Dick Durham goes to buy a boat

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I just watched this video http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20090009205759ybwnews.html

What a load of shallow and amatuer crud, I am not even sure where to start, the article was entitled "Boom or Bust" but never even tackled any of the issues that are faced by "real" people. I wonder whether a real credit check was carried out for instance? - not presuming the man did not have credit worthy status, that is beside the point. The assumption that access to credit is that easy was interesting, god if I was running a business at the moment I bet it would not be that simplistic to extend a overdraft for instance.

Take a look and let me know what you think, personally I though it was wide off the mark.
 
Is that a big meddalion he is wearing around his neck?

What is this, 1977??
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Get a grip on reality!

It wasn't, and was not meant to be, a 1 hour Panorama expose. If you want high quality TV, watch the channels you trust. Ybw are just dabbling in this medium so far, and good on em for trying it.
 
They didn't say to get a bank loan for a boat you need to have both your Great Grandperants with you!

3.5 % above base, how much 2 years ago above base?
 
If I was dabbling, I would use journalism I was used to not the main stream TV nonsense that we are all sick of, why do they not try and use some of their editorial experience, instead we have this dumbing down again, honestly!

I was not expecting a 1 hour panorama, but I also was not expecting a 2 minute length of tape that was a complete waste of time, especially with the title "Boom or Bust" - the intro looked promising but that was about it.

Time is running out for organisations that churn this kind of rubbish out.
 
I quite like to see magazines get outside their comfort zone. They aren't TV programme makers, so I don't expect that sort of quality. Not until they have a fair few under the belt, do I expect much improvement.

If you want slick sailing TV channels, go buy them to view. I doubt you'll find many?


While they learn the trade, do us a favour, and simply don't watch them. Then they won't offend you?

Thunderbirds started with young kids with no skills, and who ended up as some of the best special effects people in the world, and who worked on some of the biggest films in the genre. Give them some time and space to learn. It's not costing you anything, so can't see why the antagonism?
 
Not really sure what you were expecting. it's an advertorial just to say "the market isnt totally dead, you can borrow money and can get deals".

Absolutely no point in doing a credit check at that preliminary stage when he wasnt sure how much he wanted to borrow - you wouldnt expect him to reveal his personal finances on such a clip anyway. Any more than you would expect Southerly to own up to the sort of discounts they would give.
 
I wasn't after a slick production from some top TV production company, but a decent and informative video would have been no more difficult for them to put together if they actually thought about what they were doing.

It was just a waste of time which is shame if you have almost all the ingredients:- a journalist who knows the marine industry, a video camera and an audience.
It just needed a a bit more substance.
 
Dick is a former Star journalist - but never mind.

I think you're being a little hard, Mr Stephensails. It was a short promotion piece for Excel, YM and ybw at the show. If Dick had been in his 'Her Majesty's Press, sleuthhound' mode it would have been done very differently.

As it was I though it made the point quite well that you shouldn't stay away from the show because of the financial climate and anyway its as much a self-generated crisis as a real one.

Dick is not experienced i fcront of the camera and I though he coped with some very long single takes well.
 
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It was a short promotion piece for Excel, YM and ybw at the show.


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It was - nothing wrong with that; but hardly the investigative journalism the 'boom or bust' title led us to believe we could expect.

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My point exactly!

And I also thought he did well on the camera, as I said there is nothing wrong with the presentation.
 
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Dick is a former Star journalist - but never mind.

I think you're being a little hard, Mr Stephensails. It was a short promotion piece for Excel, YM and ybw at the show. If Dick had been in his 'Her Majesty's Press, sleuthhound' mode it would have been done very differently.

As it was I though it made the point quite well that you shouldn't stay away from the show because of the financial climate and anyway its as much a self-generated crisis as a real one.

Dick is not experienced i fcront of the camera and I though he coped with some very long single takes well.

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Well why bother with all the puff about "Boom or Bust" surely if it was there to promote the show it would be looking at what is at the show rather than talking about the economy?
 
I agree with you.

Dick is saying there are signs of green shoots of recovery based on his dicussions with suppliers on Day One of the show.

All are optimistic based on their priciing and lending strategy, but it's actual sales at a good margin which really matter.

A more investigative review of reality will be interviews with the same people on Day Ten, along the lines of "How was it for you?".
 
Hey kiddo, calm down, twas a fine little film. Are you really just trying to draw attention to your website, which, if I remember rightly, has some short films of your own? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Hey kiddo, calm down, twas a fine little film. Are you really just trying to draw attention to your website, which, if I remember rightly, has some short films of your own? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Where am I promoting my website? secondly I am calm, very calm
 
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I just watched this video http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20090009205759ybwnews.html

What a load of shallow and amatuer crud, I am not even sure where to start, the article was entitled "Boom or Bust" but never even tackled any of the issues that are faced by "real" people. I wonder whether a real credit check was carried out for instance? - not presuming the man did not have credit worthy status, that is beside the point. The assumption that access to credit is that easy was interesting, god if I was running a business at the moment I bet it would not be that simplistic to extend a overdraft for instance.

Take a look and let me know what you think, personally I though it was wide off the mark.

[/ QUOTE ]I enjoyed it and can't recognise why you should make any of the comments that you made. I don't think that it was that amateurish - and I enjoyed the five minutes of chat that Dick had with the various people. Is that any help?
 
I will take back what I said about amatuerish crud and apologise for that, that may have been the red wine and flu drugs speaking. However I still do not like the presumption that credit is good, great and easy for everything. This is why we are in this mess.

And as I and a few others have said it what was the point in calling it boom or bust?

Anyway, I recognize when I am loosing an argument
 
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