Have you pitched this series to any of the mainstream television channels?
Leif Bodnarchuk:
Not yet. We wanted to get a few episodes under our belt and we wanted to make sure that we had followed the idea of every episode being slightly different. We also wanted to give whatever audience we are going to attract, time to get it. A few episodes to look at what we are trying to do.
Paul Kane:
For me, Like Leif, I wanted a slightly unique quality about the episodes. We are two very different personalities, we have similar senses of humour, but we come at things from a slightly different perspective. There are times when we mock each other’s views or ideas, or we challenge each other’s views, and we think that is healthy.
At the moment, at the core level, we have complete creative control over the content in the episodes and we keep to a very strict list of things we won’t do. We won’t patronise people, we won’t allow negativity, and of course there are the big unacceptable things that we would never go near.
Now I would love the BBC or ITV to have a look at the show but I would hate to lose the DIY element of the show; the quaintness of what we do. That is very important.
Leif Bodnarchuk:
I love the DIY aspect of the show. At the end of the day it would be great for someone else to take on the heavy-lifting, however the crucial thing is the journey and the people we are showcasing. It is fun for us to be part of it, to be in it, but we are always committed to letting the people who make things tell their stories.
Where to now?
Paul Kane:
We are always looking for new people to talk to. We are always on the lookout for interesting things to produce an episode about and once we find something or someone we take a look and see if we can ride a motorcycle there. We did look at a few places down south but it was just too far.
Leif Bodnarchuk:
We do have to look at the cost. If we went on a two day journey we have to factor in how much that will cost given we are self-financed.
Paul Kane:
It isn’t that expensive to make each episode in monetary terms but it is time expensive.
Leif Bodnarchuk:
There is also a learning process regarding how much footage you need, how you plan out an episode. The first episode we really threw out a lot of footage, so you work out as you go along what you need to capture and also how much editing time you are going to need to pull an episode together.
Paul Kane:
We were a bit too ambitious initially in that we wanted bikes and guitars in each episode but you soon realise that too much information can be very unwieldy.
Leif Bodnarchuk:
And we do have organisations that we approach who don’t want to be involved and others who are very enthused. From what we have seen so far guitar makers are much more open to being filmed than motorcycle groups.
Paul Kane:
We will have a new episode in September and we are going along nicely at the moment. We hope to build an audience for the show because we think we have produced something quite unique and interesting and that is what we set out to do.
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