange huh? Capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Sounds pretty cool...And... you get to drive your own buggy... Maybe lol No Orange huh? Capt have it wrapped silver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 First one that comes to mind is sandblowers v8rail!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrash1 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Mine is in the hospital right now. Little issue in Idaho with metal and lava rocks. Should be out by the end of August though and looking brand new again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Ask and you shall receive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Beautiful rides, guys. If you are interested in being part of the filming, please contact lou@loudfilm.com I do know they are shooting for Aug 13-16th for the shoot dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) I just sent her an email with pics and my # so we'll see what happens...... :B Edited July 30, 2009 by Ocotillo Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 I just sent her an email with pics and my # so we'll see what happens...... :B right on I was pretty excited about being a part of this and helping out until the director decided he had to have silver sandrails. They told me it would be at least $500 a day (or possibly a bit more), especially if they wanted to use my hauler for the crew to come in and cool down in between filming. It sounds like alot of fun. Hope it works out for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think he's gonna have a hard time finding someone. They want to do some exstensive mods to the buggy. FULLY enclose the engine, soloar panels on the roof and extend the wing trunk to make it look like a solar fin. I would have to make 4 trips total to and from the buggy modifier for getting the mods done and undone. 3 days total filming (away from home & in the middle of the week requiring time off work) with it being at 2 different locations. You will need both sand and Dez tires for your buggy. Buggy will be driven by Scientist dudes who have ZERO experiance driving buggies much less in the dunes. There would be MANY hours spent on the phone working everything out with an aluminum guy and corrdinating and such. For all this running around.....taking 3 days off work..........letting a 70K buggy be modified AND driven by gear grinding morons.......and the obvious 70K "buggy rental"....... He made a generous offer of gas money PLUS $500.00 total. Not a day but TOTAL!! :?: Needless to say I kindly declined his generous offer after I spit coffee all over my keyboard and counter offered. He did not accept and said he would call me Monday but I had a job come in for that time frame so I sent him an email saying sorry I HAD to take work. That gave me time to think about it and I decided I want no parts of this deal at all. I just hung up with him and told him that because he was inquiring about a different scheldue. Good luck to him........he's gonna need it :porn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richierichaz Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 How about the mad max look.. I still don't think it's enough $$$ though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 wow! They made it sound a whole lot simpler of a plan earlier on, not to mention a whole lot more compensation for a lot less b.s. I guess it wasn't a good opportunity after all. That sucks. Sorry to hear that. :porn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POULE43 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 (edited) Octillo Boy don't do it....The machines of the future are VERY QUIET!!!! The noise that your suspension makes in the dunes can be heard for MILES by everyone...........They will ask you to leave!!! :porn: Edited August 2, 2009 by POULE43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Octillo Boy don't do it....The machines of the future are VERY QUIET!!!! The noise that your suspension makes in the dunes can be heard for MILES by everyone...........They will ask you to leave!!! Now that is funny!!!!! :porn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 :porn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 First one that comes to mind is sandblowers v8rail!! I'll bite! I'm in the solar and energy business so this has me a little intrigued. Maybe I can get some marketing use as well. I'll send an email to learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 I'll bite! I'm in the solar and energy business so this has me a little intrigued. Maybe I can get some marketing use as well. I'll send an email to learn more. If your buggy is that front engine thing you may be in luck. you're buggy is semi futuristic-different looking. They would have to do very little mods to it and I think you may be a good match. FWIW.......I almost had them talked into $2500.00. By that time I decided it was not worth it for me. 800miles total. gas and diesel money. 3 days in dez plus the 4 trips to a modifier. About a weeks worth of time really with about $500.00 in exspenses made me decide it STILL was not even close to worth it. He called me asking about resheldue but I said I was not interested. He MIGHT go 2.5K so theres some info for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If your buggy is that front engine thing you may be in luck. you're buggy is semi futuristic-different looking. They would have to do very little mods to it and I think you may be a good match. FWIW.......I almost had them talked into $2500.00. By that time I decided it was not worth it for me. 800miles total. gas and diesel money. 3 days in dez plus the 4 trips to a modifier. About a weeks worth of time really with about $500.00 in exspenses made me decide it STILL was not even close to worth it. He called me asking about resheldue but I said I was not interested. He MIGHT go 2.5K so theres some info for ya. Thanks for the info! It looks like we'll get something worked out. I've got some "different" (new technology) looking solar panels that will work great on the car. And some other contributions that will serve the objective too. You're right, my car does not need much for cosmetic mods. The motor is very concealed for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspadoo Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks for the info! It looks like we'll get something worked out. I've got some "different" (new technology) looking solar panels that will work great on the car. And some other contributions that will serve the objective too. You're right, my car does not need much for cosmetic mods. The motor is very concealed for example. You should request in writing the option to utilize the clips which your car is being used for advertising / marketing your products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 You should request in writing the option to utilize the clips which your car is being used for advertising / marketing your products. 10-4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 What is the latest with this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 What is the latest with this?? We reached an agreement. The plan is to shoot in early October. Car mods to be made at my local shop, MetalCraft Motorsports. I'll be driving the car in most of the footage. They do need to get some shots with the talent, but that will be on flat land... nothing technical. My car is an automatic... anyone (almost) can drive it without compromising the powertrain. My family is looking forward to the experience and I am able to capture my own footage for marketing purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocotillo Boy Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Did this deal happen? How did it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandblower Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 We completed phase 1 two weeks ago in Glamis for 3 days. We had a super time! The crew was super to work with. I was able to take pictures, but can't post them or use them for my business until the finished product is released. Phase 2 includes running higher speeds on the dry lake bed at El Mirage shot from helicopter. The mods to my car were very minor. I mounted two solar panels to the roof. They covered up logos like King on the shocks, Momo on the steering wheel, etc. That's it. The motor is very concealed and the look worked perfect for their objective. I drove 100% of the time. They did have the actor that I doubled for start a scene sitting in my parked car, exiting, and walking away. That's the only time my butt wasn't in the driver's seat. This was the most hours I've spent in the car. The first day was over 8 hours in the car! We shoot Phase 2 right before T-day, probably on my way to Dumont for the holiday. Overall, great experience! Glad I was called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Very cool! Glad it worked out for both of you. Looking forward to the pics. Now tell them I want my finders fee. jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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