Anthony Bourdain No Reservations FAN-atic Special
Casting Call Guidelines
Qualifications: To be cast for the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special you must be a legal resident of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older and unaffiliated with the Travel Channel, its parent, subsidiaries or affiliated companies. No more than one video per person can be submitted.
Content:
* Videos should be 3 minutes or less and created from footage shot by you or your family and friends.
* Your video must show you discussing on camera where you would want to go with Anthony Bourdain, why he should go there and what you would show him once there.
* Footage cannot come from any other source, such as a broadcast television show or Internet broadcast.
* Still images included in your video must follow the same rules.
* Soundtracks cannot contain any music unless created by you or by someone who has given you written permission to use their music. You must be certain that the person giving permission to use their music owns the rights to that music. It's not uncommon for artists to sell those rights to whoever is producing or publishing their recording. PLEASE DO NOT use any music in your video unless you are CERTAIN you have the rights to use the music.
* You will not be considered for casting and your video will not be posted to our Web site if your video contains:
1. Copyrighted material for which you do not have written permission to use;
2. Pornographic or obscene material of any kind;
3. Profanity, whether spoken or written; or
4. Subject matter unrelated to travel.
Formats: Videos must be submitted in Quicktime, MPEG1, MPEG4, Windows Media or AVI format and uploaded via this Web Site. Dimensions for your uploaded video should be 320 high x 240 wide. Larger and smaller sizes will be rejected. We can't accept files larger than 100 MB. You can also submit videos by mail on a DVD, Mini-DV, or VHS cassette to Zero Point Zero Productions. All submitted videos should be less than three minutes long. See below for address.
Submission Deadline: Videos must be received or postmarked on or before March 15, 2008. Videos received or postmarked after March 15, 2008 will not be considered.
How to Upload Your Files:
1. Complete the online Application Form;
2. Read and click to agree to the terms and conditions, which, among other things, say that we can use and distribute your video;
3. Browse to where you have the video file on your computer, select it and then click 'Upload.'
Where to Mail Your Video:
1. Print, complete and sign the Application Form (by signing the Entry Form you are accepting the terms and conditions, which, among other things, say that we can use and distribute your video;
2. Mail the completed Application Form and video to:
Zero Point Zero Production
P.O. Box 2064 Canal Street Station
New York, New York 10013-9998
We may post your video on our Web Site or use it for promotional purposes in broadcast or other media. Due to the volume of submissions, it may take us a little while to view and/or post submitted videos. We are not responsible for any loss or damage to your video and you may not be considered if your Application Form is illegible. We will not return any video submissions.
Casting Selection: The casting selection shall be made by us based on such criteria as we shall determine in our sole discretion, which may be subjective. We are not obligated to select anyone, even if someone meets all eligibility requirements and all criteria for selection. Our decisions regarding the casting selection are final and not subject to challenge or appeal. We are not obligated to have any person appear on the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special and we shall have the right at all times and in our sole discretion to remove or replace any person for any reason. Even if you participate in the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special or any part thereof, we are not obligated to broadcast or otherwise use or exploit the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special, your participation therein or any part thereof.
Announcement and Participant Release: We will cast one person for the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special on or around April 4, 2008. If you are cast, you must enter into a written participant release with us, providing, among other things, that you will be available for shooting for 10 days during May, 2008 (or other dates to be determined by us), that we will pay your travel expenses during the shooting of the program, but that you will not be paid for your performance in the program, and that you agree to certain waivers and releases. Any person cast who refuses to sign the participant release requested by us shall be ineligible to participate on the Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations FAN-atic Special.
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