Zoo Magazine - The Tapes
Posted by: Beau Bo D'Or in Uncategorized, tags: ben wilson, Current Events, EMAP, fhm, Images, Photoshoppers, ZooThere is another update here btw. Link
Yes, I know I said I’d put all the stuff on the new site, and I will, but just for now, I thought I’d let you listen to one of the guys at Zoo offer me work doing images for them.
These are 100% genuine.
An apology and the offer
and an ego massage for me from Zoo
This recording is of a guy called Ben Wilson, who emailed me and we set up a time to talk. His email said he was the Associate Editor of Zoo Magazine but I see he is now listed as Film Editor. Date of recording - 14th August 2006.
Sorry Ben, but you’re the one I have the recordings of.
Quite embarrassing - for me - all this talent crap talk - Anyone can create decent images as long as you can use the undo function of photoshop when you make a mistake.
Now, Zoo magazine are asking for more and more proof that I created the compositions they published (a burden of proof much greater than they are currently asking from others.) and I’m certain they’re just dicking me around.
Zoo’s agents were told of the type of evidence I would supply but they did not say it was unacceptable until they received the data that I had spent weeks collating.
So, maybe you can understand why I am reluctant to spend further time providing evidence that they will, I’m sure, knock back again.
(A new pc, hard drives etc. make it a pretty thankless task collating photoshop files, some of which are over 3 years old.)
So, considering the proof they require, they are stating that they doubt I created the compositions. They don’t trust me.
I’m probably not the guy whose work they deemed of sufficient quality (!) to run in their magazine.
SO WHY DID THEY ASK ME TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR THEM ?
SURELY YOU WOULDN’T MAKE AN OFFER TO SOMEONE UNLESS YOU’D SEEN HIS WORK?















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I spent months last year putting stories together in a manuscript for a guy who was a film director who contacted me through Zoetrope. I sent the stories, and I never heard from him ever again. One day, I might see one of my stories in a full length feature film. Still, with these things, don’t give up. I sent a novel to a reviewer years ago, and her review turned up last week.
“Anyone can create decent images as long as you can use the undo function of photoshop ”
thats pretty funny
have you thought about taking them to the small claims court http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/law/smallclaimscourt.shtml
you can make a claim online at https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp
then its up to Zoo to prove that they didn’t abuse your copyright. No you, the burnden goes to them, then if in future they do it again then you have a court judement against them
Just been catching up on your blog, interesting soundbites as well,
with all that gushing praise and sincerity, has he ever thought about a career advertising the latest DFS Bank Holiday sale. I fear Linda Barker’s ‘really really good’ days are numbered
keep at it sir!